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In an unprecedented series of studies, Harvard Medical School has followed 824 subjects -- men and women, some rich, some poor -- from their teens to old age. Harvard's George Vaillant now uses these studies -- the most complete ever done anywhere in the world -- and...
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Little, Brown Spark
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2008-12-14
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In this classic work of psychology John Bowlby examines the processes that take place in attachment and separation and shows how experimental studies of children provide us with a recognizable behaviour pattern which is confirmed by discoveries in the biological...
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Vintage Digital
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2008-12-02
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Discover the uplifting true story of a family's journey to better understand their son with autism—and learn how a combination of science and loving persistence changed all of their lives. In 1997, writer Patricia Stacey and her husband Cliff learned that...
Editeur :
Balance
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2008-11-06
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What causes autism? Is it a genetic disorder, or due to some unknown environmental hazard? Are we facing an autism epidemic?What are the main symptoms, and how does it relate to Asperger syndrome?
Everyone has heard of autism, but the disorder itself is little...
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OUP Oxford
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2008-10-23
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What causes autism? Is it a genetic disorder, or due to some unknown environmental hazard? Are we facing an autism epidemic?What are the main symptoms, and how does it relate to Asperger syndrome?
Everyone has heard of autism, but the disorder itself is little...
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OUP Oxford
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2008-10-23
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In most respects, Abigail and Brittany Hensel are normal American twins. Born and raised in a small town, they enjoy a close relationship, though each has her own tastes and personality. But the Hensels also share a body. Their two heads sit side-by-side on a single...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
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2008-10-16
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Sue Palmer's ground-breaking book TOXIC CHILDHOOD generated national debate. Now, in this important follow-up book, she provides an essential guide on how to bring up children in a way that avoids the problems of a toxic world.Includes practical, easy-to-follow advice...
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Orion
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2008-09-18
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When asking how cognition comes to take its mature form, learning seems to be an obvious factor to consider. However, until quite recently, there has been very little contact between investigations of how infants learn and what infants know. For example, on the one...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2008-09-08
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In this third and final volume John Bowlby completes the trilogy Attachment and Loss, his much acclaimed work on the importance of the parental relationship to mental health. Here he examines the ways in which young children respond to a temporary or permanent loss of a...
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Vintage Digital
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2008-09-04
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It might have been fun and games once to have adventures, make catapults or learn about fossils, but what about now you are starting to feel a bit fossilised yourself? You just know you are going to suffer a ghastly accident if you attempt to make a tree house. The...
Editeur :
Summersdale
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2008-09-01
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Children choose their heroes more carefully than we think. From Pokemon to the rapper Eminem, pop-culture icons are not simply commercial pied pipers who practice mass hypnosis on our youth. Indeed, argues the author of this lively and persuasive paean to the power of...
Editeur :
Basic Books
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2008-08-04
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Girls need ample, loving demonstrations from adults close to them that they are appreciated and can be trusted to know what they need for themselves. They also need to be given plenty of opportunity to develop their talents.Girls who lack sufficient emotional support...
Editeur :
Balance
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2008-08-04
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The classic work of psychology that introduced attachment theory to the world “The most complete examination of the implications of attachment and loss of mother to infant yet written…Brilliant.” —New York Times In Attachment,...
Editeur :
Basic Books
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2008-08-01
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Decades of research indicate the important connections among academic motivation and achievement, social relationships, and school culture. However, much of this research has been conducted in homogenous American schools serving middle class, average achieving,...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
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2008-07-30
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A long-awaited book from developmental disorders expert John Morton, Understanding Developmental Disorders:A Causal Modelling Approach makes sense of the many competing theories about what can go wrong with early brain development, causing a child to develop outside the...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2008-04-15
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Cyber bullying has become more prevalent through the use of e-mail, instant messages, chat rooms, and other digital messaging systems. It brings with it unique challenges.Cyber Bullying provides the most current and essential information on the nature and prevalence of...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2008-04-15
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Developmental Psychology in Action looks at how psychologists contribute to the development and well-being of children in practical ways. The role of psychologists and psychological theory is considered with respect to specific topics which focus on child development in...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2008-04-15
Collection :
Child Development
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This volume brings together a team of leading psychologists to provide a state-of-the-art overview of adolescent development. Leading experts provide cutting-edge reviews of theory and research. Covers issues currently of most importance in terms of basic and/or...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2008-04-15
Collection :
Wiley Blackwell Handbooks of Developmental Psychology
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In recent years research on parenting has changed stance from one where parents shape child outcomes to an interactive perspective. However this shift is only now transferring to adolescents, with research exploring how the roles that adolescents and parents play in...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2008-04-15
Collection :
Hot Topics in Developmental Research - A Series of Three Edited Volumes
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The Blackwell Handbook of Language Development provides a comprehensive treatment of the major topics and current concerns in the field; exploring the progress of 21st century research, its precursors, and promising research topics for the future. Provides...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2008-04-15
Collection :
Wiley Blackwell Handbooks of Developmental Psychology
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