The concept of self - esteem itself remains vague , contends psychiatrist Philip Robson in the June 1990 HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH LETTER . Some researchers assess a person's " global ” self - esteem with questions about ...
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% ...
Featuring key information points and self-test assessments in each chapter, the book is organised in an accessible manner, beginning with fertilisation and embryology, then moving on to obstetric medicine, neonatal care and child health, ...
This new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to incorporate new developments in the field.
Explores what makes a person a person, providing a narrative of humans' personal, moral, and cultural development; calling out the shortcomings of neuroscience; and questioning psychiatry's quickness to pathologize youth behavior.
Key Features Provides cross-disciplinary coverage, with contributions from experts in the fields of psychology, education, human development and family studies, and gerontology Highlights classic studies and theories and provides brief ...
Barbara Rogoff argues, however, that human development must be understood as a cultural process, not simply a biological or psychological one.
In this pioneering volume, scientists from a range of disciplines theorize that the increase in conditions such as depression and obesity can be partially attributed to a disparity between the environments and conditions under which our ...
Here is a book that challenges the very basis of the way psychologists have studied child development.
Can significant advances in development occur after adolescence? What are the highest possible states or stages of human development and how can they be realized? These and related critical issues...
This book provides a critical deconstruction of the human development framework promoted by the United Nations Development Programme since 1990, investigating its political function since the end of the Cold War.