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Concepts and Theories of Human Development » Read Now
by Richard M. Lerner. 522 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library
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Human Development across the Life Span: Educational and Psychological Applications » Read Now
by Ralph L. Mosher, Deborah J. Youngman, James M. Day. 288 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

This new collection of writings describes the recent thinking of psychologists and educators regarding interactive development across the spectrum of competency domains within the individual. Significant research efforts emphasizing innovations in qualitative methodology, pedagogical refinements...
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This new collection of writings describes the recent thinking of psychologists and educators regarding interactive development across the spectrum of competency domains within the individual. Significant research efforts emphasizing innovations in qualitative methodology, pedagogical refinements, and therapeutic interventions--both remedial and prophylactic--are presented to illustrate recent applications of current life-span development theorizing.
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Developing Minds: Challenge and Continuity across the Life Span » Read Now
by Marjorie Rutter, Michael Rutter. 418 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

Most models of human development end abruptly with adolescence. But, according to the internationally renowned theorist and researcher Michael Rutter, we continue to mature throughout our life span. In this volume, Michael Rutter and Marjorie Rutter chart out in nontechnical language a comprehensive...
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Most models of human development end abruptly with adolescence. But, according to the internationally renowned theorist and researcher Michael Rutter, we continue to mature throughout our life span. In this volume, Michael Rutter and Marjorie Rutter chart out in nontechnical language a comprehensive and vivid map of human growth from cradle to grave. Arguing that there are discontinuities as well as continuities to the growth process, they trace how basic aspects of psychological functioning (such as emotion and cognition) change over the course of life. The volume is organized around themes - anger and aggression, social relationships, intelligence and language - rather than specific age periods. Thus we see the parallels between life crises and challenges at different times of life (such as adolescence and old age). This original approach also reveals the full significance of both resilient and maladaptive responses to stress and adversity. The authors thoroughly mine decades of developmental research to transmute findings into brilliant nuggets of clinical wisdom. Covering all factors - genetic, social, historical, cognitive, biological - that shape human development, this pioneering book explores and explains not only the universal aspects of maturation but also how we each end up on our individual paths.
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Human Development and the Life Course: Multidisciplinary Perspectives » Read Now
by Aage B. Sorensen, Franz E. Weinert, Lonnie R. Sherrod. 604 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library
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Biological and Neuropsychological Mechanisms: Life-Span Developmental Psychology » Read Now
by Hayne W. Reese, Michael D. Franzen. 262 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library
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Life-Span Perspectives on Health and Illness » Read Now
by Thomas V. Merluzzi, Robert D. White, Thomas L. Whitman. 316 pgs.

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Interaction in Human Development » Read Now
by Marc H. Bornstein, Jerome S. Bruner. 312 pgs.

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library
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Emotions in Ideal Human Development » Read Now
by Leonard Cirillo, Bernard Kaplan, Seymour Wapner. 172 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library
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Temperament and Personality Development across the Life Span » Read Now
by Dennis L. Molfese, Victoria J. Molfese. 304 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

This is the third book in a series of Across the Life Span volumes that has come from the Biennial Life Span Development Conferences. The authors--well known in their fields--present theoretical and research issues important for the understanding of temperament in infancy and childhood, as well as...
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This is the third book in a series of Across the Life Span volumes that has come from the Biennial Life Span Development Conferences. The authors--well known in their fields--present theoretical and research issues important for the understanding of temperament in infancy and childhood, as well as personality in adolescence and adulthood. Current findings placed within theoretical and historical contexts make each chapter distinctive. The chapter authors focus on their work and its implications for temperament and personality issues across the life span. In addition, they include summaries of research by other investigators and theorists, placing their work and that of others in a lifespan perspective.
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Child Development in Life-Span Perspective » Read Now
by E. Mavis Hetherington, Richard M. Lerner, Marion Perlmutter. 314 pgs.

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library
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Touchpoints: Your Child's Emotional and Behavioral Development » Read Now
by T. Berry Brazelton. 488 pgs.

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

"Touchpoints" are the spurts of development, and the trying periods of regression that accompany them, throughout childhood. From pregnancy to first gradxe, all the concerns and questions that parents have about their child's behavior, feelings, and development are anticipated and answered in both...
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"Touchpoints" are the spurts of development, and the trying periods of regression that accompany them, throughout childhood. From pregnancy to first gradxe, all the concerns and questions that parents have about their child's behavior, feelings, and development are anticipated and answered in both chronological and reference form.(Addison-Wesley)
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The Life Cycle Completed » Read Now
by Erik H. Erikson, Joan M. Erikson. 134 pgs.

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

For decades Erik H. Erikson's concept of the stages of human development has deeply influenced the field of contemporary psychology. Incorporating new material by Joan M. Erickson, THE LIFE CYCLE COMPLETED eloquently closes the circle of Erik Erikson's theories, outlining the unique rewards and...
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For decades Erik H. Erikson's concept of the stages of human development has deeply influenced the field of contemporary psychology. Incorporating new material by Joan M. Erickson, THE LIFE CYCLE COMPLETED eloquently closes the circle of Erik Erikson's theories, outlining the unique rewards and challenges--for both individuals and society--of very old age.
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Family and Human Development across Cultures: A View from the Other Side » Read Now
by Cigdem Kagiitcibasii. 233 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library
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A Secure Base: Parent-Child Attachment and Healthy Human Development » Read Now
by John Bowlby. 208 pgs.

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library