Disorders of Childhood: Development and Psychopathology

Disorders of Childhood: Development and Psychopathology
Author : Robin Hornik Parritz
Publisher : Cengage Learning
Total Pages : 480
Release : 2013-03-15
ISBN 10 : 1285096061
ISBN 13 : 9781285096063
Language : EN, FR, DE, ES & NL
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Disorders of Childhood: Development and Psychopathology Book Description:

Written with the whole child in mind, this book discusses disorders in connection with the different stages of development, providing both a meaningful framework to promote learning. The authors emphasize multi-factor explanations of disorders as well as developmental frameworks and developmental pathways--presenting disorders and sets of disorders in the order in which they typically appear in a child's life. They also focus on the child-in-context (calling attention to the multiple settings in which the child is embedded) and emphasize the importance of taking a broad view that considers the whole child and his or her patterns of interest, abilities, and strengths, rather than a narrow view of a disorder or developmental delay. As a result of this holistic approach, which reflects the most up-to-date understanding of child and adolescent psychopathology, readers learn to think about disorders in the same way that caring adults think about disorders they encounter every day--in terms of an individual child who is coping with distress and dysfunction. Available with InfoTrac Student Collections http://gocengage.com/infotrac. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.