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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 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 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 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.
