Child, developmental and lifespan psychology

Originally published in 1993.

Synapse Development and Maturation, the latest release in the Comprehensive Developmental Neuroscience series, presents the latest information on the genetic, molecular and cellular mechanisms of neural development.

In pre-industrial societies, people moved from childhood to adulthood directly, getting married and going to work early in life.

Why should we exercise?

A comprehensive exploration of knowing and not knowing, being known and not known in intimate relationships.

JULIA SAMUEL'S LATEST BOOK, EVERY FAMILY HAS A STORY, IS AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW'One of the most valuable books I've ever read' Adwoa Aboah______________________________________________________________________________________If change is the natural order of things, why do we struggle with the huge milestones in our lives?

This accessible book explores what friendship is and why it's so important to our well-being and provides practical suggestions for teens and young adults wishing to experience deeper, more fulfilling connections.

Will sits and watches the world go by, feeling all alone.

New Therapeutics for Traumatic Brain Injury: Prevention of Secondary Brain Damage and Enhancement of Repair and Regeneration explores traumatic brain injury (TBI), a major cause of death and disability throughout the world.

Smooth Sailing enhances our understanding of the family's transition through adolescence by examining qualitative data about the experiences of parents and teens across multiple relationships and social contexts.

Writing a book about recess could be a very questionable endeavor for a serious academic psychologist.

Raising Twins guides you through the physical, emotional, and cognitive developmental differences and challenges specific to twins.

The entire world is in crisis with adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and other lifetime trauma at an all-time high.

The papers presented in this volume, written by active and well- known researchers, discuss experimental research that has validated the importance of infancy in individual development over the age continuum.

This book provides a detailed examination of argumentative interactions in families with young children during mealtimes.

Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) is arguably the most effective psychotherapy model for children and adolescents with emotional disorders (e.

This Handbook brings together the world''s foremost researchers to provide a one-stop resource for the study of language acquisition and development.

Emetophobia can have a huge impact on daily life, from avoiding certain foods and alcohol to worrying about travel, pregnancy, hygiene and caring for loved ones when they are ill.

How can adults keep children safe and healthy online now and in the future?

Polly the pig loves pink - but her friends do not.

This book presents the Maternal Sensitivity Program (MSP), an eight-session home-delivered intervention designed to enhance overall maternal sensitivity to infant behavior between the third and the tenth month of life using video feedback and live modeling strategies.

Many people grow up with at least one sibling.

This book brings together eminent and emerging scholars to present cutting-edge research on diverse conceptions of giftedness and talent from a range of international perspectives.

This volume intends to re-establish social gerontology as a discipline that has pragmatic links to policy and practice.

Many children and teenagers refuse to attend school or have anxiety-related difficulties remaining in classes for an entire day.

One of the most famous writers of all time, George Orwell's life played a huge part in his understanding of the world.

Forensic mental health assessment (FMHA) has grown into a specialization informed by research and professional guidelines.

In recent decades, Susan Oyama and her colleagues in the burgeoning field of developmental systems theory have rejected the determinism inherent in the nature/nurture debate, arguing that behavior cannot be reduced to distinct biological or environmental causes.

Children Learn by Observing and Contributing to Family and Community Endeavors, the latest in the Advances in Child Development and Behavior Series provides a major step forward in highlighting patterns and variability in the normative development of the everyday lives of children, expanding beyond the usual research populations that have extensive Western schooling in common.

In a detailed analysis of the field of eating problems and disorders, this book highlights the connections between the prevention of eating problems and disorders, and theory and research in the areas of prevention and health promotion.

"e;Bertram and Kerns present a compelling imperative for evidence based practice.

First published in 1925, this forward-thinking volume examined states of anxiety, their causes and their possible cures.

The Palgrave Handbook of the History of Human Sciences offers a uniquely comprehensive and global overview of the evolution of ideas, concepts and policies within the human sciences.

This volume considers how children's thinking evolves during development, with a focus on the role of experience in causing change.

For those who teach students in psychology, education, and the social sciences, the Handbook of Demonstrations and Activities in the Teaching of Psychology, Second Edition provides practical applications and rich sources of ideas.

This edited volume examines current themes in the neurolinguistic study of multilingual and monolingual adults and highlights several new directions the field is moving toward.

Promoting Desired Lifestyles Among Adults with Severe Autism and Intellectual Disabilities: Person Centered Applications of Behavior Analysis describes how clinicians, psychologists, and mental health support staff can best fulfill these needs.

High profile media reports of young people committing suicide after experiencing bullying have propelled a national conversation about the nature and scope of this problem and the means to address it.

This accessibly written book explores many types of psychotherapy, discussing the history, tenets, advantages, and shortcomings of each.

This book examines ways in which families' physical environments have implications for their relationships and the health and well-being of their members.

Originally published in 1984, this title looks at the development of temperament in early life.

The question of how well children recall and can discuss emotional experiences is one with numerous theoretical and applied implications.

First published in 1984.

The volume addresses the pertinent need to examine childhood trauma revolving around themes of war, sexual abuse, and disability.

Providing an evidence-based understanding of the causes and consequences of violence against children, experts in the field examine the best practices used to help protect children from violence.

Handbook of the Psychology of Aging, Eighth Edition, tackles the biological and environmental influences on behavior as well as the reciprocal interface between changes in the brain and behavior during the course of the adult life span.

Parenting Bright Kids Who Struggle in School guides parents through the challenging and often unfamiliar landscape of raising kids who have been labeled with learning differences, including dyslexia, ADHD, autism, sensory processing disorder, and more.

'I will be recommending this book to every parent' Dr Laura Markham'I adore this book!

For those who teach students in psychology, education, and the social sciences, the Handbook of Demonstrations and Activities in the Teaching of Psychology, Second Edition provides practical applications and rich sources of ideas.