Child, Adolescent and Family Development

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Cambridge University Press, 30 d’ag. 2012 - 625 pàgines
The third edition of Child, Adolescent and Family Development provides a comprehensive, readable study of human development from conception to adulthood. It explores the foundations of modern developmental thought, incorporating the latest in international research set within a cultural and historical context. Richly illustrated and enhanced by a range of practical teaching resources, this clear and engaging text is intended to reach students across a range of teaching, psychology, social science and health science disciplines. By employing a thematic approach within the chronologically ordered chapters, this text offers a systematic and intuitive structure for both learning and teaching. This new edition features a set of fully updated case studies that consider current trends and issues in developmental theory and practice, as well as end-of-chapter sections that address important stages in the family life cycle.

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Part The Study of Human Development
Seeing children in context
Concepts of development
vi
Theoretical foundations of child development
xxix
Conception and Birth
91
THE BEGINNING OF LIFE
93
Birth and the newborn child
119
Pan3 Infancy
141
The Preschool Years
295
Social and emotional development of preschoolers
366
Middle Childhood
369
Social and emotional development in middle childhood
425
Adolescence
453
Social and emotional development in adolescence
504
A LIFESPAN PERSPECTIVE
525
Studying Human Development
531

PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
143
COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
163
SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
184
Toddlerhood
211
Social and emotional development of toddlers
269
Glossary
551
References
563
Index
612
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Dr Marilyn Campbell is a professor in the School of Learning and Professional Studies, Faculty of Education, Queensland University of Technology. She currently lectures in the Masters of Education program preparing teachers for school counselling and in the Masters of Educational and Developmental Psychology program, preparing psychologists to work in a range of educational and developmental positions. Dr Campbell has worked as a teacher and psychologist in early childhood, primary and secondary schools. She has also been a teacher-librarian, school counsellor and supervisor of school counsellors. Her research interests are in behavioural and emotional problems in children and adolescents. Her recent work has included research into anxiety prevention and intervention, as well as the effects of bullying and especially cyberbullying in schools. She is the author of the Worrybusters series of books for anxious children.

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