Developmental Psychopathology
Published on 1. February 1994
Book
Paperback/Softback
512 pages
978-0-07-113762-1 (ISBN)
Description
This work employs a developmental approach, using the theme of normal development gone awry in this upper-level text. It includes chapters on autism, anxiety disorders and schizophrenia, and looks at research on topics such as sexual abuse, eating disorders and childhood depression.
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Edition
International 3 Revised ed of
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 213 mm
Weight
900 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-113762-1 (9780071137621)
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Content
The developmental approach; normal development; the bridge to the psychopathologies; autism - a severe deviation in infancy; deviations in early socialization and initiative - oppositional defiant disorder, feeding disorders and obesity; early deviations in curiosity and task orientation - attention deficit disorders, hyperactivity and learning disabilities; depression, suicide and the consequence of loss; anxiety disorders and excessive self-control; schizophrenia; psychopathologies and the risks of the adolescent; developmental consequences of mental retardation; risks of physical illness and brain damage; risks in the interpersonal context - maltreatment and divorce; risk of ethnic and minority children; psychological assessment; remediation and prevention.