This new edition also asks students to engage more actively with the content, and includes a clear focus on the complex interactions of nature and nurture in development, more integrated coverage of culture and diversity, and an exciting ...
By combining the best of topical and chronological approaches, this text presents life-span development as a motion picture rather than as a series of individual snapshots.
Gottman and Levenson (2004) proposed a bold framework for understanding divorce. They developed two models that predict divorce early (within the first seven years of marriage) and later (when the first child reaches age 14) with 93% ...
Elaine Polan and Daphne Taylor guide you through the life cycle—from conception to old age—with an emphasis on health promotion, maintenance, and restoration in clinical practice.
Boston, MA: Pearson. Bohlmeijer, E., Roemer, M., Cuijpers, P., ... Bombard, Y., Veenstra, G., Friedman, J. M., Creighton, S., Currie, L., Paulsen, J. S., Bottorff, J. L., & Hayden, M. R. (2009). Perceptions of genetic discrimination ...
The main purpose of this book is to provide the reader with information that can be translated into professional “best practice” applications.
Emphasis on clinical application "Helpful Hints" boxes that highlight important facts Easy-to-understand tables, illustrations, and photographs Multiple-choice questions that assess mastery of the material Chapter summaries with key points ...
A modified chronological approach traces development from conception through late life, with several chapters dedicated to key topics -- an organization that allows the book to be briefer than other texts.
The new edition includes a clear focus on the complex interactions of nature and nurture in development, more integrated coverage of culture and diversity, and an exciting new media package for students.
This five-volume encyclopedia promises to be an authoritative, discipline-defining work for students and researchers seeking to become familiar with various approaches, theories, and empirical findings about human development broadly ...