Human Growth & Development
Updated edition of this popular book introducing human growth and development from conception to old age, with reference to an Irish context.
- New to this edition:
- Updated for the Human Growth and Development award (5N1279)
- New chapter emphasises the application of knowledge to practical, work-based problems and scenarios
- Greater prominence given to the older stage of lifespan development with reference to the Creating Excellence in Dementia Care report 2012
- Irish and international facts, research, cases and statistics are used to:
- explain normal patterns of lifespan development;
- introduce variations within the normal range;
- highlight the factors that can affect development throughout the lifespan.
- Examines the stages from infancy to old age within the framework of physical, cognitive and socio-emotional theories.
Written For:
NFQ Level 5 Human Growth and Developemnt component module, as part of:
- Early Childhood Care & Education (5M2009)
- Applied Social Studies (5M2181)
- Community Care (5M2786)
- Health Service Skills (5M3782)
- Healthcare Support (5M4339)
- Nursing Studies (5M4349)
- Community Health Services (5M4468)
Also suitable for:
- CACHE courses in Childcare and Health and Social Care
- Montessori courses and Returning to Education courses
- Introduction to Psychology courses
661 Available
ISBN
9780717156290Publication Date
March 2013Language(s)
EnglishFormat
Paperback, 224 pagesCountry of Origin
IRELANDPublisher
Gill EducationIndex
Chapter 1: What is Psychology?
In Focus: Critical vs. Sensitive Period Debate — Extreme Deprivation
Chapter 2: Theorists
In Focus: Elder’s Study of the Great Depression and its Impact
Chapter 3: Conception, Prenatal Development and Birth
In Focus: Low Birth Weight and Social Inequality
Chapter 4: The Newborn Baby
In Focus: Foetal Alcohol Syndrome - the Irish Experience
Chapter 5: Infancy: The First Two Years of Life
In Focus: The Implications of Disorganised Attachment
Chapter 6: Early Childhood: Two to Five Years
In Focus: Autism
Chapter 7: Middle Childhood: Six to Eleven Years
In Focus: Children’s Understanding of Well-being
Chapter 8: Adolescence
In Focus: Suicide
Chapter 9: Early to Middle Adulthood
In Focus: Alcoholism and Drug Addiction
Chapter 10: Older Age, Dying and Death
In Focus: Eld
Dimensions
245 x 176 mmAuthor(s)
By Emma Zara O'BrienAvailability Status
AvailableEmma Zara O’Brien, MLitt, HDipEd, HDipPsych, is a lecturer of Lifespan Development at Inchicore College of Further Education. She has worked as a researcher in the Centre for Disability Studies, UCD, and in the National Children’s Office. She is a member of the Psychological Society of Ireland and the author of Psychology for Social Care.
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