Hauser was a physically stunted adult with the mind of a child, who was abandoned at the city gate of Nuremburg in 1828. The notoriety of his case gave the impetus to many arguments regarding the significance of nature versus nurture. This work shows that deprivation drastically impairs the normal functioning of growth hormones.
Aimed at mental health professionals who assess and treat children and adolescents, this reference work presents the approaches of the leading clinicians. It includes coverage of psychological assessment, developmental disturbances of speech, language and learning, and neurological syndromes.
The successes, failures, obstacles and possibilities for promoting healthier development and well-being among children around the world are considered in this volume. The many physical and psychological problems, both common and unique, that face young people are considered. Contributors examine sources of stress such as inadequate parenting, war and poverty; explore such topics as social policies, children's rights, and prevention and reduction of conduct disorders; and consider possible interventions. The suffering created by the growing division between the worlds of the wealthy and of the poverty-stricken is put into sharp perspective.
This text confronts the many dilemmas facing investigators who do research on children and adolescents, and provides practical guidelines on solving them. Amongst the topics given detailed consideration are the kinds of research to which young people feel particularly vulnerable, right to privacy, how ethical guidelines - usually designed for research with adults - apply to work with minors, in what circumstances parental consent is not the right mechanism for protecting children's rights and the explanation of a research project to a young person.
Offers an overview of earlier research on children's human figure drawings, concerning development, their use as an intelligence test, their use as a projective test, and sex differences.
Approaches the development of psychoanalytic theories of women on two fronts: the psychoanalytic and the political. This book draws attention to the influence of the Women's Liberation Movement on psychoanalytic theory.
Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales (CSBS (TM))
Guides you through all of the structured play activities in CSBS, providing footage of assessments with a range of typically developing children. The DVD is part of CSBS, a norm-referenced, standardized tool that uses parent interview and direct observation to assess infants, toddlers, and preschoolers at risk for communication delays and ......
