Child and Adolescent Psychology (PDF)

by K. Bhuvaneswari

The book gives a broader view of the psychological aspects of the children and adolescents, their developmental features at various stages of growth and challenging behaviors including the demanding issues. It covers topics on parenting and planning interventional strategies. The text delves upon basic theories on attachment, cognition, psychosocial, psychosexual and moral development. Briefly discussed are processes of thinking in a child, intellectual development, memory capacity and emotional development. Developmental aspects have been discussed in detail. The highlighting features remain the chapters on children with special needs, social issues, psychological aspects and therapeutic processes. The book will be useful to students of psychology, psychiatry, pediatrics and social sciences. Teachers, pediatricians, general clinicians and allied health professionals should find it particularly interesting. Besides parents and those concerned with children will find it a handy guide in handling children and adolescents. NGOs and professionals involved in the up liftment of children of the underprivileged section of the society will find it particularly useful.