Authors:Barbara M. Newman, Philip R. Newman,
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
Keywords: approach, psychosocial, life, development
Number of Pages: 688
Published: 2008-03-10
List price: $168.95
ISBN-10: 0495553417
ISBN-13: 9780495553410

Newman and Newman take a chronological approach to the study of the life span, drawing on the psychosocial theory of Erik Erikson to provide a conceptual framework for the text. Newman and Newman address physical, intellectual, social, and emotional growth in all life stages, focusing on the idea that development results from the interdependence of these areas at every stage, and placing special emphasis on optimal development through life.

Authors:Curt R. Bartol, Anne M. Bartol,
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Keywords: approach, psychosocial, behavior, criminal
Number of Pages: 784
Published: 2007-02-18
List price: $100.20
ISBN-10: 0132394219
ISBN-13: 9780132394215

This book approaches the understanding of delinquent and criminal behavior from a developmental, coginitive-behavioral, and psychological perspective.  Viewing the juvenile and adult offender as being embedded and continually influenced by multiple systems, the book examines the risk and protective factors that are believed to influence the developmental pathways on the road to delinquency and crime.  The 8th edition continues to be heavily researched in a style that allows the reader to follow the flow of the research literature. Most up-to-date psychological research and theories reg

Author: Namkee G Choi
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: diversity, experience, american, asian, aspects, psychosocial
Number of Pages: 354
Published: 2001-04-18
List price: $48.00
ISBN-10: 0789011506
ISBN-13: 9780789011503

This important book examines the childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, and aging stages of Asian Americans to help researchers and practitioners offer better services to this ethnic group. Psychosocial Aspects of the Asian-American Experience will help you understand the ethnic and cultural diversity within the Asian-American population and offers both quantitative and qualitative research that may impact social policies and social services for Asian Americans.

Author: Don R. Catherall
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: stress, psychosocial, series, routledge, trauma, interventions, family, stressors
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 2004-12-03
List price: $31.95
ISBN-10: 0415949637
ISBN-13: 9780415949637

Aimed at practitioners working with couples and families dealing with the impact of a traumatic/stressful event, this text provides a hands-on, practical guide that deals with how to respond appropriately to a wide range of specific stressors.

Authors:Meeta Goswami, Charles P. Pollak, Felissa L. Cohen,
Publisher: Haworth Press
Keywords: care, series, volume, numbers, amp, grief, aspects, narcolepsy, loss, psychosocial
Number of Pages: 226
Published: 1992-06-24
List price: $95.00
ISBN-10: 1560242221
ISBN-13: 9781560242222

This groundbreaking book focuses on the impact narcolepsy has on a person’s day-to-day life. It addresses the diagnosis, treatment, and management of narcolepsy with particular emphasis on psychological and social aspects of care. A multidisciplinary team of nationally and internationally respected scientists, researchers, and clinicians discuss the detrimental effects narcolepsy has on interpersonal relationships, employment, education, recreation, and other aspects of everyday life, from driving an automobile to sexual relations. Narcolepsy’s effects on these and other daily activities a

Author: Kathleen A. Kendall-Tackett
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: stress, psychosocial, series, routledge, trauma, women, handbook
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2004-12-30
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 0415947421
ISBN-13: 9780415947428

The Handbook of Women, Stress and Trauma focuses on the stresses and traumas that are unique to the lives of women. It is the first text to merge research from the fields of trauma and women’s health and development. Using a lifespan developmental approach, the text begins by addressing specific issues women face in their lives, drawing upon theories of development and exploring how women’s relationships with others buffer - or sometimes cause - stress and trauma. Combining aspects of female development with empirical data from the fields of women’s health, family violence an

Authors:Goldine C. Gleser, Bonnie L. Green, Carolyn N. Winge
Publisher: Academic Pr
Keywords: personality, psychopathology, psychotherapy, academic, creek, buffalo, psychosocial, effects, disaster, study, prolonged
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 1981-05
List price: $39.00
ISBN-10: 0122862600
ISBN-13: 9780122862601