Developmental Psychology category: 2023 books
Memory Rescue
Supercharge Your Brain, Reverse Memory Loss, and Remember What Matters Most
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2017
A proven program from #1 New York Times bestselling author and brain researcher Dr. Daniel Amen to help you change your brain and improve your memory today!
Brain imaging research demonstrates that memory loss actually starts in the brain decades before you have any symptoms. Learn the actions you...
Gifted Lives
What Happens when Gifted Children Grow Up
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
This book reveals the dramatic stories of twenty outstandingly gifted people as they grew from early promise to maturity in Britain. Recorded over the last thirty-five years by award-winning psychologist, Joan Freeman, these fascinating accounts reveal the frustrations and triumphs of her participants,...
by Michael Tomasello, Carol Dweck, Joan Silk
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2009
Understanding cooperation as a distinctly human combination of innate and learned behavior.
Drop something in front of a two-year-old, and she's likely to pick it up for you. This is not a learned behavior, psychologist Michael Tomasello argues. Through observations of young children in experiments...
Aging and Diversity
An Active Learning Experience
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2013
This new edition has been completely rewritten and includes chapters that address key topics in diversity and aging: research methods, psychological aging; health beliefs, behaviors, and services; health disparities; informal and formal care for older persons; work and retirement; religious affiliation...
Nature and the Human Soul
Cultivating Wholeness and Community in a Fragmented World
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2010
Addressing the pervasive longing for meaning and fulfillment in this time of crisis, Nature and the Human Soul introduces a visionary ecopsychology of human development that reveals how fully and creatively we can mature when soul and wild nature guide us. Depth psychologist and wilderness guide Bill...
Cerebral Visual Impairment in Children
Visuoperceptive and Visuocognitive Disorders
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2014
Cerebral visual disorders have far-reaching consequences for child development. These have profound adverse effects on children’s education and success in school and also in later life, but, unfortunately, cerebral visual disorders often remain undiagnosed and untreated in the pediatric population....
Active Support
Enabling and Empowering People with Intellectual Disabilities
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2012
Active Support is a proven model of care that enables and empowers people with intellectual disabilities to participate fully in all aspects of their lives. This evidence-based approach is particularly effective for working with people with more severe disabilities, and is of growing interest to those...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2011
The reference is a broad-ranging review of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias from both basic and clinical neuroscience perspectives; it provides scientists and medical professionals with an extensive introduction and an up-to-date review of cutting-edge scientific advances.
Brings the reader...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2010
New trends in mental healthcare practice and a rapid increase in the aged population are causing an explosion in the fields of clinical gerontology and geropsychology today. This comprehensive second edition handbook offers clinicians and graduate students clear guidelines and reliable tools for...
Cognitive Behavior Therapy with Older Adults
Innovations Across Care Settings
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2011
A one-stop resource for core discipline practitioners who provide mental health services to the geriatric population, Cognitive Behavior Therapy with Older Adults presents strategies for integrating cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) skills and therapies into various healthcare settings for aging...
Blueprint
How our childhood makes us who we are
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2018
'The best book I've read this year ... It's written in such a beautiful way' - Dr Suzi Gage, Book Shambles podcast
From birth to adulthood, Blueprint tells you what you need to know about how you became who you are
Have you ever wondered how your early life shaped you? From beginning...
Stress, Coping, and Development, Second Edition
An Integrative Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2009
How do people cope with stressful experiences? What makes a coping strategy effective for a particular individual? This volume comprehensively examines the nature of psychosocial stress and the implications of different coping strategies for adaptation and health across the lifespan. Carolyn M. Aldwin...
Why Not Do What You Love? An Invitation to Calling and Contribution in a World Hungry for Your Gifts
Why Not Do What You Love? An Invitation to Calling and Contribution in a World Hungry for Your Gifts
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
This is a book for those of any age who are ready to reevaluate, refresh and renew their possibilities, their purpose, and their choices. A gentle guide, and a prompt for reflection. A book to read over and over, with real life examples, many from the Pioneer Valley of Massachusetts.The author,...
Body Positive
Understanding and Improving Body Image in Science and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2018
What would it be like to feel good about your body? Does anyone really fully appreciate their body? If diverse body shapes and sizes were shown in the media, would this change your perception? While this book addresses all of these questions and more, it is not simply a standard scientific exploration...