Child and adolescent development / Kelvin L. Seifert, Robert J. Hoffnung.

Contents;

Part 1: Studying development
Chapter 1: Introduction: Studying development
The nature of developmental change
Why study development?
The history of developmental study
Basic issues in developmental study
etc.

Chapter 2: theories of development
The nature of developmental theories
psychodynamic developmental theories
Behavioral and social cognitive learning developmental theories
Cognitive developmental theories
etc.

Part 2: Beginnings
Chapter 3: Genetics
Mechanisms of genetic transmission
Individual genetic expression
Genetic abnormalities
Genetic counselling
Relative influence of heredity and environment
etc.

Chapter 4: Prenatal development and birth
Stages of prenatal development
Prenatal influences on the child
Birth
From biological to psychological development

Part 3: The first two years
Chapter 5: The first two years: Physical development
Appearance of the young infant
Development of the nervous system
Sensory development
Motor development
Variations in infant growth
etc.

Chapter 6: The first two years: Cognitive development
Ways of studying perception and cognition in infants
Infant perception
Infant cognition
Behavioral learning in infancy
etc.

Chapter 7: The first two years: Psychosocial development
Emotions and temperament in infancy
Early social relationships
Attachment formation
Toddlerhood and emergency of autonomy
etc.

Part 4: Early childhood
Chapter 8: Early childhood: physical development
Influences on normal physical development
The connection between health and poverty
Brain development
Other bodily changes
Motor skill development
etc.

Chapter 9: Early childhood: Cognitive development
Thinking in pre-schoolers
Language acquisition in early childhood
Language variations
Relationships between language and thought
etc.

Chapter 10: Early childhood: Psychosocial development
Play in early childhood
Relationships with others
Gender development
Child abuse and neglect
etc.


Part 5: Middle childhood
Chapter 11; Middle childhood: Physical development
Trends and variations in height and weight
Motor development and athletics in middle childhood
Effects of growth on thinking and feeling

Chapter 12: Middle childhood: Cognitive development
Piagets's theory: Concrete operational skills
Information-processing skills
language development in middle childhood
Defining and measuring intelligence
Cognition and social development

Chapter 13: Middle childhood: Psychosocial development
The sense of self
The age of industry and achievement
Peer relationships
Family relationships
School influences
beyond childhood

Part 6: Adolescence
Chapter 14: Adolescence: Physical development
The concept of adolescence
Growth in height and weight
Psychological effects of physical growth in adolescence
Health in adolescence
Finally young adults?

Chapter 15: Adolescence: Cognitive development
General features of adolescent thought
The cognitive developmental viewpoint: formal thought
Information processing features of adolescent thought
Supporting adolescents' cognitive development
the development of social cognition
etc.

Chapter 16: Adolescence: Psychosocial development
Individuation and identity development
Social relationships during adolescence
Sexuality during adolescence
Special problems of adolescence
The emerging adult

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.