Theory and Research in Behavioral Pediatrics: Volume 3 / Edition 1

by H.E. Fitzgerald, B.M. Lester, M.W. Yogman

Overview

This volume posits two theories of behavioral pediatrics: that scientific and clinical study of organism—environment transactions requires investigators to alter recognize the importance of systemic models over mechanistic models; and that attention must be given to environmental contexts of development, and to the events in the environment that trigger and regulate the organization, development, and expression of human behavior.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780306423284
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	12/31/1986
Edition description:	1986
Pages:	238
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.03(d)

Table of Contents

1. An Information Processing Approach to Infant-Toddler Assessment and Intervention.- 2. Assessing the Family Environment of Young Children.- 3. Environmental Toxins and Infant Development.- 4. Nutrition and Social Behavior.- 5. Depression in Childhood and Adolescence.- Author Index.

Editorial Reviews

Eight contributions address: material cocaine use and neonatal outcome; nonorganic failure to thrive; understanding and controlling violence; the role of school in prosocial development; lateralization of function; lateralized behavior organization during infancy; parent- infant interaction; and manual skills versus acquisition of speech. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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