Child, developmental and lifespan psychology

The Handbook of Communication Science and Biology charts the state of the art in the field, describing relevant areas of communication studies where a biological approach has been successfully applied.

Packed with activities and helpful advice, this resource is designed for professionals working to help adolescents and adults break the destructive cycle of low self-esteem.

This book was first published in 1979.

The Routledge Handbook of Motor Control and Motor Learning is the first book to offer a comprehensive survey of neurophysiological, behavioural and biomechanical aspects of motor function.

This book presents up-to-date scientific information about alcohol based on Cox and Klinger's motivational model, which has been described as, "e;the most widely known and influential motivational model of alcohol use"e; (Cooper et al.

Originally published in 1980, this title considers the relationship between feeling able to cope and being able to learn - that is, the interdependence of affect and cognition in children under five.

Drawing on state-of-the-art personality and developmental research, this book presents a new and broadly integrative theory of how people come to be who they are over the life course.

In an era of increasingly patient-centered healthcare, understanding how health and illness play out in social context is vital.

In the United States and in many other countries around the world, digital games have become an integral part of children s lives.

Human reasoning is marked by an ability to remember one's personal past and to imagine one's future.

Featuring a wealth of clinical examples, this book facilitates implementation of Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) in a range of contexts.

This book investigates the most common approach to assessing behavior in youth development.

This book explores the causes and consequences of the contradictions in young people's lives stemming from the affluence-purpose paradox: a lack of purpose-in-life among many of those living in the most affluent societies in human history.

This volume presents a selection of some of the most exciting new perspectives on moral development that have emerged over the last decade and have transformed our understanding of the field.

Help Your Child or Teen Get Back on Track offers specific self-help interventions and a wide-ranging, practical discussion of the types of professional help available for a child or adolescent with emotional and behavioral problems.

The second edition of this book examines the numerous research and practice advances with regard to adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASD).

Taking a unique approach, which highlights lived experience and engagement with community, this book guides the reader on how to create learning environments in which children are encouraged to develop relationships, build meaningful connections and take action which contributes to the wellbeing of their own communities.

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Caregiving has emerged as a critical issue in the second half of the life cycle.

First published in 1982.

The child's world often revolves around dreams and fantasy.

Evaluation and Treatment of Neuropsychologically Compromised Children: Understanding Clinical Applications Post Luria and Reitan defines what executive functions are, discusses differences in executive functioning between normative children and those with special education needs, identifies how best to perform neuropsychological assessments of executive function using both qualitative and quantitative measures, and presents the best treatment interventions for improvement.

Dieses Buch untersucht gängige Sprichwörter des Volksmunds aus psychologisch-wissenschaftlicher Perspektive: Stimmen die alten Sprichwörter mit den Erkenntnissen der modernen Wissenschaft überein?

This book provides a unique overview of the development of justice-related beliefs in different socialization contexts, and also of the role this plays in protecting mental health and promoting career development for adolescents and young adults.

Sponsored by the Adolescent Mental Health Initiative of the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) of the University of Pennsylvania and the Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands Trust, Treating and Preventing Adolescent Mental Health Disorders, Second Edition, provides a major update since the first edition in 2005.

Early Learning and Development offers new models of ''conceptual play'' practice and theory.

Advances in Child Development and Behavior, Volume 56 is the latest release in this classic resource on the field of developmental psychology.

Dieses Materialheft wurde speziell zur Verwendung mit dem Buch »Förderung der phonologischen Bewusstheit und sprachlicher Kompetenzen – Das Lobo-Kindergartenprogramm« entwickelt.

Progress made with children with conduct disorder in specialist schools often does not transfer to the home, but this book shows how behavioural parent training and applied behaviour analysis can help professionals work with parents to continue improving their child's behaviour.

Towards Inclusive Societies: Psychological and Sociological Perspectives focuses on the importance of building inclusive societies and communities for global human welfare within psychological, social, political, and cultural realms.

The art of exposure lies in perfectly pitched challenges.

Recourir au mensonge, à l'agressivité, à la bouderie ou à la séduction pour se sortir d'une situation difficile est pratique courante.

Self-regulation in education is a familiar and important topic for all educators: professors, administrators, teachers, researchers, journalists, and scholars.

Executive Function: Development Across the Life Span presents perspectives from leading researchers and theorists on the development of executive function from infancy to late adulthood and the factors that shape its growth and decline.

This volume describes how well we maintain the knowledge we acquire throughout life.

Interventionen zur Förderung eines positiven SelbstkonzeptesGut zu wissen: Einführung in das Konzept des Selbst und SelbstwertgefühlsPraxis: Psychotherapeutische Interventionen nach Therapiephasen und AltersindikationOnline: Übungen, Kurzgeschichten & Audio-Aufnahmen mit SelbstwertgeschichtenIm Sinne eines entwicklungspsychologischen und transdiagnostischen Ansatzes stellt das Arbeitsbuch praktische Interventionen zur Etablierung eines positiven Selbstwertgefühls vor.

This book builds on two current developments in psychology scholarship and practice.

The understanding of early deception is important for both theoretical and practical purposes.

The only text about elder abuse specifically for nurses in clinical settings.

What is parental control?

The groundbreaking book that puts the focus on teens and young adults with social challenges This book offers parents a step-by-step guide to making and keeping friends for teens and young adults with social challenges such as those diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, bipolar, or other conditions.

This revised and updated second edition of The Bronfenbrenner Primer builds on one of the first-ever introductions to acclaimed child psychologist Urie Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Systems Model of Development Framework, written specifically for undergraduate students.

This book describes the lives and personalities of 20 remarkable people from the past, who may well have had Asperger's syndrome (AS).

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

Despite the marked increase in anxiety, depression, and suicidal behaviour among school-aged youth, millions of children with mental health needs never receive treatment.

In this scholarly compilation of a major event in the life of every woman, editor Ruth Formanek has adopted an avowedly multidisciplinary mandate: to illuminate menopause as both an event and a stage of life by gathering together a variety of discipline-specific meanings and research perspectives.