Child Development and the Brain

From Embryo to Adolescence
2. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-1-4473-5567-0
Verlag: Bristol University Press

Buch, Englisch, 294 Seiten, Format (B × H): 172 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 524 g

This bestselling, fully updated textbook explores the relationship between the latest neuroscience and our understanding of child development from 0-18+, considering the links between brain development and social and cultural issues. Packed full of images, case studies, reflection points, further reading suggestions and a full glossary of technical terms, it examines key aspects of development such as emotion, memory, learning, perception and language.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Abbott, Rob

Burkitt, Esther

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Altersgruppen Kinder- und Jugendsoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik: Familie, Kinder, Jugendliche

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction to the Second Edition
1. Getting To Know the Human Brain
2. How Brains Develop
3. The Development of Thinking
4. Health and the Developing Brain
5. Emotional and Social Development
6. Attachment and Trauma
7. Language Development
8. Literacy and Numeracy Development
9. Learning and Memory
10. Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Glossary

Über Autor(innen)

Burkitt, Esther
Dr Esther Burkitt is a Reader in Developmental Psychology and has Chartered Psychologist and Scientist status with the British Psychological Society and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. She regularly publishes and teaches on the subject of children's emotional and communicative development.

Abbott, Rob
Rob Abbott is a Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood, as a counsellor and Registered Member of BACP (Snr accredited) and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He teaches on a range of child development courses.

Rob Abbott is a a lecturer, counsellor and supervisor, and a senior accredited Member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists. He is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Esther Burkitt is Professor of Developmental Psychology at the University of Chichester, and has Chartered Psychologist and Chartered Scientist status with the British Psychological Society. She is an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.