Child & Adolescent Development

This reference discusses child development in a clinical context. It considers the interaction between several models of development including physiologic, neurodevelopmental, cognitive, psychologic, and ethologic. Discussions of each developmental stage incorporate themes such as development of sexuality, roles of temperament, friendship, play, and television and violence. Also includes discussions on developmental differences in the perceptions and meaning of death, the role of work at various ages, children and hospitalization, and more.