ABSTRACT
Written from a developmental perspective, Abnormal Child and Adolescent Psychology is organized around five prominent and recurring themes: the course of normal development proceeds in an orderly and predictable direction; maladaptive behaviors represent deviations from the normal path; maladaptive behavior is represented by a continuum of severity (symptoms, syndromes, disorders) based on the degree to which behaviors deviate from the norm; individual, interpersonal, contextual and cultural factors interact in a reciprocal way to influence normal development and abnormal deviations; theoretical input from diverse perspectives can guide our understanding of underlying processes that precipitate and maintain behaviors and the different developmental pathways that might result. The revision will be divided into 5 sections, all integrating the DSM-5, and will include a new chapter on child maltreatment and self injurious behavior.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|194 pages
The Foundations of Abnormal Child and Adolescent Psychology
chapter 3|45 pages
Understanding Abnormal Development
chapter 4|41 pages
Developmental Considerations in Research and Practice
part II|422 pages
Emotional, Behavioral and Learning Difficulties in Children and Youth
section |159 pages
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
section II|106 pages
Internalizing Disorders
chapter 11|48 pages
The Mood Disorders
section III|42 pages
Externalizing Problems and Disorders
section IV|70 pages
Problems With Onset in Later Childhood or Adolescence
section V|42 pages
Stress, Trauma-Related Disorders and Child Maltreatment