Child, developmental and lifespan psychology

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This volume explores the integration of recent research on everyday, classroom, and professional scientific thinking.

This illuminating book offers an up-to-date introduction to the psychology of language, exploring aspects of language processing that have previously not been given centre stage such as the role of body and brain, social aspects of language use, and mental models.

Time pervades every aspect of people's lives.

Autonomy is a central feature of adolescent development, playing a key role in adolescents' psychosocial adjustment.

This book assesses the global significance of China's decade-long campaign to reduce poverty.

Researching Creativity in Second Language Acquisition explains the links between creativity and second language learning and how to propel the research of creativity as an individual difference in second language acquisition forward at multiple levels.

Co-ordination of movement plays a key role in human development and is an important area in sport and health sciences.

This book captures the diversity and richness of writing as it relates to different forms of abilities, skills, competencies, and expertise.

This book examines how technology such as smartphones, computers, and the internet shape our physical health, cognitive and psychological development, and interactions with one another and the world around us.

Exploring international and intercultural perspectives, Making an Impact on School Bullying presents a much-needed insight into the serious problem of bullying in schools.

Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) is arguably the most effective psychotherapy model for children and adolescents with emotional disorders (e.

This book analyzes research on education, identity and community, exploring the ways in which learning can be characterized across ''whole-life'' experiences.

As the Baby Boomer cohort moves from middle to later adulthood, it is likely this generation will redefine what it means to age.

A Practical Guide for Finding Interventions that Work for Autistic People: Diversity Affirming Evidence-Based Practice, second edition, provides a socially valid, culturally sensitive, and person-centered resource to aid practitioners in guiding the selection of effective interventions.

Tony Attwood's guide will assist parents and professionals with the identification, treatment and care of both children and adults with Asperger's Syndrome.

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

Featuring reproducible forms, sample scripts, and other clinical tools, this indispensable book shows how to select, administer, and interpret evidence-based intelligence tests for a variety of purposes.

The time is right for this comprehensive, state-of-the-art Handbook that analyzes, integrates, and summarizes theoretical advances and research findings on adult development and learning - a rapidly growing field reflecting demographic shifts toward an aging population in Western societies.

This is a tale of two brothers, duelling to become a dragon drawing champion.

Through the evaluation and integration of developmental theories, this volume proposes a new structural/behavioral model of development.

In using this resourceful guide, therapists can develop a comprehensive understanding of how trauma impacts their young clients' brains and sensory systems.

The new edition of this bestselling textbook, Multicultural Psychology, helps students gain an understanding of how race, ethnicity, and culture shape their beliefs and behavior as well as those of people around them.

A comprehensive overview of cognitive aging through the lens of a life course perspective, considering both behavioral and neural changes.

Anxiety and depression are the most common psychological challenges for children and adolescents, with nearly 1 in 5 youths suffering from a significant episode before adulthood.

Vygotsky is widely considered one of the most significant and influential psychologists of the twentieth century.

Social workers often have to handle a great deal of negativity in their working lives.

This book explains the psychological assessment process and reviews the origins of psychological testing, referral and testing processes, and prominent psychological assessment instruments.

How does pollution impact our daily quality of life?

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This book paints a portrait of adolescent psychology in 4 major regions: Africa/the Middle East, Asia, the Americas, and Europe.

This book explores what it means to live a purposeful life and outlines the benefits associated with purpose across different life domains.

Dawn of Memories is a journey into the realm of early recollections of childhood and a search for the meaning of the remembrances.

Adolescence is a challenging stage for all individuals, especially for those with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

Attention, Balance and Coordination is the most up-to-date handbook for professionals involved in education and child development, providing a new understanding of the source of specific behavioural problems.

This concise and accessible book, co-published with the Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE), offers pre-service and in-service middle school and high school educators a way to integrate an understanding of adolescent development with strong pedagogical applications for their students.

This book correlates English-speaking children's brain development and acquisition of language with the linguistic input that comes from children's books.

This comprehensive, interdisciplinary guidebook is designed for the mental health practitioner seeking to utilize proven and effective interventions with children and adolescents suffering from significant anxiety and phobic disorders.

This volume assists practicing mental health professionals in expanding their knowledge about nutritional and herbal interventions that can be attempted as alternatives to prescription medications.

This comprehensive, forward-looking text is the first holistic research overview and practical methods guide for researching the role that affective and conative factors play in second language learners' task performance and language acquisition.

A study of the beliefs and practices of parents and educators raising future generations of multilingual children.

This volume provides a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of the contribution of multiparty intergenerational talk in a variety of cultures to the development of children's communicative capacities.

This book assesses the global significance of China's decade-long campaign to reduce poverty.

Over the last fifteen years, psychological research regarding sexual orientation has seen explosive growth.

Child psychology, also called child development, the study of the psychological processes of children and, specifically, how these processes differ from those of adults, how they develop from birth to the end of adolescence, and how and why they differ from one child to the next.

"e;The book goes well beyond the information in undergraduate texts and provides stimulating and useful coverage of key topics in biopsychosocial aging.