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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherAmerican Psychiatric Association Publishing
ISBN-100880482710
ISBN-139780880482714
eBay Product ID (ePID)763063
Product Key Features
Number of Pages400 Pages
Publication NameDevelopmental Psychiatry
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1987
SubjectPsychiatry / Child & Adolescent, Psychiatry / General
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaMedical
AuthorMichael Rutter
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight38.5 Oz
Item Length11 in
Item Width8.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN86-032058
Dewey Edition19
Grade FromCollege Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal616.89
Table Of ContentSection I: Influences on Development. Introduction. Genetics and mental development. Maturation of the central nervous system. Congenital anomalies, appearance and body build. Family influences. School influences. Cultural and community influences. Psychological sex differences. Individual differences in temperament. Learning. Section II: Body Functioning. Feeding and sleeping. The development of bladder control. Motor development and motor disability. Laterality. Autonomic reactivity. Section III: Cognition. Perception. Development of attention. Language. Reading and spelling skills. Cognitive development. Intelligence. Section IV: Social and Emotional Development. Attachment and the development of social relationships. Peer relations and family relations: two social worlds. Play. Emotional development. Psychosexual development. Moral development. The development of aggression. Section V: Theories and Approaches. Future trends and problems. Index.
SynopsisThis book provides an account of human development that is relevant to an understanding of psychiatric disorders. In describing the process of physical, mental, emotional, and behavioral development, the contributors emphasize the aspects of development, and examine normal development in relation to implications in clinical pathology., This book provides a nontechnical account of human development that is particularly relevant to an understanding of psychiatric disorders. In describing the process of physical, mental, emotional, and behavioral development, the contributors emphasize the aspects of development of greatest interest to clinicians, and examine normal development in relation to its implications in clinical pathology.