Developmental Psychology

Developmental Psychology 3rd edition covers the topics and concepts required by the British Psychological Society. Taking a topical organisation and addressing the social and cognitive strands of child development into emerging adulthood, this resource provides an intuitive pathway through the subject. Understand the fundamentals of Developmental Psychology Developmental psychology covers all aspects of psychological development across the lifespan, from birth through childhood and adolescence, and into adulthood. Whether you are more interested in cognition or emotion; in relationships or intelligence; in language or identity – developmental psychology has something for you! Developmental Psychology, 3rd edition, covers the topics and concepts required by the British Psychological Society. With a clear and straightforward style, this easy-to-follow textbook addresses the social and cognitive strands of child development into emerging adulthood. Following a topical organisation, this resource provides an intuitive pathway through the core topics. Thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the exciting new findings in the area of developmental psychology Focuses on the most up-to-date research and globally relevant and diverse examples to bring theory to life A completely new chapter about ageing and moving into adulthood A new section of 10 case studies, linking to the concepts and issues covered in the book. The new case studies are written by leading experts to provide an opportunity to explore something already mentioned in the book in more detail, through the lens of a real or imagined example of a child or adolescent. Each case study focuses on a specific construct or concept introduced in one of the chapters, including ADHD, Head injury in a child, Autism, Gender dysphoria, Dyslexia, Multilingual families, Attachment disorders, Transition to university, Mid-life crisis and Dementia. About the authors: Dr Rachel Gillibrand is a practitioner psychologist working with children and teenagers from her private practice based in Somerset, UK. Prior to that, she taught developmental and health psychology courses in universities in the UK for 20 years, training the next generation of psychologists through to practitioner status. Rachel has also contributed her knowledge of learning and pedagogy through the British Psychological Society training and programme accreditation committees. Dr Virginia Lam is a senior lecturer at the University of Roehampton. For two decades, she has been teaching and researching areas in social development, in particular children's concepts of gender, ethnicity and nationality in diverse contexts and recently multilingual children's developmental outcomes in relation to their family and education settings. Professor Victoria L. O'Donnell is an internationally renowned developmental psychologist and educationalist, and a mother of two. Victoria's research focuses on the personal, social, and cognitive aspects of development, learning, and education across the lifespan. Victoria has provided academic leadership in private and public higher education institutions over three decades, championing contemporary pedagogies, widening participation, and the support of student learning. Victoria is now Chief Academic Officer for NCUK: The University Consortium, a global provider of university pathway programmes. Pearson, the world's learning company. Developmental Psychology, 3rd edition, covers the topics and concepts required by the British Psychological Society. With a clear and straightforward style, this easy-to-follow textbook addresses the social and cognitive strands of child development into emerging adulthood. Following a topical organisation, this resource provides an intuitive pathway through the core topics. This third edition has been fully updated with contemporary research, globally relevant, diverse examples and a new section of ten case studies which focus on the clinical and applied aspects of the subject. The new case studies are written by leading experts to provide an opportunity to explore something already mentioned in the book in more detail, through the lens of a real or imagined example of a child or adolescent. These case studies could be used individually or in class-based learning activities, promoting engagement with literature. Each case study focuses on a specific construct or concept introduced in one of the chapters, including: ADHD Head injury in a child Autism Gender dysphoria Dyslexia Multilingual families Attachment disorder – how childhood attachment affects later romantic relationships Transition to university Mid-life crisis Dementia