Disorders of Childhood: Development and Psychopathology - Hardcover

Parritz, Robin Hornik; Troy, Michael F

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1285096061 ISBN 13: 9781285096063

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc, 2013

Synopsis

Written with the whole child in mind, this book discusses disorders in connection with the different stages of development, providing both a meaningful framework to promote learning. The authors emphasize multi-factor explanations of disorders as well as developmental frameworks and developmental pathways--presenting disorders and sets of disorders in the order in which they typically appear in a child's life. They also focus on the child-in-context (calling attention to the multiple settings in which the child is embedded) and emphasize the importance of taking a broad view that considers the whole child and his or her patterns of interest, abilities, and strengths, rather than a narrow view of a disorder or developmental delay. As a result of this holistic approach, which reflects the most up-to-date understanding of child and adolescent psychopathology, readers learn to think about disorders in the same way that caring adults think about disorders they encounter every day--in terms of an individual child who is coping with distress and dysfunction. Available with InfoTrac Student Collections http: //gocengage.com/infotrac.

About this title

About the Author:

Robin Hornik Parritz, Ph.D., is a Professor of Psychology at Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota. She received her undergraduate degree in psychology from Brandeis University in 1983, and her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Minnesota in 1989. Her research and clinical areas of interest include emotions and emotional development, developmental psychopathology, and programs designed to increase knowledge and decrease stigma related to mental illness. Dr. Parritz teaches Disorders of Childhood, Abnormal Psychology, Theories of Psychotherapy, Psychology of Emotion, and Clinical Psychology.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1285096061
• ISBN 13: 9781285096063
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 458