In the Beginning: Development from Conception to Age Two

Rosenblith, Judy F.

ISBN 10: 0803946902 / ISBN 13: 9780803946903

Editore: Sage Pubns, Thousand Oaks, California, U.S.A., 1992

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Codice articolo 90011977

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• Titolo: In the Beginning: Development from Conception to Age Two
• Editore: Sage Pubns, Thousand Oaks, California, U.S.A.
• Data di pubblicazione: 1992
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0803946902
• ISBN 13: 9780803946903
• Rilegatura: Hardcover
• Edizione: 2nd Edition.
• Condizione: Good+
• Tipo di libro: Book

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`Wonderful value... Rosenblith has overviewed the world of infancy research in exquisite detail... she has scoured the journals, organised the findings, interpreted the conclusions, weighed the balance of the evidence and presented a compendium which is invaluable. It is hard to imagine anyone concerned with the development of infants who would not benefit by having access to its nearly 600, A4-sized pages, whether general practitioners, parents, social workers or psychiatrists. It is superbly edited and published' - British Journal of Psychiatry

Popular for its presentation of current data and its focus on methods for studying infants, this best-selling text is now available in a thorough revision - an

Contenuti

Foreword - David A Hamburg
Historical and Methodological Introduction
PART ONE: CONCEPTION THROUGH BIRTH
Development from Conception to Birth
Genetic Abnormalities
Influence of Prenatal Environment on Constitution
Perinatal Events That Affect Consititution or Mother-Infant Interaction
PART TWO: EARLY CHARACTERISTICS AND DEVELOPMENT
The Development of Basic Characteristics of Infants
Sensory and Perceptual Abilities
Developmental Milestones
The Basic Mechanisms
PART THREE: THE FUNDAMENTAL PROCESSES
Cognitive Development - Judith E Sims-Knight
Early Communicative and Language Behavior - Paula N Menyuk
Social Development of the Infant
PART FOUR: THE SOCIAL CONTEXT
Influence of Environment
Deprivation and Enrichment
Reasons for Studying Infants - · Chapter One: Historical and Methodological Introduction
The Beginnings of Behavioral Study of Infants
Modern Research Techniques
Research Issues
Summary
Overview of Prenatal Development - · Chapter Two: Development from Conception to Birth
Development of Organ Systems of Special Interest
Variants of Prenatal Development
Summary
Embryology Sources
Heredity, Environment, and Constitution - · Chapter Three: Genetic Abnormalities
Specific Disorders
Genetic Diagnosis
Genetic Counseling
Summary
Maternal Diseases - · Chapter Four: Influence of Prenatal Environment on Constitution
Chronic Conditions of the Mother
Other Possible Factors
Effects of Nonpsychotropic Drugs
The Problems of Psychotropic Drugs and Their Study
Legal Psychotropic Drugs
Illegal Psychotropic Drugs
Direct Effects of External Environment
Prenatal Stress
Issues in Teratology
Summary
Complications of Delivery - · Chapter Five: Perinatal Events That Affect Constitution or Mother-Infant Interaction
Ways to Avoid or Counteract Complications
Drugs Used during Delivery
Effects of Drugs
Childbirth Practices
Mother-Infant Bonding
Summary
How Babies Spend Their Time - · Chapter Six: The Development of Basic Characteristics of Infants
Rhythmic Activities
Affective Behaviors
Traits or Temperament
Summary
Importance of Studying Sensory and Perceptual Development - · Chapter Seven: Sensory and Perceptual Abilities
Research Techniques
Tactile Sensitivity (The Skin Senses)
Taste
Smell
Audition
Vision
Responses to Visual Stimuli in Relation to Other Senses
Summary
Physical Development - · Chapter Eight: Developmental Milestones
Motor Development
Developmental Testing
Summary
Habituation of the Orienting Response - · Chapter Nine: The Basic Mechanisms
Conditioning
Imitation
Memory
Summary
Historical Perspective - · Chapter Ten: Cognitive Development
Piaget's Interactionist Theory
Research Testing Piaget's Theory
Skills Theory
Categorization
Summary
Introduction and Overview - · Chapter Eleven: Early Communicative and Language Behavior
From Prelanguage to Language Behavior
Language Behavior
Factors That Affect Language Development
Summary
Attachment - · Chapter Twelve: Social Development of the Infant
Early Social Interactions
Fathers' Role in Infants' Social Development
Peer Relations and Play
Summary
Institutionalization - · Chapter Thirteen: Influence of Environment: Deprivation and Enrichment
Multiple Mothering
Preventing or Overcoming Deprivation Effects through Intervention Programs
Biology and the Effects of Experience
Summary