Child, developmental and lifespan psychology

This book illustrates how Life Positioning Analysis can be used as a theoretical and methodological approach to sociocultural psychobiography.

When a professional states, "e;Your child has Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)"e;, it is enough to make your whole world fall apart.

Written by highly respected theorists in psychology and philosophy, the chapters in this book explicate and address fundamental epistemological issues involved in the problem of the relationship between the individual and the collective.

The Handbook of the Biology of Aging, Sixth Edition, provides a comprehensive overview of the latest research findings in the biology of aging.

Young Children's Social Emotional Learning: The COPE-Resilience Program is a manual that is designed to support early childhood educators in the delivery of the COPE Resilience (COPE-R) program, an evidence-based program designed to teach empathy, resilience and prosocial skills to children.

Feelings of apprehension and fear brought on by mathematical performance can affect correct mathematical application and can influence the achievement and future paths of individuals affected by it.

Understanding and applying psychology within youth sport settings is key to maximising young athletes' enjoyment, wellbeing, and sporting performance.

This book presents emerging research on the effectiveness of mindfulness methods in reducing behavior problems associated with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in children.

Knowledge under Construction investigates how young children develop spatial, geometric, and scientific thinking skills-particularly those associated with architecture.

Quickly acquire the knowledge and skills you need to confidentlyadminister, score, and interpret behavioral assessment tests Behavioral assessment tests analyze and assess a broad range ofbehavioral problems found among children and adolescents, includinghyperactivity, impulsivity, and ADHD.

Originally published in 1993, this monograph addresses a central problem in Piaget's work, which is the temporal construction of necessary knowledge.

Reaching for objects in our surroundings is an everyday activity that most humans perform seamlessly a hundred times a day.

Übersichtlich und anschaulich bietet das vorliegende Lehrbuch einen fundierten Überblick über zentrale Ansätze und aktuelle Theorien der Entwicklungspsychologie.

Infancy is a time of rapid growth, when brain plasticity is at a maximum.

Form-Meaning Connections in Second Language Acquisition is an interdisciplinary and timely edited book of essays and empirical studies, most of which are based on the papers presented at the Form and Meaning Conference held in Chicago in 2002.

This is the only text for school and clinical psychologists and other mental health professionals to provide a systematic developmental framework for assessment, diagnosis, and consultation of children and adolescents from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds.

Written expressly for non-neuropsychologists, this book offers a concise, friendly introduction to the developing brain and its functions.

The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and Listening offers a state-of-the-art, systematic discussion of the role of listening in second language acquisition (SLA) and use.

'This book is Masterful, Evidence-based, Memorable, Operational, Readable, and the best book for You on memory.

First Published in 1985.

Developed for an NIH training institute, this volume is organized around the most frequently asked questions by researchers starting their careers in applied research in child and adolescent development.

The 'Get to Know Me' series is aimed at children with additional needs and those who support them in the classroom.

This volume presents a variety of studies relating to the reach to grasp movement and provides a necessary and valuable contribution to the field of motor control.

Bereits 1969 betonte John Bowlby, der Begründer der Bindungstheorie, dass eine interdisziplinäre Perspektive für die Erforschung von Entwicklungs- und Veränderungsprozessen beim Menschen essenziell ist.

Easy language and preliteracy assessment instruments for childcare professionals without a speech/language degree.

Dispelling the myths about how personalisation works for people with dementia living in care homes, this book demonstrates how to introduce Individual Service Funds (ISFs), what works and what doesn't, and how to deal with difficulties and setbacks.

Jaan Valsiner has made numerous contributions to the development of psychology over the last 40 years.

Every child is born into a community, a society with a culture, in which they will live, grow and develop.

This brief investigates school shootings and their impact on individual, community, and societal levels.

How do people cope with stressful experiences?

Childhood separation and loss have become virtually a way of life for a large number of children throughout the world.

As a testament to the scope of Peter MacNeilage's scholarly work across his 40 year career, contributions to this tribute volume represent a broad spectrum of the seminal issues addressed by phonetic and evolutionary science over a number of years.

Der Unternehmer, Coach und Autor Wolfram Berghüser nimmt Dich mit auf eine faszinierende Reise zu einigen seiner bewegendsten Lebensstationen und taucht mit Dir ein in die Erkenntnisse über die tiefgreifendsten Fragen + Antworten des Lebens, die er in 41 Jahren seines Unternehmertums sammeln und als Coach bereits vielen Menschen vermitteln durfte:Warum sind wir eigentlich aus dem Paradies gefallen - und wie gelingt uns die "Rolle-Rückwärts" dahin zurück?

This authoritative, engaging work examines the key role of relationships in child and adolescent development, from the earliest infant-caregiver transactions to peer interactions, friendships, and romantic partnerships.

Opening with a discussion on the need to integrate self-regulation processes and to create a life-span oriented framework of these processes, this volume explores several perspectives in the current scholarship.

This volume takes the child''s environment (culture, education, family, peers and media) as an essential component of child development.

Over the past decade, the question of whether there is a mental logic has become subject to considerable debate.

This guidebook has been created to accompany the Grammar Tales story books, a collection of beautifully illustrated picture books designed to support grammar and language development in children.

An engaging guide to improving methodological practices and achieving professional success for students and early to mid-career developmental scientists.

This book addresses the lifelong effects of racism, covering its social, psychological, family, community and health impacts.

As the papers in this special issue demonstrate, gonadal hormones have powerful effects on the development of the brain and behavior in human beings, as in other species.

Engaging Boys and Men in Sexual Assault Prevention: Theory, Research and Practice explores sexual assault prevention programs for boys and men.

Understanding Death and Dying teaches students about death, dying, bereavement, and afterlife beliefs by asking them to apply this content to their lives and to the world around them.

Deaf children are not hearing children who can't hear, and having a deaf child is not analogous to having a hearing child who can't hear.

This book explores how the human mind works through the lens of psychological disorders, challenging many existing theoretical constructs, especially in the fields of psychology, psychiatry and philosophy of mind.

"Wie lässt sich verhindern, dass man sich nach zehn oder zwanzig Jahren nichts mehr zu sagen hat?

First published in 1985.

International Review of Research in Developmental Disabilities is an ongoing scholarly look at research into the causes, effects, classification systems, syndromes, etc.

Between Culture and Biology integrates both the biological and the cultural perspectives on ontogenetic development.

The Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences, Sixth Edition provides a comprehensive summary and evaluation of recent research on the social aspects of aging.