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Human Growth & Development
An Irish Perspective
By Emma O'Brien
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• Explains lifespan development from conception to old age, and is supported by Irish facts, research, statistics and context
• Introduces and discusses key debates within psychology, such as nature vs. nurture and critical vs. sensitive periods of development, by using contemporary case studies and findings
• Examines the stages from infancy to adolescence within the framework of physical, cognitive and socioemotional theories
• Visually well presented with each chapter containing: – Chapter outline and objectives – Keywords in definition boxes – Case study displaying application of theory and issues – A focus on a contemporary issue relating to each chapter content, making the learning experience very real – Recap of key points at end of chapter to aid revision and learning
• Always keeping the learner in mind, it is written in an accessible language and promotes easy understanding of key concepts and theories • Suitable for students taking the following courses : – Human Growth & Development FETAC Level 5 – Child Development & Childcare FETAC Level 5 – Community Care Assistant FETAC Level 5 – Community & Health Services FETAC Level 5 (Pre-Nursing) – CACHE courses in Childcare & Health & Social Care – Certificate in Social Studies – Youth Work, Sociology, Psychology – FDI & CDE Imperial College of Dance – Montessori courses and Returning to Education courses
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Author Biography
Emma O’Brien M.Litt, H. Dip. Ed., H. Dip. Psych 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.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: What is Psychology?
Debates within Psychology
In Focus: Extreme Deprivation (critical vs. sensitive periods)
Chapter 2: Theorists (Freud, Erikson, Piaget, Vygotsky, Bronfenbrenner & Elder)
In Focus: National Children’s Office – ‘Whole Child Perspective’
Chapter 3: Conception & Prenatal Development
In Focus: Foetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder
Chapter 4: The Birth
Irish findings: social inequality & low birth weight
Chapter 5: Infancy – First 2 years of Life
Physical, Cognitive, Socioemotional
In Focus: Community Mother Programme
Feature: Developmental milestones across domains
Chapter 6: Early Childhood – Preschoolers 2 – 5 years
Physical, Cognitive, Socioemotional
In Focus: Autism, also prosocial behaviour
Chapter 7: Middle Childhood
Physical, Cognitive, Socioemotional
Focus: Aggressive behaviours, also Irish children’s understanding of well-being
Chapter 8: Adolescence
Physical, Cognitive, Socioemotional
In Focus: Eating Disorders, also suicide, including Irish study
Chapter 9: Adulthood
Divided into three parts covering early, middle & late
In Focus: Lifelong participation and its benefits
Chapter 10: Death and Dying
Includes 4 models of dying including Kubler-Ross; phases of dying & Irish
statistics; children’s understanding of death & bereavement reactions.
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Publication Details
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Format
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Paperback, 223 pages
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ISBN
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9780717144617
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Imprint
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Gill & Macmillan
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Language
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English
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Product Dimensions
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245 x 175
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Publication Date
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April 2008
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