Child, developmental and lifespan psychology

Qigong is the centuries-old practice of moving vital energy (Qi) through the channels of the body, known as meridians, to promote vitality and health.

This unique, multidisciplinary resource incorporates cutting-edge research and best practices in child welfare into a text that aims to teach and refine advanced child welfare skills for aspiring child welfare professionals.

translated by Hermina and Morris Sinclair This book was written by a group of researchers with a common theoretical-constructivist-framework and using the same methods of naturalistic observation and data analysis.

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.

This work argues that cognitive development is experience driven, and processes entailed in acquiring information about the world are analyzed based on recent models of learning and induction.

One of America's greatest challenges is to reverse the steep decline of the intellectual performance of its young men.

This book examines the implications of rural residence for adolescents and families in the United States, addressing both the developmental and mental health difficulties they face.

Offering a systematic approach to evidence-based assessment and planning for children living with trauma and family violence, this practical book shows how to assess and analyse the needs of the child, make specialist assessments where there are continuing safeguarding concerns (using the Assessment Framework) and plan effective child-centred and outcome-focused interventions.

Why do we think that we can understand animal voices - such as the aggressive barking of a pet dog, and the longing meows of the family cat?

This book examines the current research in gene-environment transactions (GEX) and its potential use in developing interventions and applications tailored to individual genetic makeups.

L’intégration de la réalité passée (PRI ^md), la thérapie élaborée par Ingeborg Bosch Bonomo, se fonde sur le principe que, pour survivre à notre enfance, nous nions le fait que nos besoins émotionnels de base n’ont jamais été entièrement comblés.

The psychology of aging usually focuses upon cognitive changes, with a particular focus on dementia and other forms of cognitive decline.

Autobiographical memory is constituted from the integration of several memory skills, as well as the ability to narrate.

With a government plagued by systemic ills and deep ideological divides, democracy, as we know it, is in jeopardy.

Many counter-productive behaviours in children may be anxiety-related and in this book, originally published in 1988, the authors proposed that a disabling level of tension and stress experienced by many children frequently goes unrecognised.

Published in 1975, Margaret Mathieson has drawn on her experience both in schools and in the training of English teachers to relate the discussions and writings of the previous two centuries to the debate, probably livelier than ever before, among English practitioners about the role of their subject.

The Think-Aloud Controversy in Second Language Research aims to answer key questions about the validity and uses of think-alouds, verbal reports completed by research participants while they perform a task.

Many children who have experienced serious trauma are withdrawn and closed off, making it difficult to engage with them in therapy effectively.

Erik Erikson, best known for his life-cycle theory and concept of the identity crisis, proposed that we are comprised of a number of selves.

Clinical psychologist Daniel J.

Fully updated in its 2nd edition, this comprehensive and accessible book is a one-stop introductory text for those entering the field of early childhood studies and early years.

Although originally published in France in 1951 this English translation was not published until 1975.

This book examines the multifaceted nature of gender-based violence (GBV) and the many forms it can take.

All children possess a motive to 'master' the various tasks and problems that they face.

What methodologies within the behavioral sciences have clinical application for the diagnosis and management of high risk and handicapped infants?

This volume describes a broad array of culturally sensitive research methods in psychology, addressing diverse issues such as implicit bias, identity development, trauma, and racism.

Support children to better understand and navigate anger with this practical guide of therapeutic activities.

This much-needed book provides an in-depth, nonjudgmental look at how consumption of Internet pornography and sexually explicit Internet material (SEIM) impacts the social, physical, emotional, and sexual development of adolescents.

This guide helps parents of non-emerging adult children and introduces adulthood emergence failure as a systemic condition.

Teaching Deaf Learners: Psychological and Developmental Foundations explores how deaf students (children and adolescents) learn and the conditions that support their reaching their full cognitive potential -- or not.

Based on the proceedings of the twelfth biennial conference on life-span developmental psychology, most of the contributions in this volume deal with the mechanisms of everyday cognition.

Human Memory, 4th edition, provides a comprehensive overview of research and theory on human memory.

Parents can play a strong role in helping their children overcome anxiety disorders--given the right tools.

This book investigates parental engagement in the transition to school in China and Australia, which were taken as representatives of Eastern and Western cultures, respectively.

This 2006 book reports results from two major research studies of behavior development from adolescence into adulthood.

This book, a result of a conference sponsored by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, explores developmental and clinical evidence of how divorce, and the transition to single parenting and stepparenting affects children.

Global Migration and Education makes a notable contribution to understanding the issues faced by immigrant children, their parents, and educators as they interact in school settings, and to identifying the common challenges to, and successes in, educational institutions worldwide as they cope with these issues.

This Element provides a detailed account of parceling advantages, disadvantages, and techniques for creating them in developmental science.

Children think in a different way to adults.

Find Hope, Joy, and Community as a Special Needs MomFor the special needs mom who yearns for community and support on what can be a lonely road, The Other Side of Special reminds you that you are not alone, your best is good enough, and even on the hard days, there are blessings to be had.

With an array of critical and engaging pedagogical features, the fifth edition of Motor Learning and Control for Practitioners offers the best practical introduction to motor learning available.

Adolescence is both universal and culturally constructed, resulting in diverse views about its defining characteristics.

This book explores the transformative power of critical literacy in fostering youth engagement through university-community partnerships.

Researchers and theoreticians commonly acknowledge the profound impact of culture on all aspects of development.