Abnormal Child and Adolescent Psychology: A Developmental Perspective, Second Edition - Hardcover

Wilmshurst, Linda

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1138960519 ISBN 13: 9781138960510

Publisher: Routledge, 2017

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author:

Linda Wilmshurst, PhD, ABPP, is in Private Practice and teaches graduate students on-line at Capella University. She has previously taught in graduate programs and practiced, internationally. Linda is a Diplomate in Clinical Psychology, American Board of Professional Psychology, and is a licensed clinical and school psychologist in Florida.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1138960519
• ISBN 13: 9781138960510
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 712