Child, developmental and lifespan psychology

Comprehensively exploring the development of psychiatric disorders in 2- to 6-year-olds, this authoritative handbook has been thoroughly revised to incorporate important scientific and clinical advances.

At the beginning of the 1980s, the previous few decades had been characterised by a 'population explosion' amongst the older age groups.

Frontiers in Developmental and Life-Course Criminology advances the field of developmental and life-course criminology (DLC) by highlighting some recent methodological innovations, and exploring the ways in which DLC criminologists are helping to bridge the gap between science and service by their engagement with policymakers and government and non-government agencies.

This fun, imaginative book offers children a way to develop their emotional literacy skills through creativity and drawing.

Research is increasingly showing the effects of family, school, and culture on the social, emotional and personality development of children.

Die Testbatterie Adaptives Intelligenz Diagnostikum (AID) dient der Erfassung komplexer und basaler intellektueller Fähigkeiten bei Kindern und Jugendlichen im Alter von 6;0 bis 15;11 Jahren.

This serial was established under the editorship of Dr.

Good clinical practice is impossible without an understanding of the ways in which patients present their complaints.

This book is a comprehensive overview of the clinical and scientific aspects of Autism from the leading experts in the field.

Using Chomsky's minimalist program as a framework, this volume explores the role of formal (or functional) features in current descriptions and accounts of language acquistion.

Clinical Perspectives on Reflective Parenting: Keeping the Child's Mind in Mind describes the Center for Reflective Parenting and techniques developed at the Center for helping parents to be able to understand and reflect on their children's emotional states, as a way of helping them to be more effective parents.

This accessible book offers essential guidance and practical ideas for Early Years staff to support children with social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs.

This book explores the integral vision of human development contained in the original works of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother.

Play Therapy: A Psychodynamic Primer for the Treatment of Young Children provides a contemporary, comprehensive exploration of the theory and technique of psychoanalytically oriented play therapy, addressing both the dearth of writings on these topics and the frequent lack of in-depth education on the basic principles and practice of psychodynamic play therapy offered by contemporary training programs for child clinicians.

Die Risiken innerhalb der Eltern-Kind-Beziehung gelten neben biologischen und sozialen Faktoren als häufigste Wirkmechanismen für das Entstehen von psychischen bzw.

This book examines current trends and practices in social skills instruction for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), focusing on empirical support of current practices and for which populations such practices have been most frequently evaluated (e.

This book describes various crisis situations in transitional China, and by analyzing the unique characteristics and backgrounds of emergencies and crisis, it argues that crisis management has become a major challenge for the Chinese governments.

Infant Research and Adult Treatment is the first synoptic rendering of Beatrice Beebe's and Frank Lachmann's impressive body of work.

Women's Mental Health Across the Lifespan examines women's mental health from a developmental perspective, looking at key stressors and strengths from adolescence to old age.

This handbook presents a cutting-edge overview of cognitive development, spanning methodology, key domain-based findings and applications.

Der Band bietet einen Überblick über wichtige standardisierte Verfahren zur Entwicklungsdiagnostik, mit deren Hilfe Entwicklungsstörungen bei Kindern frühzeitig aufgedeckt werden können.

Der Ratgeber wendet sich an Coachs und Klienten gleichermaßen: mit Tools aus der eigenen Coachingpraxis des Autors, Tipps zum weitergehenden Selbstcoaching oder auch zur Nachbereitung eines Coachingprozesses.

The second edition of this book incorporates the latest theory, research, and best practices for understanding, treating, and preventing substance abuse among adolescents.

Originally published in 1933, this volume was the result of many years' careful first-hand study of child psychology enriched by the author's unusually wide experience in dealing with the subject with students.

This book is the second of two volumes that aim to serve as a comprehensive guide for professionals working with neuropsychological interventions especially designed for children.

This volume critically analyzes and explains the goals, processes, and effects of language policies in the United States and Canada from historical and contemporary perspectives.

This book explores diverse parent-child relationships from around the world, drawing on connections between culture and parenting values and challenges.

Sport bietet nicht nur die Gelegenheit, Gesundheit und Körpergefühl zu fördern, sondern auch die Möglichkeit, Fairness zu trainieren.

Analogical reasoning is a fundamental cognitive skill, involved in classification, learning, problem-solving and creative thinking, and should be a basic building block of cognitive development.

This unique volume explores issues related to working with children who have nonverbal learning disability (NVLD).

Providing insight into developmental well-being, this volume examines outcomes of various types of risk in relation to culture and context.

Cigdem Kagitcibasi's influential volume was a work of masterful scholarship and field-defining thought that challenged the existing assumptions in mainstream western psychology about the nature of individuals.

This book presents the results of researches conducted with children and youth at risk for over 20 years in Brazil.

This is the first book to provide a comprehensive, multidisciplinary overview of evidence-based relationship and marriage education (RME) programs.

A four-stage programme for parents and families looking to introduce a dog into their home for the therapeutic and practical benefits that can be brought to a child with autism, including development of communication skills and toilet training.

First published in 1986.

This is the first book to provide a multidisciplinary, critical, and global overview of evidence-based parenting education (PEd) programs.

Dieser Klassiker der Entwicklungspsychologie liefert eine gut verständliche und immer noch spannend zu lesende Übersicht über die typischen Wahrnehmungs- und Interpretationsmuster von Vorschulkindern.

Der Ratgeber wendet sich an Coachs und Klienten gleichermaßen: mit Tools aus der eigenen Coachingpraxis des Autors, Tipps zum weitergehenden Selbstcoaching oder auch zur Nachbereitung eines Coachingprozesses.

Play is the child's way of learning about, adapting to and integrating with his or her environment.

This is the first book to provide a comprehensive, multidisciplinary overview of evidence-based relationship and marriage education (RME) programs.

Situates donor conception debates in a global context, exploring the interaction between law, technology, and relationships.

A dramatic shift in the average age of the U.

A trusted, comprehensive resource, this volume demonstrates a range of creative approaches for facilitating childrens emotional reparation and recovery from trauma.

Quality Activities in Center-Based Programs for Adults with Autism: Moving from Nonmeaningful to Meaningful describes what constitutes meaningful versus nonpurposeful activities for adults with autism and other severe disabilities in a classroom or center-based program.

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

Using psychological theory as a basis, Socializing Children through Language examines naturally occurring conversations between mothers and children in the context of achievement, self-regulation, food consumption, and television watching to illustrate how families of different socioeconomic means interact and discuss a variety of topics in the home.

Aging and Creativity examines the effects of aging on creative functioning, including age-related changes in cognition, personality, and motivation that affect performance or output.

Starting at the Beginning: Laying the Foundation for Lifelong Mental Health coincides with the 24th International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions (IACAPAPA) Congress in Singapore, June 2020.