| Abnormal Child and Adolescent Psychology: A Developmental Perspective, Second Edition Contributor(s): Wilmshurst, Linda (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138960519 ISBN-13: 9781138960510 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $371.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Psychotherapy - Child & Adolescent - Psychology | Cognitive Psychology & Cognition - Medical | Pediatrics |
| Dewey: 618.928 |
| LCCN: 2016037546 |
| Physical Information: 712 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Written from a developmental perspective, Abnormal Child and Adolescent Psychology is organized around five prominent and recurring themes: the course of normal development proceeds in an orderly and predictable direction; maladaptive behaviors represent deviations from the normal path; maladaptive behavior is represented by a continuum of severity (symptoms, syndromes, disorders) based on the degree to which behaviors deviate from the norm; individual, interpersonal, contextual and cultural factors interact in a reciprocal way to influence normal development and abnormal deviations; theoretical input from diverse perspectives can guide our understanding of underlying processes that precipitate and maintain behaviors and the different developmental pathways that might result. The revision will be divided into 5 sections, all integrating the DSM-5, and will include a new chapter on child maltreatment and self injurious behavior. |