Understanding Child Behavior Disorders - Hardcover

Gelfand, Donna M.; Etc.

9780155017016: Understanding Child Behavior Disorders

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0155017012 ISBN 13: 9780155017016

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc, 1997

Understanding Child Behavior Disorders provides an interdisciplinary approach with a developmental perspective to child psychopathology. This textbook is solidly grounded in research findings, both quantitative and qualitative, and incorporates information derived from clinical practice. Features: * Presents a developmental and interdisciplinary approach to children's psychological disorders. * Strong research orientation is complemented by information gained from clinical experience. * Boxes present a variety of student-oriented case examples, surprising research results, and summaries of key points of controversial issues. New to this edition: * The Third Edition has been extensively revised, has a new organization, is thoroughly updated and closely follows the new DSM-IV across all areas of disabilities. * Chapter 15, Abuse and Neglect, studies the effects of abuse and neglect on child adjustment. * New coverage has been added, including object relations theory, qualitative research methods, anxiety and depressive disorders, juvenile deliquency and gangs, and child abuse and neglect. * The Instructor's Manual/Test Bank is completely revised with new multiple choice items, transparency masters, and video/film suggestions for each chapter.

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"Donna Gelfand is Professor of Psychology at the University of Utah. She received a Ph.D. in psychology with an emphasis on clinical psychology at Stanford University in 1961, and completed a clinical internship at the VA Hospital in Palo Alto. While working as a psychologist at the Community Mental Health Service of San Jose California she also taught at San Jose State University. Then she joined the faculty in the psychology department at the University of Utah, first serving as director of the department's child clinic, then coordinator of the developmental psychology program, chair of the department of psychology, and dean of the college of social and behavioral science. She studies the effects of maternal depression on children and how these adverse effects can be counteracted.

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