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This course will include content on individual and family development across the lifespan. Specific emphasis will be given to developmentally appropriate and atypical transitions related to common concerns in developmental psychology. The course will also explore some of the more commonly used personality assessment measures, cultural influences on development and personality theory. Finally, this course will provide an insight into various ways of enhancing a person's self-esteem and self-image.
This book not only introduces theoretical explanations of personality, but also covers research that illuminates how those theories are relevant in daily life. The beginning two chapters focus on the definition and research methods of personality, and the following chapters introduce different approaches to the study of personality, such as the psychoanalytic approach, the Freudian approach, the trait approach, the biological approach, the humanistic approach, the behavioral/social learning approach, and the cognitive approach. The introduction of these approaches cover theories, applications and assessment, and relevant research for each theoretical perspective.
This book covers theories and applications in the field of child psychology. It can help readers cultivate the sense of the theoretical and intellectual ferment that is part of any sense, and establish a firm foundation of knowledge in the field of child psychology. While the introductory chapter introduces basic issues in the study of development, the following chapters bring the readers topics ranging from the beginning of life to the physical, perceptual, cognitive, and personality development, as well as the development of language, self, and social relationships. This book also discusses the child within the family system, the impact of the broader culture, and atypical development.
This book is a topically-organized child development text. It takes an integrated approach to presenting development in the physical, cognitive, emotional, and social domains; emphasizes the complex interchanges between heredity and environment; and provides exceptional attention to culture. The book comprises of five parts. Starting with the part of theory and research in child development, the book then moves to discuss foundations of development, cognitive and language development, personality and social development, and contexts for development. Multicultural and cross-cultural material is presented not only in the text’s research and in many positive and diverse examples, but also through rich photos, figures, and children’s art.
This book provides an introduction to lifespan development, ranging from the history, methods, and theories of human development, to the stages of human development, including prenatal development and the beginning days of life, perceptual development in infancy and infants’ cognitive, social and personality development, early childhood physical and cognitive development, the development of personality of the self, gender role development, and social relationships, development, personality change, and the development of stable peer relationships among school-age children, teen years development and peer relationships, early adulthood development and challenges, middle adulthood development and challenges, later adulthood development, and the topics of death, dying, and bereavement.
This fifth edition places children, child development, and the contexts in which development occurs at the center of the discourse. The most important and distinctive feature remains to be its emphasis on the contextualist view of human development- the child is not viewed as a passive recipient of environmental influences but as an active producer of those influences. Chapters 1-3 provide the theoretical and contextual foundation of the discipline. Chapters 4-6 focus on physical development. Chapters 7-10 focus on cognitive development. Chapters 11-14 focus on social and emotional development. Chapters 15-16 focus on peer relations, families, and influences of the larger society.
This book is a collection of research on Chinese child development. It consists of four parts. Part One highlights the importance of culture on child development, covering the understanding and misunderstanding surrounding Chinese culture and children. Part Two review the literature on the cognitive development of Chinese children, focusing on the reasons for the outstanding academic performance of Chinese students. Part Three focuses on the social-emotional development of Chinese children, covering both positive and negative development of Chinese children. Part Four relates modern issues and problems of the Chinese family, focusing on Chinese who live in Western countries and the paramount one-child policy in Mainland China.
This book explores the rich history and contemporary practice of family therapy. This eleventh edition explores the context of family therapy, including basic techniques and fundamental concepts; the classic schools, including Bowen family systems therapy, strategic family therapy, structural family therapy, experiential family therapy, psychoanalytic family therapy, and cognitive-behavioral family therapy; and the latest developments. This eleventh edition also puts an increased, pragmatic focus on clinical practice, which includes discussions of the author’s observations of actual sessions with leading practitioners, as well as the best case studies of several invited master therapists.
This book produces a current and comprehensive overview of child and adolescent development. It adopts the topical approach which is to organize the text around areas of development and follows each from its origins to its mature forms. Beginning with an introduction to developmental psychology, the book then proceeds to the discussion of biological foundations of development, cognitive development, social and personality development, and the context of development. Besides, the fundamental interplay is stressed among biological, cognitive, social and cultural influences of every aspect of development, so as to present the whole person and the holistic character of development.
This book provides an overview of major classic and current theories of personality, brings theories to life through the interpretation of illustrative biographies, and integrates a clear explanation of theory with the latest research. Beginning with an introduction to personality theory, the book then proceeds to present personality theories from psychoanalytic perspective, psychoanalytic-social perspective, trait perspective, behavioral perspective, and humanistic perspective. In this sixth edition, the organization has changed to reflect the current changes in the field of personality, focusing more on new theories and leaving behind topics that have faded into the historical past.
本书可作为大学心理学与教育学专业的教材或教学参考书。本书第一章把人格心理学作为对象来研讨，包括人格心理学的体系与任务、历史与发展、方法论原则，还包括人格的前科学理论与科学理论的关系、人格理论的评价标准、人格研究的途径与方法。其余章节以人格心理学的理论范式或人格心理学主要学派的人格理论作为主要内容，包括古典精神分析、新精神分析、特质论、生物学论、行为主义学习论、人本主义心理学、认知心理学、积极心理学。
