Development Across the Life Span
Pearson (Verlag)
978-0-13-601610-6 (ISBN)
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Robert S. Feldman is Professor of Psychology and Associate Dean of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. A recipient of the College Distinguished Teacher Award, he teaches psychology classes ranging in size from 15 to nearly 500 students. During the course of more than two decades as a college instructor, he has taught both undergraduate and graduate courses at Mount Holyoke College, Wesleyan University, Virginia Commonwealth University, in addition to the University of Massachusetts. Professor Feldman, who initiated the Minority Mentoring Program at the University of Massachusetts, also has served as a Hewlett Teaching Fellow and Senior Online Teaching Fellow. He initiated distance learning courses in psychology at the University of Massachusetts A Fellow of both the American Psychological Association and the Association for Psychological Science, Professor Feldman received a B.A. with High Honors from Wesleyan University and an M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is a winner of a Fulbright Senior Research Scholar and Lecturer award, and he has written more than 100 books, book chapters, and scientific articles. He has edited Development of Nonverbal Behavior in Children (Springer-Verlag), Applications of Nonverbal Behavioral Theory and Research (Erlbaum), and co-edited Fundamentals of Nonverbal Behavior (Cambridge University Press). He is also author of Child Development, Understanding Psychology, and P.O.W.E.R. Learning: Strategies for Success in College and Life. His books have been translated into a number of languages, including Spanish, French, Portuguese, Dutch, Chinese, and Japanese. His research interests include honesty and deception in everyday life and the use of nonverbal behavior in impression management, and his research has been supported by grants from the National Institute of Mental Health and the National Institute on Disabilities and Rehabilitation Research. Professor Feldman loves music, is an enthusiastic pianist, and enjoys cooking and traveling. He has three children, and he and his wife, a psychologist, live in Amherst, Massachusetts, in a home overlooking the Holyoke mountain range.
Brief Table of Contents
PART 1 BEGINNINGS
CHAPTER 1: An Introduction to Lifespan Development
Prologue: New Conceptions
Looking Ahead
AN ORIENTATION TO LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT
KEY ISSUES AND QUESTIONS: DETERMINING THE NATURE–AND NURTURE–OF LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT
THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES
RESEARCH METHODS
Epilogue
Looking Back
CHAPTER 2: The Start of Life: Prenatal Development
Prologue: The Future is Now
Looking Ahead
EARLIEST DEVELOPMENT
THE INTERACTION OF HEREDITY AND ENVIRONMENT
PRENATAL GROWTH AND CHANGE
Epilogue
Looking Back
CHAPTER 3: Birth and the Newborn Infant
Prologue: A 22-Ounce Miracle
Looking Ahead
BIRTH
BIRTH COMPLICATIONS
THE COMPETENT NEWBORN
Looking Back
Epilogue
PART 2 INFANCY FORMING THE FOUNDATIONS OF LIFE
CHAPTER 4: Physical Development in Infancy
Prologue: First Steps
Looking Ahead
GROWTH AND STABILITY
MOTOR DEVELOPMENT
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SENSES
Epilogue
Looking Back
CHAPTER 5: Cognitive Development in Infancy
Prologue: The Electric Nanny
Looking Ahead
PIAGET’S APPROACH TO COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
INFORMATION-PROCESSING APPROACHES TO COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
THE ROOTS OF LANGUAGE
Epilogue
Looking Back
CHAPTER 6: Social and Personality Development in Infancy
Prologue: The Velcro Chronicles
Looking Ahead
DEVELOPING THE ROOTS OF SOCIABILITY
FORMING RELATIONSHIPS
DIFFERENCES AMONG INFANTS
Epilogue
Looking Back
PART 3 THE PRESCHOOL YEARS
CHAPTER 7: Physical and Cognitive Development in the Preschool Years
Prologue: Aaron
Looking Ahead
Physical Growth
Intellectual Development
The Growth of Language and Learning
Epilogue
Looking Back
CHAPTER 8: Social and Personality Development in the Preschool Years
Prologue: Feeling His Mother’s Pain
Looking Ahead
FORMING A SENSE OF SELF
FRIENDS AND FAMILY: PRESCHOOLERS’ SOCIAL LIVES
MORAL DEVELOPMENT AND AGGRESSION
Looking Back
Epilogue
PART 4 THE MIDDLE CHILDHOOD YEARS
CHAPTER 9: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood
Prologue: La-Toya Pankey and The Witches
Looking Ahead
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT
SCHOOLING: THE THREE Rs (AND MORE) OF MIDDLE CHILDHOOD
Looking Back
Epilogue
CHAPTER 10: Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood
Prologue: Play Time
Looking Ahead
THE DEVELOPING SELF
RELATIONSHIPS: BUILDING FRIENDSHIP IN MIDDLE CHILDHOOD
FAMILY AND SCHOOL: SHAPING CHILDREN’S BEHAVIOR IN MIDDLE CHILDHOOD
Looking Back
Epilogue
PART 5 ADOLESCENCE
CHAPTER 11: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence
Prologue: A Teenager’s Day
Looking Ahead
PHYSICAL MATURATION
COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT AND SCHOOLING
THREATS TO ADOLESCENTS’ WELL-BEING
Looking Back
Epilogue
CHAPTER 12: Social and Personality Development in Adolescence
Prologue: Adolescent Trio
Looking Ahead
IDENTITY: ASKING “WHO AM I?”
RELATIONSHIPS: FAMILY AND FRIENDS
DATING, SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, AND TEENAGE PREGNANCY
Epilogue
Looking Back
PART 6 EARLY ADULTHOOD
CHAPTER 13: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood
Prologue: A Tale of Two Students
Looking Ahead
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
COLLEGE: PURSUING HIGHER EDUCATION
Epilogue
Looking Back
CHAPTER 14: Social and Personality Development in Early Adulthood
Prologue: Love Without Borders
Looking Ahead
FORGING RELATIONSHIPS: INTIMACY, LIKING, AND LOVING DURING EARLY ADULTHOOD
THE COURSE OF RELATIONSHIPS
WORK: CHOOSING AND EMBARKING ON A CAREER
Looking Back
Epilogue
PART 7 MIDDLE ADULTHOOD
CHAPTER 15: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood
Prologue: Fit for Life
Looking Ahead
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
HEALTH
COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
Epilogue
Looking Back
CHAPTER 16: Social and Personality Development in Middle Adulthood
Prologue: A Winding Journey to Success
Looking Ahead
PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT
RELATIONSHIPS: FAMILY IN MIDDLE AGE
WORK AND LEISURE
Looking Back
Epilogue
PART 8 LATE ADULTHOOD
CHAPTER 17: Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood
Prologue: Cycling Through Late Adulthood
Looking Ahead
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT IN LATE ADULTHOOD
HEALTH AND WELLNESS IN LATE ADULTHOOD
COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT IN LATE ADULTHOOD
Epilogue
Looking Back
CHAPTER 18: Social and Personality Development in Late Adulthood
Prologue: Late Love
Looking Ahead
PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT AND SUCCESSFUL AGING
THE DAILY LIFE OF LATE ADULTHOOD
RELATIONSHIPS: OLD AND NEW
Epilogue
PART 9 ENDINGS
CHAPTER 19: Death and Dying
Prologue: Choosing Death
Looking Ahead
DYING AND DEATH ACROSS THE LIFESPAN
CONFRONTING DEATH
GRIEF AND BEREAVEMENT
Epilogue
Looking Back
Glossary
References
Acknowledgments
Name Index
Subject Index
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 18.12.2007 |
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Sprache | englisch |
Gewicht | 1928 g |
Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Entwicklungspsychologie |
ISBN-10 | 0-13-601610-3 / 0136016103 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-13-601610-6 / 9780136016106 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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