Child, developmental and lifespan psychology

This book deals with the narrative discourse--specifically lifestories--of 16 patients suffering from Alzheimer's disease (AD).

The Psychology of Human Social Development provides a comprehensive introduction to the essential core topics and exciting new findings in this thriving field of developmental psychology.

A Students' Guide to Piaget is a students' guide to the work of Jean Piaget, one of the most influential thinkers in contemporary psychology.

The term "e;skill"e; encompasses an array of topics and issues.

This encyclopedia examines the phenomenon of deception from a variety of perspectives and in a multitude of contexts.

Die meisten Menschen haben keine, eine falsche oder eine starre Vorstellung davon, wer sie sind und was sie können.

Nothing is more synonymous with the twenty-first century than the image of a child on his or her smart phone, tablet, video game console, television, and/or laptop.

Clinical Applications of Psychoanalytic Theory provides in-depth descriptions of past and present analytic concepts, with accompanying examples of how these theories affect clinical interventions.

Although Lawrence Kohlberg provided major ideas for psychological research in morality for decades, today some critics regard his work as outmoded, beyond repair, and too faulty for anybody to take seriously.

Muffin is a quirky little fish full of fun ideas.

Volume 48 of Advances in Child Development and Behavior includes chapters that highlight some the most recent research in the field of developmental psychology.

This book examines the evidence-based interventions that can be used to promote creative thinking skills for children and adolescents in schools.

Updated with findings from the latest research, this contributed work on the psychology of women covers global initiatives, theories, and practical applications in various settings.

The biopsychosocial study of Arab Americans yields compelling insights into innovative theoretical and applied initiatives.

The period of adolescence involves growth, adaptation, and dramatic reorganization in almost every aspect of social and psychological development.

An important work from a leading scholar, this book explores self-development from early childhood to adulthood.

A groundbreaking study into the formative role of play in our livesSergio and Vivien Pellis have synthesized three decades of empirical research to create a remarkable work, unequalled in its field.

This volume explores unschooling as a growing phenomenon within the broader field of home education and considers the unique position of parents who engage in this self-directed form of education with their children.

This book describes and explains how digital technologies enter adolescents' everyday life and learning in different contexts and environments.

Deep inside everyone, a red beast lies sleeping.

Executive functions are a set of cognitive processes we use to act on information, manage resources, and plan and monitor our own behaviour, all with the aim of achieving an end goal.

Widely regarded as the state-of-the-science reference on attachment, this handbook interweaves theory and cutting-edge research with clinical applications.

What is the meaning of time?

International Review of Research in Developmental Disabilities, Volume 54 shares the latest research on the interactions between families of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and service delivery systems.

Whilst assessment has long been central to the counselling process, with the recent moves towards evidence-based practice and increased regulation it is taking an increasingly pivotal role in service provision.

In spite of its obvious importance and popularity, the field of cognitive development remains highly fragmented, scientifically.

Offering an in-depth view of adult literacy/biliteracy by merging two fields-adult literacy and English as a Second Language-this volume brings to the forefront linguistic, demographic, sociocultural, workforce, familial, academic, and other issues surrounding the development of bilingualism and biliteracy by adults in the U.

The Verbal Behavior (VB) approach is a form of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), that is based on B.

This book offers opportunities for better understanding teachers' unique challenges when planning teaching sessions for learners with special needs, based on the transdisciplinary approach.

Moral sensitivity affects whether and how we see others, note moral concerns, respond with delicacy, and navigate complex social interactions.

Emetophobia, the extreme fear of vomiting, can affect just about every aspect of sufferer's life, from everyday considerations (`what food will be 'safe' for me to eat?

Empathy is profoundly important for understanding people's feelings and behaviour.

From renowned integrative family physician Dr Kenneth Bock, a groundbreaking approach to understanding and treating mental health among adolescents and teens.

Symbol Use and Symbolic Representation: Developmental and Comparative Perspectives is the proceedings of a workshop held at Emory University in 2002 to discuss the difficult and age-old issue of what makes a symbol symbolic.

This highly accessible work, now thoroughly revised, has shown thousands of students and clinicians how to assess and treat childrens emotional and behavioral difficulties from a developmental perspective.

This is the first book to provide a comprehensive review of the burgeoning literature on theory of mind (TOM) after the preschool years and the first to integrate this literature with other approaches to the study of social understanding.

This book addresses the holistic impacts of COVID-19 on child health and gives a supportive framework for interprofessional pediatric teams serving children across the care continuum.

When child language began to be studied in the sixties, what interested researchers most was what could be considered language per se.

This is a very unusual book.

International Review of Research in Developmental Disabilities, Volume 64 highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters written by an international board of authors.

We follow the journey of Melanie, Lorenzo, Fiona, Eric-babies observed day by day, from birth and for several months or years, in the construction of their relationship with the world, with their parents and with their surroundings.

Fed up with conflicting advice?

Dyslexia affects about 10% of all children and is a potent cause of loss of self-confidence, personal and family misery, and waste of potential.

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

House Sharing and Young Adults offers unique insight into the dynamics of successful house sharing among young adults and questions some of the myths fostered by the negative stereotyping of housemates.

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

Case studies of individual language learners are a valuable means of illustrating issues connected with learning, using, and in some cases, losing another language.

As the cornerstone of applied behavior analysis, functional assessment is supported by a burgeoning literature that focuses on identification of and interventions for aggressive, self-injurious, and other challenging behaviors.