Child and developmental psychology Books

Book SynopsisModern life is tough on young people and their mental health is suffering. Psychotherapist Jeanine Connor turns her focus to this generation in another series of vivid portraits of what goes on behind the doors of her therapy room. These therapeutic snapshots bring to life the theories pioneered by Freud and make compulsive reading.

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Book SynopsisYoung children usually love to draw. Their work multiplies on scraps of paper, on walls, and on refrigerator doors. In this book Christhilde Blume, an experienced paediatrician, explores what parents and educators can learn about children's development through the pictures they create.Rudolf Steiner described children's development in detail, and showed how development is universal, irrespective of location and culture. Inspired by the work of Michaela Strauss in the 1940s who discovered that certain drawn shapes were linked to specific stages of development, Dr Blume confirms this to be true from her study of hundreds of drawings and paintings collected through her medical clinic.Children's drawings change as their soul and spirit gradually incarnate in their physical body, and alongside the growth of consciousness. Adults can learn to 'read' from the pictures what is happening in a child's inner self, physically, psychologically and spiritually.Dr Blume used these insights in her medical work, helping children who were experiencing difficulties or challenges in their lives. This little book is a wonderful insight into this unique approach to understanding the development of individual children.

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Book SynopsisFad diets have influenced our society for hundreds of years. While they are heterogeneous in nature, they make many of the same promises: weight loss, fat burning, muscle building, flatter stomachs, improved gut health, clearer skin, and protection of animal rights and the environment. Not only are fad diets usually ineffective, they are often highly restrictive and associated with significant health risks. Furthermore, the practice of fad dieting dramatically increases one’s risk of developing malnutrition and/or an eating disorder. Adolescence is a period of rapid physical and socioemotional growth during which young people become more vulnerable to poor body image and low self-esteem, which may make adolescents particularly likely to adopt fad diets. However, the nutritional risk incurred could result in serious and potentially permanent impairment of physical and psychosocial development. This book provides an overview of fad diets through the ages, highlighting what all fad diets have in common and how to recognize a fad diet. Readers will learn what science tells us about nutritional needs during adolescence for normal physical, cognitive, and socioemotional development, and the risks that may be incurred if a fad diet prevents an adolescent from meeting these needs. This book examines why adolescents may be particularly prone to fad dieting and why they may also have more to lose if they adopt them. Readers will explore factors that shape adolescent diet culture. This book makes specific recommendations for caring adults in the lives of adolescents, including interdisciplinary health care providers, teachers, coaches, trainers, parents and other caregivers, to steer adolescents away from fad diets and towards healthier alternatives for achieving their goals. The initial chapters are didactic chapters that outline core material. Subsequent chapters use illustrative case examples to teach the reader how to screen adolescents for fad dieting, listen to the concerns that attracted them to the diet, engage them in a discussion about their goals, and collaborate with them to find a healthier path. All chapters conclude with discussion questions for further reflection.Table of ContentsWhat are Fad Diets and How Might They Harm Adolescents? - Prevalence and epidemiology of adolescent dieting - Why do adolescents diet? - What are the consequences of dieting? - How can you identify a fad diet? - What do fad diets promise? - What are the risks of fad diets? Fad Diets through the Ages - Descriptions of different fad diets and categories of fad diets – liquid diets, micronutrient fads, one magic food, one evil food, non-food substances - Historical origins - Associated risks - Purported benefits - Fad diets change over time, but what do they all have in common? Adolescent Diet Culture: Where Does It Come From? - Adolescence: a vulnerable developmental stage - Media influences - Family influences - Peer influences - Corporate influences - Weight stigma/bias - Poor-quality, inadequate, or inconsistent nutritional messaging from clinicians, schools, coaches/trainers, public health platforms An Overview of Recommendations for Food, Fluid, and Activity in Adolescents What Can We Do? - Clinicians: Screen, Listen, Engage, Collaborate - Motivational Interviewing - Educators: use accurate resources, do NOT use BMI report cards or perform mandatory weigh-ins ; coordinate with health care providers. - Provide information that adolescents and caregivers can use for effective decision-making - Coaches and trainers: never suggest diets to adolescents, and never normalize amenorrhea. - YOU ARE A ROLE MODEL: don’t adopt fad diets yourself and do not suggest them to patients. - Working with caregivers and shaping family culture around food and physical activity Healthy Alternatives to Fad Diets: The Total Diet Approach Fad Diets among Special Populations of Adolescents · Athletes · Youth in the performing arts · LGBTQ+ youth · Youth with autism Clinical Cases

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Book SynopsisThis book examines opportunities and obstacles in achieving the digital inclusion of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). It addresses basic requirements of the digital society and the concepts of digital inclusion (and exclusion), digital participation, and the disability digital divide as well as support for individuals with autism in co-creating digital devices. The book discusses the application of digital technologies across different contexts, including education, leisure activities, community life, daily living skills, and employment of individuals with autism.Featured areas of coverage include: Computer-based interventions for speech development, social communication, executive functions, and other skills in children with autism. Digital health intervention for persons with ASD. Risks for persons with ASD on the Internet (e.g., excessive use, addictive behavior, and cyberbullying). Digital technology use in simulating job interviews, and teaching work skills. Digital technology use in self-advocacy activities of individuals with autism. Digital Inclusion of Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder is an essential reference for researchers, professors, graduate students, clinicians and related therapists and professionals in clinical child and school psychology, social work, behavioral therapy/rehabilitation, pediatrics, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, neurology, special education, child and adolescent psychiatry, and developmental psychology.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Digital Participation and Disability Digital Divide.- Chapter 2. Co-Creating Digital Devices with Individuals with Autism.- Chapter 3. Autism and Digital Learning Environment.- Chapter 4. Leisure Activities and Individuals with Autism.- Chapter 5. Community Living and Individuals with Autism.- Chapter 6. Daily Living Skills and Individuals with Autism.- Chapter 7. Employment and Individuals with Autism.- Chapter 8. Computer-Based Interventions and Individuals with Autism.- Chapter 9. Health and Well-Being and Individuals with Autism.- Chapter 10. Risks Related to the Use of Digital Technologies and Individuals with Autism.- Chapter 11. Digital Technology, Self-advocacy, and Individuals with Autism.

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Book SynopsisWhat effect can an endless stream of images and virtual messages have on a child's development? Will these tools help your child get to know new technologies, or will they plunge him into the virtual world too quickly? Our task as parents is to analyze the contents of these "machines" and protect our children from any traps!

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Book SynopsisThe best book I've read this year ... It's written in such a beautiful way' - Dr Suzi Gage, Book ShamblespodcastThis is an excellent book for anyone who wants to understand the psychology and the science behind what makes them them! - Professor Tanya Byron'This book walks the line between being absolutely fascinating yet accessible. It made me look at how we are raising our kids, as well as my own upbringing, but did so in a totally judgement free way. Loved it' - Clemmie TelfordFrom birth to adulthood, Blueprint tells you what you need to know about how you became who you areHave you ever wondered how your early life shaped you? From beginning to say simple words like 'mama' and learning how to walk around unaided, to the first day of school and forming new friendships, everyone has been a child. The roots of our adult selves go right back to our first experiences. How we think, act and interact is influenced Trade ReviewThis is an excellent book for anyone who wants to understand the psychology and the science behind what makes them them! Engagingly written and wide-ranging, Blueprint explains child psychology and development in a compelling and accessible way. Fascinating for anyone (parent or not) curious about how their childhood affects them as an adult, whilst reassuring that not everything is set in stone -- Professor Tanya Byron, psychologist and presenterImpeccably researched and fascinating, with Lucy Maddox as the ideal guide. If you want to read all about the best evidence on how children's minds develop, this is the book for you -- Claudia Hammond, author and presenter, All in the MindThe best book I've read this year ... It's written in such a beautiful way. Her writing is so warm and vibrant and it really draws you in. She's very nuanced with this - there's no blame or judgement here. It's information about how our early life experience can shape us but also the limitations of that and how other factors are at play as well. It's absolutely fascinating, I couldn't put it down and I recommend that you all read it as wellA very useful addition to the plethora of books written about psychological development . . . highly accessibleBlueprint marshals evidence from an enormous range of studies in an engaging and accessible way. Anyone interested in how our childhood shapes us will find this a fascinating and enjoyable readExcellent. It covered a lot of very important and fascinating information but in a warm and relaxed style for easy reading. I am confident that it would extremely valuable for psychology students with an interest in progressing to clinical practice with children and adolescentsBlueprint is an accessible science book that introduces the reader to the many reasons we end up as we do. These reasons are varied and complex and Lucy Maddox guides the reader through these diverse topics with great clarity. Her style of introducing us to the people that know most about these areas, through to what this might mean for us all in our everyday lives and relationships is excellent ... It is a book that guides both university students and the public through the complexities of who we are and what we becomeThis book walks the line between being absolutely fascinating yet accessible. It made me look at how we are raising our kids, as well as my own upbringing, but did so in a totally judgement free way. Loved it -- Clemmie TelfordThis is a highly accessible and well written book on developmental psychology ... It's warmly and sensitively written, with Lucy's years of experience working in this area coming through in her thoughts. By understanding more about these years of development, then we can help both the next generation with more insight and ourselves with more compassionate understanding of our own personal history -- Chris Winson, 365 Days of Compassion Book Club

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Book SynopsisThe latest research in neuroscience and parenting come together in this groundbreaking book, which brings to light new realizations about the power of nurture for our children's mental and physical health outcomes.Greer Kirshenbaum, PhD. is a neuroscientist, doula, and parent. Her work began the goal of developing new treatments for poor mental health; she dreamed of creating a new medication to address conditions like anxiety, depression, addiction, and chronic stress. Over time, she realized that science had already uncovered a powerful medicine for alleviating mental health struggles, but the answer wasn't a pill. It was a preventative approach: when babies' receive nurturing care in the first three years of life, it builds strong, resilient brains -- brains that are less susceptible to poor mental health.How can parents best set their children up for success? In this revelatory book, Kirshenbaum makes plain that nurture is a preventative medicine against mental health issues. She challenges the idea that the way to cultivate independence is through letting babies cry it out or sleep alone; instead, the way to raise a confident, independent child is to lean into your instincts as a parent. Hold your infant as much as you want. Check on them when they cry, share beds with them, maintain skin-to-skin contact--and this is backed-up by science, which shows that nurturing experiences transforms lives, and improves mental health, physical health, and life outcomes. Nurturing is a gift of resilience and health that parents can give the next generation simply by following their instincts to care for their young.

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Book SynopsisDeliberate practice exercises help students and trainees rehearse fundamental child and adolescent psychotherapy skills todevelop basic competenceand hone their own personal therapeutic style.Each book in the Essentials of Deliberate Practice series contains customized exercises consisting of role-playing scenarios in which two trainees act as a client and a therapist, switching back and forth under the guidance of a supervisor. The trainee playing the therapist improvises appropriate and authentic responsestoa series of client statements organized into three difficulty levels—beginner, intermediate, and advanced—that reflect common problems and concerns encountered bypractitioners who work with children and adolescents.The first 12 exercises each focus on a single skill, such as observing and elaborating on play, exploring identity through a multicultural orientation, and addressing difficult issues like safety concerns and sex. These are followed by two comprehensive exercises—an annotated transcript and free-form mock therapy sessions—in which trainees integrate these essential skills into a single session.Step-by-step instructions guide participants through the exercises, identify criteria for mastering each skill, and explain how to monitor and adjust difficulty. Guidelines and forms to help trainers and trainees get the most out of training are also provided.Trade ReviewThe book includes practice exercises for beginner, intermediate, and advanced skill levels…includes hundreds of examples of what to say when working with children and adolescents…those new to therapy—either interns or practitioners—will benefit from the repetition and review of what to say when working with K–12 students. * Communiqué, National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) *Table of ContentsSeries PrefaceTony Rousmaniere and Alexandre Vaz AcknowledgmentsPart I. Overview and Instructions Chapter 1. Introduction and Overview of Deliberate Practice and Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Chapter 2. Instructions for the Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Deliberate Practice ExercisesPart II. Deliberate Practice Exercises for Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy SkillsExercises for Beginner Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Skills Exercise 1. Communicating Interest and Curiosity Exercise 2. Naming Feelings Exercise 3. Praise and Encouragement Exercise 4. Observing and Describing PlayExercises for Intermediate Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Skills Exercise 5. Empathic Validation Exercise 6. Elaborating Play Exercise 7. Exploring Identity—Multicultural Orientation Exercise 8. Self-DisclosureExercises for Advanced Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Skills Exercise 9. Gathering Information About Safety Concerns Exercise 10. Setting Limits Exercise 11. Talking About Sex Exercise 12. Responding to Resistance and RupturesComprehensive Exercises Exercise 13. Annotated Child Psychotherapy Practice Session Transcripts Exercise 14. Mock Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy SessionsPart III. Strategies for Enhancing the Deliberate Practice Exercises Chapter 3. How to Get the Most Out of Deliberate Practice: Additional Guidance for Trainers and Trainees Appendix A. Difficulty Assessments and Adjustments Appendix B. Deliberate Practice Diary Form Appendix C. Sample Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Syllabus With Embedded Deliberate Practice Exercises References Index About the Authors

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Book SynopsisThe study of motor control is evolving into a field of natural science comparable in its rigor and exactness to established fields such as classical physics. This advancement necessitates a resource that offers more precise terminology and rigorous logics. Neurophysiological Basis of Motor Control, Third Edition, rises to the challenge by building on its foundation with thoroughly updated information, expanded content, and an organizational overhaul. By emphasizing the neurophysiological mechanisms involved in the processes of generating voluntary movements, the text offers a distinct understanding of how the brain generates control signals and how the body executes them.Author Mark Latash, PhD—founding editor of the journal Motor Control and past president of the International Society of Motor Control (ISMC)—combines his expertise with the experience of new coauthor Tarkeshwar Singh, PhD, director of the Sensorimotor Neuroscience and Learning Laboratory at Penn State University. In the third edition of this book, previously titled Neurophysiological Basis of Movement, the authors present the following: New chapters on motor learning and sensorimotor integration Expanded sections dedicated to the role of different sensory modalities in motor control, kinesthetic perception, and action–perception interactions An exploration of the basis of neuroanatomy, aging and development, motor disorders, and basic concepts such as coordination, reflexes, voluntary movement, sensation, and perception Supported with hundreds of illustrations and chapter introductions that provide smooth transitions from one topic to the next, the third edition also incorporates thought-provoking problems that encourage students to think critically and become aware of the types of motor control issues that have yet to be studied or solved. At the end of each section, additional problems are offered in short essay and multiple-choice formats as a means of self-testing. Other supplemental learning aids include chapter summaries as well as key terms and topics.Neurophysiological Basis of Motor Control, Third Edition, deepens students’ knowledge of the link between the brain and movement with basic facts about neural motor control, neuroanatomy, and movement disorders. The text will help usher in a new era in the study of motor control, promoting independent thinking and sharing thought-provoking ideas on current theories of motor control and coordination.Table of ContentsChapter 1. History, Evolution, and Motor Control1.1 Brief History of Movement Studies1.2 Evolution of Movements and Nikolai Bernstein’s Theory1.3 Motor Control and Laws of NaturePart I. Excitable Cells and Their CommunicationChapter 2. Membranes, Particles, and Equilibrium Potentials2.1 The Biological Membrane2.2 Movement in a Solution2.3 Concentration of Water: Osmosis2.4 Movement of Ions: The Nernst EquationChapter 3. Action Potential3.1 Creation of a Membrane Potential3.2 Basic Features of the Action Potential3.3 Mechanisms of Generating an Action PotentialChapter 4. Information Conduction and Transmission4.1 Conduction of an Action Potential4.2 Myelinated Fibers4.3 The Structure of a Neuron4.4 Information Coding in the Nervous System4.5 Synaptic Transmission4.6 Neurotransmitters4.7 Temporal and Spatial SummationChapter 5. Skeletal Muscle5.1 Skeletal Muscle Structure5.2 Myofilaments5.3 Neuromuscular Synapse5.4 Mechanisms of Contraction5.5 Types of Muscle Contractions5.6 Elements of Mechanics5.7 Force–Length and Force–Velocity Relations5.8 External Regimes of Muscle ContractionChapter 6. Peripheral Receptors6.1 General Classification and Properties of Receptors6.2 Muscle Spindles6.3 The Gamma-System6.4 Golgi Tendon Organs6.5 Other Muscle Receptors6.6 Articular Receptors6.7 Cutaneous Receptors6.8 Signals From Peripheral ReceptorsChapter 7. Motor Units and Electromyography7.1 The Motor Unit7.2 Fast and Slow Motor Units7.3 The Henneman Principle7.4 Functional Roles of Different Motor Units7.5 Electromyography7.6 Processing Electromyographic SignalsProblems for Part IPart II. Neuroanatomical Foundations of Motor ControlChapter 8. Cerebral Cortex8.1 Structure of the Cerebral Cortex8.2 Cells in the Cerebral Cortex8.3 Premotor Cortex and Supplementary Motor Area8.4 Primary Motor Cortex8.5 Efferent Output From the Cortical Motor Areas8.6 Afferent Input Into the Cortical Motor Areas8.7 Hemispheric Lateralization in the Cortical Motor Areas8.8 Preparation for a Voluntary Movement8.9 Neuronal Population Vectors8.10 Encoding Movement Parameters in the M18.11 Brain–Machine InterfacesChapter 9. Basal Ganglia9.1 Anatomy of the Basal Ganglia9.2 Inputs and Outputs of the Basal Ganglia9.3 Direct and Indirect Pathways Within the Basal Ganglia9.4 Dopamine Modulation of Basal Ganglia Circuits9.5 Motor Circuits Involving the Basal Ganglia9.6 Activity of the Basal Ganglia During Movements9.7 Movement Disorders Associated With the Basal Ganglia9.8 Other Functions of the Basal GangliaChapter 10. Cerebellum10.1 Overall Structure of the Cerebellum10.2 Inputs and Outputs of the Cerebellum10.3 Pathways Within the Cerebellum10.4 Distinct Cerebellar Regions Control Discrete Motor Functions10.5 Cerebellar Control of Movement10.6 Consequences of Cerebellar Lesions on Movements10.7 Cerebellar Contribution to Motor Learning10.8 Cerebellar Interactions With the Basal Ganglia and CortexChapter 11. Brainstem and Extrapyramidal Tracts11.1 Brainstem Anatomy11.2 Reticular Formation11.3 Superior Colliculus11.4 Red Nucleus11.5 Vestibular Nuclei11.6 Cranial Nerves11.7 Descending TractsProblems for Part IIPart III. Sensory Basis of Motor ControlChapter 12. Central Processing of Somatosensory Information12.1 First-Order Neurons12.2 Second-Order Neurons12.3 Third-Order Neurons12.4 Proprioceptive System12.5 Primary and Secondary Somatosensory Cortex12.6 Integration of Somatosensory Input With Other Sensory Modalities12.7 Injuries to Somatosensory PathwaysChapter 13. Vestibular and Auditory System13.1 Transduction in the Vestibular System13.2 Vestibular Afferents Respond to Head Motion13.3 Central Projections From the Otolith Organs and Semicircular Canals13.4 Central Pathways That Stabilize Gaze, Posture, and Head Movements13.5 Peripheral Auditory System13.6 Central Auditory Projections From the Cochlea13.7 Auditory Integration13.8 Auditory Thalamus and Cortex13.9 Auditory Cortex and Limb Motor ControlChapter 14. Visual System14.1 Structure of the Eye14.2 Structure of the Retina14.3 Rods and Cones14.4 Optic Nerve, Tracts, and Radiations14.5 Striate Cortex14.6 Retinotopic Organization of V114.7 Extrastriate Cortex14.8 Neurons of the Two Visual Streams14.9 Visual Deficits Due to Area-Specific Visual System Damage14.10 Ocular MovementsProblems for Part IIIPart IV. Reflexes and Reflex-Like MovementsChapter 15. Reflexes15.1 Definition of a Reflex15.2 Reflex Arc, Gain, and Latency15.3 Reflex Classifications15.4 Conditioned ReflexesChapter 16. Excitation and Inhibition Within the Spinal Cord16.1 The Spinal Cord16.2 Excitation Within the Central Nervous System16.3 Postsynaptic Inhibition16.4 Recurrent Inhibition and Renshaw Cells16.5 Reciprocal Inhibition16.6 Presynaptic Inhibition16.7 Persistent Inward CurrentsChapter 17. Monosynaptic Reflexes17.1 H-Reflex and M-Response17.2 Tendon Tap Reflex (T-Reflex)17.3 Effects of Voluntary Muscle Activation on Monosynaptic Reflexes17.4 F-WaveChapter 18. Oligosynaptic and Polysynaptic Reflexes18.1 Oligosynaptic Reflexes18.2 Polysynaptic Reflexes18.3 Flexor Reflex18.4 Tonic Stretch Reflex18.5 Tonic Vibration Reflex18.6 Interaction Among Reflex Pathways18.7 Inter-Joint and Inter-Limb ReflexesChapter 19. Long-Loop Reflexes and Reflex-Like Reactions19.1 Preprogrammed Reactions19.2 Preprogrammed Reactions Versus Stretch Reflexes19.3 Afferent Sources of Preprogrammed Reactions19.4 Preprogrammed Reactions During Movement Perturbations19.5 Basic Features of Preprogrammed Reactions19.6 Preprogrammed Corrections of Vertical Posture19.7 Corrective Stumbling ReactionsProblems for Part IVPart V. Control and Coordination of Goal-Oriented MovementsChapter 20. Voluntary Control of a Single Muscle20.1 What Is Voluntary Movement?20.2 Feedforward and Feedback Control20.3 Servo Control20.4 Servo Hypothesis20.5 α-γ Coactivation20.6 Voluntary Activation of Muscles20.7 Equilibrium-Point HypothesisChapter 21. General Issues of Motor Control21.1 Force Control21.2 Engrams and the Generalized Motor Program21.3 Internal Models21.4 Equilibrium-Point Hypothesis: Main Ideas21.5 Equilibrium-Point Hypothesis: Subtle Details21.6 Dynamic Systems ApproachChapter 22. Motor Synergies22.1 The Problem of Motor Redundancy22.2 Optimization Approaches22.3 Bernstein’s Level of Synergies22.4 Uniting Muscles Into Groups22.5 Principle of Abundance22.6 Ensuring Stability of Movements22.7 Uncontrolled Manifold HypothesisChapter 23. Patterns of Single-Joint Movements23.1 Isotonic Movements and Isometric Contractions23.2 Task Parameters and Performance Variables23.3 Kinematic Patterns During Single-Joint Isotonic Movements23.4 EMG Patterns During Single-Joint Isotonic Movements23.5 EMG Patterns During Single-Joint Isometric Contractions23.6 Dual-Strategy Hypothesis23.7 Single-Joint Movements Within the Equilibrium-Point HypothesisChapter 24. Multijoint Movement24.1 Two Issues With Controlling Natural Reaching Movements24.2 Interjoint Reflexes24.3 Multijoint Coordination by the Spinal Cord24.4 Supraspinal Mechanisms24.5 Neural Control Variables for Multijoint Movements24.6 Equilibrium-Trajectory Hypothesis24.7 Hierarchical Control With Spatial Referent Coordinates24.8 Multijoint SynergiesChapter 25. Postural Control25.1 Vertical Posture25.2 Postural Sway25.3 Role of the Vestibular System25.4 Role of Vision25.5 Role of Proprioception25.6 Anticipatory Postural Adjustments25.7 Corrective Postural Reactions25.8 Postural SynergiesChapter 26. Locomotion26.1 Two Approaches to Locomotion26.2 Central Pattern Generator26.3 Locomotor Centers26.4 Spinal Locomotion26.5 Spinal Control of Locomotion in Humans26.6 Gait Patterns26.7 Dynamic Pattern Generation26.8 Step Initiation26.9 Corrective Stumbling ReactionChapter 27. Prehension27.1 Hand Joints and Muscles27.2 Cortical Representations of the Hand27.3 Indices of Finger Interaction27.4 Multifinger Synergies in Pressing Tasks27.5 Grasping27.6 Prehension Synergies and Principle of SuperpositionProblems for Part VPart VI. Sensorimotor Integration for Perception and ActionChapter 28. Kinesthetic Perception28.1 Sensation and Perception28.2 Weber-Fechner Law28.3 Ambiguity of Sensory Information28.4 Afferent and Efferent Components of Perception28.5 Vibration-Induced Kinesthetic Illusions28.6 Distorted Efferent Copy and Preconceptions28.7 Sense of Effort28.8 Stability of Percepts28.9 Perception–Action CouplingChapter 29. Multisensory Integration29.1 Spatial Multisensory Integration for Limb Motor Control29.2 Temporal Multisensory Integration for Limb Motor Control29.3 Coordinate Frames for Limb Motor Control29.4 Postural Balance and Motion Perception29.5 Neural Correlates of Multisensory IntegrationChapter 30. Visual Perception and Action30.1 Two Visual Streams30.2 Magnocellular and Parvocellular Ganglion Cells and Streams30.3 Motion Processing in the Cortex30.4 Color, Object, and Face Recognition in the Ventral Stream30.5 Roles of Dual Streams for Reach-to-Grasp Movements30.6 Neural Structures Involved in Oculomotor Control30.7 Frontoparietal Cortical Areas Involved in Eye–Hand Coordination30.8 Eye and Hand Coordination for Movements Starting From Rest30.9 Eye and Hand Coordination During Movement30.10 Eye and Hand Coordination While Intercepting Moving TargetsProblems for Part VIPart VII. Emerging, Evolving, and Adapting MovementsChapter 31. Fatigue31.1 Fatigue and Its Contributors31.2 Muscular Mechanisms of Fatigue31.3 Spinal Mechanisms of Fatigue31.4 Supraspinal Mechanisms of Fatigue31.5 Adaptive Changes During Fatigue31.6 Abnormal FatigueChapter 32. Effects of Aging32.1 General Features of Movements in Elderly Persons32.2 Changes in Muscles and Motor Units32.3 Muscle Reflexes in Elderly Persons32.4 Changes in Sensory Function32.5 Muscle Activation Patterns During Fast Movements32.6 Changes in Posture and Gait32.7 Hand Function in Elderly Persons32.8 Changes in Motor Synergies32.9 Adaptive Changes in Motor Patterns32.10 Effects of TrainingChapter 33. Typical and Atypical Development33.1 Humans at Birth33.2 Motor Milestones During Typical Development33.3 Exploration and Emergent Motor Patterns33.4 Development of Motor Synergies33.5 Down Syndrome33.6 Effects of Practice in People with Down Syndrome33.7 Autism33.8 Developmental Coordination DisorderChapter 34. Motor Learning34.1 Adaptation, Learning, and Memory34.2 Muscle Memory34.3 Habituation of Reflexes34.4 Conditioned Reflexes34.5 Operant Conditioning and Learning Spinal Reflexes34.6 Short-Term and Long-Term Memory34.7 Adaptation to Unusual Force Fields34.8 Motor Skills34.9 Learning Motor Synergies34.10 Stages in Motor Learning34.11 Effects of Practice on Cortical RepresentationsProblems for Part VIIPart VIII. Motor DisordersChapter 35. Peripheral Muscular and Neurological Disorders35.1 Myopathies and Neuropathies35.2 Muscular Dystrophies35.3 Continuous Muscle Fiber Activity Syndromes35.4 Myasthenia Gravis35.5 Mononeuropathies35.6 Multiple Mononeuropathies35.7 Polyneuropathies35.8 RadiculopathiesChapter 36. Spinal Cord Injury and Spasticity36.1 Consequences of Spinal Cord Injury36.2 Signs and Symptoms of Spasticity36.3 Possible Mechanisms of Spasticity36.4 Defining Muscle Tone36.5 Treatment of SpasticityChapter 37. Disorders Involving the Basal Ganglia37.1 Clinical Features of Parkinson's Disease37.2 Voluntary Movements in Parkinson's Disease37.3 Vertical Posture and Locomotion in Parkinson's Disease37.4 Motor Synergies in Parkinson's Disease37.5 Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease37.6 Huntington’s Chorea37.7 Hemiballismus37.8 Dystonia37.9 Tardive DyskinesiaChapter 38. Cerebellar Disorders38.1 Consequences of Cerebellar Injuries in Animals38.2 Consequences of Cerebellar Disorders in Humans38.3 Abnormalities of Stance and Gait38.4 Voluntary Movements in Cerebellar Disorders38.5 Cerebellar Tremor38.6 Ataxias38.7 Changes in Motor Synergies38.8 Cerebellar Cognitive Affective SyndromeChapter 39. Cortical Disorders39.1 Consequences of Lesions of Different Cortical Lobes39.2 Stroke39.3 Myoclonus39.4 Tics39.5 Tourette Syndrome39.6 Williams SyndromeChapter 40. Systemic Disorders40.1 Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis40.2 Multiple Sclerosis40.3 Multisystem Atrophy40.4 Essential Tremor40.5 Cerebral Palsy40.6 Wilson’s DiseaseChapter 41. Motor Rehabilitation41.1 Do “Normal Movements” Exist?41.2 Changes in CNS Priorities41.3 Neural Plasticity41.4 Adaptive Changes in Motor Patterns41.5 Consequences of Amputation41.6 Functional Electrical Stimulation41.7 Constraint-Induced and Discomfort-Induced Therapies41.8 Brain–Computer Interface41.9 Practical ConsiderationsProblems for Part VIII

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Book SynopsisHow can clinicians help vulnerable young families overcome barriers to secure, reciprocal, and joyful parentâinfant relationships? This book provides a flexible framework for promoting reflective parenting from the ground up. Described are effective ways to support safety and self-regulation in parents with histories of trauma and adversity, giving them a stronger foundation for seeing, hearing, and connecting to their children. The book distills principles of the influential Minding the Baby (MTB) home visiting program, as well as contemporary attachment and mentalization research. Vivid case material illustrates therapeutic strategies that can be used with parents and children in any clinical context. End-of-chapter Questions for Clinicians help readers apply the concepts discussed, with special attention to developing their own reflective capacities.Trade Review"This outstanding, beautifully written book gives clinicians an understanding of how to apply Minding the Baby principles with parents of infants and young children. It is by far the very best description of applied attachment theory and the concept of mentalizing available for a clinical audience. Practitioners are guided to improve parents’ experiences and practices, with the ultimate aim of improving young children's lives. The authors do not shy away from challenging questions about the universal applicability of attachment theory--instead, they address them head-on, emphasizing the importance of race, poverty, and other societal factors in the lives of families. I would use this book for my elective clinical practice class entitled Stress and Trauma in the Early Years."--Ruth Paris, PhD, School of Social Work, Boston University "An exceptionally helpful and practical guide, written by one of the world’s best experts in this field. Slade and her colleagues provide a crystal-clear description of clinical strategies based on one of the most influential evidence-based interventions for vulnerable parents and children. The book shows how to understand and address tough parenting challenges that can gravely undermine children's development and well-being. Practitioners will treasure this superb work."--Peter Fonagy, OBE, FMedSci, FBA, FAcSS, Head, Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London, United Kingdom; Chief Executive, Anna Freud Centre "This much-needed book fills an important gap in the literature on parenting interventions. It will serve as a go-to resource for mental health providers from a range of disciplines, including nursing, psychology, and social work, because it models a clinical attitude and describes therapeutic techniques in a clear, approachable style. The clinical examples--of both effective interventions and interventions that 'miss the mark'--help the reader appreciate the central role of mentalization in promoting emotional growth. The numerous figures depicting the relationships between concepts are a useful tool for better understanding. The Clinician Mentalizing Self-Assessment feature is simply brilliant."--Alicia F. Lieberman, PhD, Irving B. Harris Endowed Chair in Infant Mental Health and Professor, Department of Psychiatry ​and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco "In this book, you will find a therapeutic recipe crafted by people who are caring for parents and children. This is an intervention that carries the souls and hearts of the families and professionals who have helped to create it. Surrounding this is the science that provides support for the intervention--both the data and the theory. What you will feel most strongly as you take in the principles and ideas of this program are the arms holding you up until you are ready to hold up others."--Jessica Borelli, PhD, Department of Psychological Science, University of California, Irvine-Table of ContentsPreface Glossary of Acronyms and Abbreviations 1. Minding the Baby™ and Reflective Parenting: An Introduction I. Theoretical and Scientific Bases for Minding the Baby Parenting 2. The Foundations of Attachment Theory and Research 3. Pathways to Secure Attachment: Caregiver Sensitivity 4. Pathways to Secure Attachment: Parental Mentalizing 5. Impaired Mentalizing and Trauma 6. Adversity, Toxic Stress, and Resilience II. Establishing the Relational Foundations of Reflection 7. The Relational Foundations of Reflection 8. The Relational Foundations of Reflection in the Clinician 9. The Relational Foundations of Reflection in Parents and Children III. Building Reflective Capacities 10. Enhancing Parental Reflective Functioning: General Considerations 11. Reflective Nursing 12. Parental Mental Health 13. Clinical Applications of the Pregnancy and Parent Development Interviews IV. Clinical Applications of Minding the Baby Parenting 14. Brenda, Aidan, and Allie 15. Yolanda, Manny, and Mildred 16. Genevieve, Jared, and Jimmy 17. Embracing Complexity Appendix I. The Pregnancy Interview, Arietta Slade Appendix II. The Parent Development Interview--Short Version (2004), Arietta Slade, J. Lawrence Aber, Brenda Berger, Ivan Bresgi, and Merryle Kaplan References Index

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Understanding Life-Span Human Development. 2. Genes, Environment, and Development. 3. Prenatal Development and Birth. 4. Body, Brain, and Health. 5. Sensation, Perception, and Action. 6. Cognition. 7. Memory and Learning. 8. Intelligence and Creativity. 9. Language, Education, and Work. 10. Self and Personality. 11. Gender Roles and Sexuality. 12. Social Cognition and Moral Development. 13. Emotions, Attachment, and Social Relationships. 14. The Family. 15. Developmental Psychopathology. 16. The Final Challenge: Death and Dying. Appendix A: Applying and Comparing Theories. Appendix B: Careers in Human Development.

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Book SynopsisAn informative, empathetic and accessible guide to understanding childhood grief at every age, which will help caretakers to support children mourning after loss.From Dr Corinne Masur, an award-winning clinical psychologist specialising in grief and mourning, comes a necessary and impactful guide to understanding children''s grief from the inside and to guiding children through loss, from the death of a parent and other family members, to the loss of friends, pets and even the family home. Dr Masur describes how to understand, help and guide children at each age and stage of development and uses her own childhood experience with loss through empathetic yet clinically informed advice.When Dr Masur was fourteen years old, her father died. Like most children and teens facing loss, Masur didn''t know how to handle her grief, and she was never encouraged to acknowledge or share what she was feeling with her family, teachers or friends. Her experience of shock and e

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Book SynopsisDisorganized attachment, the most extreme form of insecure attachment, can develop in a child when the person who is normally meant to protect them is a source of danger. This usually leads to 'fear without solution' and the effects can be lasting and damaging.This book is a comprehensive and accessible text on disorganized attachment. It outlines what it is, how it can be identified and the key causes, including neurological, biochemical and genetic explanations. Factors that contribute to disorganized attachment are covered including unresolved loss and trauma, and the behaviour of caregivers. The authors also discuss evidence-based interventions to help families and carers as well as how to work with adults to prevent or minimize its occurrence. To root the theory in practice and to illustrate real-life examples of disorganized attachment case vignettes are included.With an authoritative research base, this accessible text will be invaluable to practitioners and academics in the fields of social care, psychology, counselling and allied health professions as well as undergraduate and postgraduate students.Trade ReviewThis accessible and informative book takes an up-to-date approach to the topic of disorganized attachment... The text has an authoritative research base and will be of use to social work and counselling/therapy professionals. -- The Journal of Analytical PsychologyShemmings and Shemmings cut to the crux of the child protection system... If the vision of practice featured in Understanding Disorganized Attachment is realized, social workers will have a research-based framework with which to assess and to assist parents and children most at risk of maltreatment. In turn, this knowledge could help raise social workers' confidence in their abilities, sense of efficacy in interventions and purpose in visits. -- Critical Social PolicyWhen I read a book, I put a sticky note on any page I find interesting and intend to refer to later. In this book of 240 pages, there were 55 stickies. I read it again. It is an easy to read, though academic, book and, in parts, is entertaining. It draws from a list of references and demonstrates not only how our knowledge has developed over the years, but where we might go in the future. The subject matter is crucial to anyone working with, and making decisions on behalf of, children and families... I would recommend this book to any childcare practitioner in health and social care and carers. -- Seen and HeardI was keen to review this book and have not been disappointed. It is a scholarly and practical work containing a wealth of valuable information and theoretically researched suggestions... the book in its entirety is one that should be required reading for training in anything connected with children's welfare, for health and particularly mental health professionals, and for teacher training. -- Counselling Children & Young PeopleThis book is written in a clear, accessible style, without over-simplifying some of the very complex ideas. It is scholarly and well-researched. It also provides helpful introductions to attachment theory, metallisation and recent developments in neuroscience. -- Children & Young People NowA well-written book that clearly, and in detail, describes the ethology, assessment, and components of effective treatment of disorganized attachment. The authors explain the main concepts of attachment theory with a remarkable clarity that is refreshing and insightful, drawing on historical and everyday examples to illustrate their points. It is clear, complete, and put into easily understandable terms. The [authors] have written a seminal work on disorganized attachment. -- Dr Arthur Becker-Weidman, Director, The Center for Family Development in Williamsville, New York, USAThis is a fabulous book. It provides a clear and coherent account of normal attachment systems in children and their parents, and an equally clear account of how the behaviours of parents affect the security of children's attachment. The authors are experienced real-world practitioners as well as researchers, and it shows. I hope and anticipate that this book will be read by all those working in child protection systems, especially family court judges and those who assess parents accused of maltreatment. -- Dr Gwen Adshead, Consultant Forensic Psychotherapist, Broadmoor Hospital, UKTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Dedication. Introduction. Part 1. Theoretical and Research Background. 1. What is Disorganized Attachment? 2. Key Pathways to Disorganized Attachment and its Consequences. 3. Identification and Assessment of Disorganized Attachment. 4. Neurological, Biochemical and Genetic Explanations. Part 2. Intervening Factors Leading to Disorganized Attachment. 5. Unresolved Loss and Trauma. 6. Mentalization and Reflective Function. 7. Specific Caregiver Behaviour (with David Wilkins). Part 3. Theory and Research into Practice. 8. What Produces Successful Interventions? (with David Phillips). 9. The Assessment of Disorganized Attachment and Maltreatment (ADAM) Project (with Tania Young). Concluding Comments. References. Subject Index. Author Index.

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Book Synopsis'There is no doubt a greater awareness now of the significance of twin loss than there was ten years ago. I think that this is largely due to a big increase in articles, radio and television programmes as well as the spread of the Network. The well-known researcher Nancy Segal in the USA has, through her many books, added knowledge to our understanding of twin relationships as well as twin loss. She believes the loss to be highly significant and queries whether for some lone twins it is greater even than that of the loss of a spouse (Segal 2000). Others have written autobiographical material about their loss (Jones 1987; Farmer 1988). In spite of this, there is still ignorance. At a recent book launch for the publication of a book about the loss of a twin through drug taking (Burton-Phillips 2007) someone in the field of education said to a few of us from the Network, that she did not see how a twin who lost their twin at birth could possibly be affected. She asked, 'How would the surviving twin know?' I asked her to imagine how she might feel if told during her childhood that she had been born a twin, but due to her taking all the food' during the pregnancy, her twin had not survived. I suggested that perhaps worse, she might have had her parents make it clear that they wished her twin had been the one to live. Less dramatically, she was asked how she might feel missing someone all her life who 'should have been there' to share it. This question was put by a lone twin who added that she had also had surviving twins born to the family to watch growing up as a pair, while she was without her twin sister. The educationist was honest and said she had never thought of those things before and then freely admitted our comments made her think again' - Joan Woodward, Author.

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Book SynopsisNurturing brain development in children through play.Trade Review"[A] must for anyone who works with children or young people. Therapists with an adult clientele will benefit from reading it too: our clients were all children once. . . . It can be used as a text book for teaching students of therapy and there is a section of hand-outs that could be copied and given out to students. . . . The vignettes are entertaining and we are shown how to put the theory into practice." -- Contemporary Psychotherapy"This is one of the most exciting and fascinating books on play therapy in recent years. Drawing on the groundbreaking work of two neuroscientists, Panksepp and Porges, Kestly explains in accessible language the neurobiology and healing power of play. Every play therapist, parent, and teacher will want to read this book." -- David A. Crenshaw, PhD, ABPP, RPT-S, Clinical Director, Children’s Home of Poughkeepsie; Co-Editor of Creative Arts and Play Therapy for Attachment Problems"The Interpersonal Neurobiology of Play should be required reading for all play therapists. It presents in a clear and understandable manner key neurobiology information needed by play therapists to correctly understand and treat the children they are working to help." -- Helen E. Benedict, PhD, Child Clinical Psychologist, Baylor University, Waco, Texas"In this beautifully written and highly accessible text, Theresa Kestly draws on her vast clinical experience and the latest research in neuroscience to articulate the critical role of play and relationships in children’s growth and healing. Dr. Kestly provides a clear explanation of the neurobiology behind play and play therapy, illustrating concepts meaningfully through personal case examples. This groundbreaking text is a must read for play therapists and anyone working with children. I could not put it down!" -- Sue C. Bratton, PhD, Professor & Director, Center for Play Therapy, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas

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Book SynopsisA collection of writings by leading developmental psychologist Patricia M Crittenden, highlighting her vast contribution to attachment theory and research. It includes her observation of compulsive A, coercive C, and combined A/C patterns; application of attachment theory to child maltreatment, parent and child mental illness, and criminality; and the Dynamic-Maturational Model (DMM) of Attachment and Adaptation.Includes an introduction to the Dynamic-Maturational Model of Attachment and Adaptation (DMM) and shows the history of that model. Contains an introduction and commentaries and published in conjunction with the International Association for the Study of Attachment (IASA).Trade Review'This volume contains a selection of the seminal works of Patricia Crittenden, one of the most creative and innovative thinkers in the history of attachment theory. Crittenden integrates the fields of developmental psychology and developmental psychopathology in her thought-provoking and insightful research on attachment in normal and atypical development. Her ground-breaking work on attachment and child maltreatment stimulated the field to embark on translational research to prevent attachment insecurity and to promote resilient functioning'- Dante Cicchetti, Ph.D., McKnight Presidential Chair, William Harris Professor and Professor of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota; 'Contains a selection of the seminal works of Patricia Crittenden, one of the most creative and innovative thinkers in the history of attachment theory': Professor Dante Cicchetti, Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota. 'A "must" for each trainer, therapist, researcher or student'- Professor Rodolfo de Bernart, President, IASA (from the Foreword).

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Book SynopsisEducational environments can present challenges for children with Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), who require different strategies than children with a more straightforward presentation of autism, and schools frequently find themselves struggling to meet their complex needs. In this guide PDA experts Ruth Fidler and Phil Christie outline effective strategies for supporting pupils with PDA in education settings.Including a useful overview of PDA, this book outlines the impact of this diagnostic profile on learning, and explains why Collaborative Approaches to Learning is such a successful method for supporting pupils with PDA. It shows how teaching professionals can get started with this approach, with advice for implementing key strategies to overcome common challenges. The book also includes information on creating PDA-friendly learning environments, helping pupils to develop long-term social and emotional resilience. With handy downloadable resources, valuable information on supporting the wellbeing of adults who work with children with PDA, this is an essential resource for teaching and support staff in mainstream and special education schools.Trade ReviewAs medical lead for ASD in Surrey, I witness first-hand the challenge that teachers face in responding to the needs of children with PDA symptoms. It's very clear that this book stems from the authors' unparalleled educational experience and I am excited about the good it is going to do. -- Dr Glòria Durà-Vilà, Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist, Surrey and Borders NHS Trust, author of ‘My Autism Book’ and ‘Me and my PDA’Table of Contents1. Towards an Understanding of PDA. 2. Implications for Teaching and Learning. 3. What are Collaborative Approaches to Learning. 4. Key Strategies. 5. Getting started. 6. Personalising the curriculum. 7. Encouraging social understanding and promoting emotional wellbeing. 8. Demonstrating progress. 9. Looking after yourself. Summary.

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Book SynopsisFamily relations are undergoing dramatic changes globally and locally. At the same time, certain features of family life endure. This popular book, now in a fully updated second edition, presents a comprehensive assessment of recent research on 'family', parenting, childhood and interpersonal ties. A Sociology of Family Life queries assumptions about a disintegration of 'the family' by revealing a remarkable persistence of commitment and reciprocity across cultures, within new as well as traditional family forms. Yet, while new kinds of intimate relationships such as 'friends as family' and LGBTQ+ intimacies become commonplace, such personal relationships can still be difficult to negotiate in the face of wider structural norms. With a focus on factors such as class, gender, race, ethnicity and sexuality, this new edition highlights inequalities that influence and curb families and personal life transnationally. Alongside substantial new material on cultural and digital transformations, the book features extensive updates on issues ranging from demography, migration, ageing and government policies to reproductive technologies, employment and care. With a global focus, and blending theory with real-life examples, this insightful and engaging book will remain indispensable to students across the social sciences.Trade Review‘[A] significant contribution to the field of family sociology and demography … an excellent resource for anyone teaching not only family sociology but more broadly population studies or social sciences. … I highly recommend reading this book and including it as recommended reading for students.’European Journal of Population‘This richly theoretical book draws on fascinating examples from across the globe to consider key debates on “family” in the modern world. Highly recommended.’Margaret K. Nelson, Middlebury College ‘An authoritative, wide-ranging and up-to-date overview of current social scientific understandings of family and personal relationships. Few contemporary texts on family provide the breadth and depth of analysis to be found here. It is required reading for students and teachers of family life today.’Brian Heaphy, University of Manchester ‘This nuanced book provides an indispensable guide to understanding the evolving relationships between global economies and intimacy.’Lynn Schofield Clark, University of DenverTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Traditional Approaches to the Family 2. Individualization, Intimacy and Family Life 3. Parenting Practices and Values 4. The Changing Nature of Childhood 5. Families and Ageing Societies 6. Globalization, Migration and Intimate Relations 7. Families, Fertility and Populations 8. Families and New Reproductive Technologies 9. New Directions: The Politics of Family, Intimacy and Personal Life

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Book SynopsisThe first volume to showcase science-based interventions that have been demonstrated effective in promoting attachment security, this is a vital reference and clinical guide for practitioners. With a major focus on strengthening caregiving relationships in early childhood, the Handbook also includes interventions for school-age children; at-risk adolescents; and couples, with an emphasis on father involvement in parenting. A consistent theme is working with children and parents who have been exposed to trauma and other adverse circumstances. Leading authorities describe how their respective approaches are informed by attachment theory and research, how sessions are structured and conducted, special techniques used (such as video feedback), the empirical evidence base for the approach, and training requirements. Many chapters include illustrative case material.Trade Review"Attachment theory has longstanding roots in clinical intervention, which are deepened and extended with this remarkable volume. In well-written profiles of 21 attachment-based interventions, readers are introduced to the conceptual foundations, therapeutic strategies, training procedures, and outcome evaluations of some of the foremost clinical applications of attachment theory. This is an essential resource for clinicians, researchers, and students interested in parent–child attachment, relationship-based interventions, and early mental health. I learned a lot from it."--Ross A. Thompson, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Psychology, University of California, Davis "Howard Steele and Miriam Steele have made a unique contribution to the field of attachment with their emphasis on intervention approaches that make a difference. The volume improves the reader's understanding of ways to help repair attachment problems using interventions grounded in strong theory and empirical research. The editors' careful work has resulted in a comprehensive review that will enhance clinical understanding of evidence-based practice in this area. This book will be of great interest to clinicians and researchers alike, as well as graduate students studying both clinical and research approaches to attachment."--Joy D. Osofsky, PhD, Paul J. Ramsay Chair, Departments of Pediatrics and Psychiatry, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center "Unique, much needed, and valuable. Howard and Miriam Steele have gathered in one place, from around the globe, the most prominent evidence-based intervention programs across the life cycle that build on attachment theory. Key contributors to the respective approaches succinctly summarize their theoretical foundations, the pragmatics of intervention, research support, and issues in dissemination. This is the essential guidebook for students and professionals who want to develop a better understanding of these models, and a surefire classroom text for courses related to attachment or early intervention."--Jay Lebow, PhD, ABPP, LMFT, Senior Scholar and Clinical Professor, The Family Institute at Northwestern University "An extremely valuable handbook for both attachment novices and experts. This book provides an overview of the rich variety of attachment-based interventions, including specific information about their theoretical, methodological, and empirical bases, all in one volume. Clinical practitioners can search for the programs that are best tailored to the needs of the children, adolescents, or even adults that they treat."--Gottfried Spangler, PhD, Department of Psychology, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany "This volume offers a thoughtful and thorough presentation of attachment-inspired and attachment-derived interventions across a range of ages, from infancy to adulthood. The editors have done a superb job and have made an important contribution to the legacy of Bowlby and Ainsworth."--Charles H. Zeanah, Jr., MD, Mary Peters Sellars-Polchow Chair in Psychiatry and Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Tulane University School of Medicine -This book will be an excellent addition to the libraries of clinicians who treat children and families. It does a good job of describing 21 different attachment-based interventions and combines the theory of John Bowlby with practical ideas to increase attachment security, especially with victims of trauma. These interventions can be used from infancy through older adolescence.--Doody's Review Service, 2/9/2018Table of Contents1. Video-Feedback Intervention to Promote Positive Parenting and Sensitive Discipline: Development and Meta-Analytic Evidence for Its Effectiveness, Femmie Juffer, Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg, & Marinus H. van IJzendoorn 2. Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, Mary Dozier, Kristin Bernard, & Caroline K. P. Roben 3. The Circle of Security Intervention: Design, Research, and Implementation, Susan S. Woodhouse, Bert Powell, Glen Cooper, Kent Hoffman, & Jude Cassidy 4. The Nurse–Family Partnership: Theoretical and Empirical Foundations, Nancy S. Donelan-McCall & David L. Olds 5. Steps Toward Effective, Enjoyable Parenting: Lessons from 30 Years of Implementation, Adaptation, and Evaluation, Gerhard J. Suess, Martha Farrell Erickson, Byron Egeland, Hermann Scheuerer-Englisch, & Hans-Peter Hartmann 6. The UCLA Family Development Project: Promoting Healthy Relationships from Within, Jessica L. Borelli, David Kyle Bond, Karen Dudley, Victoria Ponce, & Catherine Mogil 7. Minding the Baby: Complex Trauma and Attachment-Based Home Intervention, Arietta Slade, Tanika Eaves Simpson, Denise Webb, Jessica Gorkin Albertson, Lois S. Sadler, & Nancy Close 8. New Beginnings: A Time-Limited Group Intervention for High-Risk Infants and Mothers, Tessa Baradon, Michelle Sleed, Rebecca Atkins, Chloe Campbell, Abel Fagin, Rachel van Schaick, & Peter Fonagy 9. Group Attachment-Based Intervention: A Multifamily Trauma-Informed Intervention, Howard Steele, Miriam Steele, Karen Bonuck, Paul Meissner, & Anne Murphy 10. CAPEDP Attachment: An Early Home-Based Intervention Targeting Multirisk Families, Susana Tereno, Nicole Guédeney, Tim Greacen, Antoine Guédeney, & the CAPEDP Study Group 11. Mom2Mom: An Attachment-Based Home-Visiting Program for Mothers of Young Infants, Marsha Kaitz in collaboration with Miriam Chriki, Naomi Tessler, Judith Levy, & Sara Burstin 12. Video-Feedback Intervention for Parents of Infants at High Risk of Developing Autism, Jonathan Green 13. Child–Parent Psychotherapy: Theoretical Bases, Clinical Applications, and Empirical Support, Sheree L. Toth, Louisa Michl-Petzing, Danielle Guild, & Alicia F. Lieberman 14. The Attachment Video-Feedback Intervention Program: Development and Validation, Ellen Moss, George M. Tarabulsy, Karine Dubois-Comtois, Chantal Cyr, Annie Bernier, & Diane St-Laurent 15. B.A.S.E.—Babywatching: An Attachment-Based Program to Promote Sensitivity and Empathy, and Counter Fear and Aggression, Karl Heinz Brisch & Jeannette Hollerbach 16. Creating a Peaceful School Learning Environment: Attachment and Mentalization Efforts to Promote Creative Learning in Kindergarten through Fifth-Grade Elementary School Students with Broad Extension to All Grades and Some Organizations, Stuart W. Twemlow, Peter Fonagy, Chloe Campbell, & Frank C. Sacco 17. Connect: An Attachment-Based Program for Parents of Teens, Marlene M. Moretti, Dave S. Pasalich, & Katherine A. O’Donnell 18. Attachment-Based Family Therapy for Adolescent Depression and Suicide Risk, E. Stephanie Krauthamer Ewing, Suzanne A. Levy, Syreeta A. Scott, & Guy S. Diamond 19. Mentalization-Based Therapy for Adolescents: Managing Storms in Youth Presenting with Self-Harm and Suicidal States, Trudie Rossouw 20. Promoting Responsiveness, Emotion Regulation, and Attachment in Young Mothers and Infants: An Implementation of Video Intervention Therapy and Psychological Support, Cristina Riva Crugnola, Elena Ierardi, Alessandro Albizzati, & George Downing 21. Supporting Father Involvement: A Father-Inclusive Couples Group Approach to Parenting Interventions, Philip A. Cowan, Carolyn Pape Cowan, Marsha Kline Pruett, & Kyle Pruett Author Index Subject Index

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Book SynopsisProfessor Robert Plomin, the world's leading geneticist, said in 2014 of his search for genes that explain differences in our psychology: I have been looking for these genes for fifteen years. I don't have any'.Using a mixture of famous and ordinary people, Oliver James drills deep down into the childhood causes of our individuality, revealing why our upbringing, not our genes, plays such an important role in our wellbeing and success. The implications are huge: as adults we can change, we can clutch our fates from predetermined destiny, as parents we can radically alter the trajectory of our childrens' lives, and as a society we could largely eradicate criminality and poverty.Not in Your Genes will not only change the way you think about yourself and the people around you, but give you the fuel to change your personality and your life for the better.Trade ReviewRadical but full of hope ... we really can choose our mental health and that of our children * Steve Biddulph, bestselling author of Raising Boys *the nation's shrink * The Times *James is charting the new frontiers in psychology * Guardian *

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"The Clinical Guide to Assessment and Treatment of Childhood Learning and Attention Problems is a timely addition to the existing body of works on assessment and treatment recommendations for such issues. Unlike many of the previously available books on learning and attention problems, this book appropriately offers specific guidance about conducting assessments and treatment interventions for both diagnoses. This integrated approach is so fitting as these problems are commonly co-occurring pediatric disorders. The editor, Martel, provides a critical analysis of the academic and clinical treatment interventions. Each academic and clinical intervention has a respective chapter that offers in-depth descriptions of that given method. More widely known interventions are contrasted with newer, relatively obscure techniques. Especially to be appreciated is coverage of more novel neurotherapeutic interventions including repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)." --Lucia J. Stubbs, PhD, Licensed PsychologistTable of ContentsPart 1: Assessment Guidelines 1. Assessment and Diagnosis of Learning Disorders 2. Assessment and Diagnosis of ADHD 3. Assessment of Comorbid Learning and Attention Problems Part 2: Recommendations for Intervention and Treatment 4. Response to Intervention 5. Educational Therapy 6. Academic Accommodations and Modifications 7. Behavioral Parent Training 8. Executive Function Training 9. Tying It All Together

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"This book addresses a long standing and serious gap in the literature, including two extremely powerful and attractive assessment tools, together into one volume. The chapters keep their tight focus nicely, and the disciplined situating of the issues into scientific methodology is a positive feature of the text. Staying focused on the boundaries of the approach without digression makes this book very compelling and informative. Overall, the coverage and integration of the literature on psychopathy, the PCL-R, PAI and Rorschach makes the addition of Understanding Female Offenders to one’s library quite worthwhile." --Marvin W. Acklin, PhD, ABPP, ABFP, ABAP, Board-certified Clinical, Assessment & Forensic Psychologist "Understanding Female Offenders: Psychopathy, Criminal Behavior, Assessment, and Treatment is a masterful and up-to-date review of the literature. Historical review and contextualization of concepts and assessment instruments are extremely helpful and set the stage for the strong analysis that follows. The authors are leaders in the field of psychological assessment, and their extensive knowledge is reflected in the care and detail of the conceptual theories and analysis developed in this book and its foundational research." --Giselle Hass, PsyD, ABAP, Clinical and Forensic Psychologist "Understanding Female Offenders: Psychopathy, Criminal Behavior, Assessment, and Treatment makes an important contribution to the field. Clinicians who work with female psychopaths will want to consult this text for practical advice about bias and about managing the emotional demands of this work. The case studies offer vivid illustrations that are supported by extensive tables of test data which can readily be applied." --Kari Carstairs, PsyD, ABAP, Clinical psychologist "Understanding Female Offenders: Psychopathy, Criminal Behavior, Assessment, and Treatment is a landmark book that fills an important gap in the female offender literature and provides clinicians and researcher with a long awaited guide to better understand and deal with these complex, often mispresented and misunderstood women." --Peder Christian Bryhn Nørbech, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Clinic of Prison Psychiatric Services, Oslo University Hospital, NorwayTable of Contents1. IntroductionCarl B. Gacono2. Understanding Bias in Diagnosing, Assessing, and Treating Female OffendersTed B. Cunliffe, Carl B. Gacono and Jason M. Smith3. Understanding Antisocial and Psychopathic WomenJason M. Smith, Carl B. Gacono and Ted B. Cunliffe4. The Psychological Assessment of Female OffendersCarl B. Gacono and Jason M. Smith5. Female Sex Offenders: Where Angels Continue to Fear to TreadJason M. Smith and Carl B. Gacono6. The Treatment and Management of Female OffendersJason M. Smith, Carl B. Gacono and Ted B. CunliffeEpilogueCarl B. GaconoAppendix A: The Clinical and Forensic Interview Schedule for the PCL-R: Adapted for Women Ted B. Cunliffe, Carl B. Gacono and Jason M. SmithAppendix B: Descriptions of Eight Select Psychopathic Traits Evident in Women Ted B. Cunliffe, Carl B. Gacono and Jason M. Smith

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Book SynopsisLene Arnett Jense n is Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts. She received her Ph.D. in developmental psychology in 1994 from the University of Chicago, and did a one-year postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California Berkeley. Prior to coming to Clark University, she taught at the University of Missouri and Catholic University of America.She aims through scholarship and professional collaboration to move the discipline of psychology toward understanding development both in terms of what is universal and what is cultural. She terms this a cultural-developmental approach. Her research addresses moral development and cultural identity formation. Together with her students, she has conducted research in countries such as Denmark, India, Thailand, Turkey, and the United States. Her publications include New Horizons in Developmental Theory and Research (2005, with Reed Larson, Table of ContentsTable of Contents Child Development Worldwide: Who, How, and Why 1.1 A Worldwide Profile of Humanity Today 1.2 Humans: The Cultural and Global Species 1.3 The Field of Child Development: Emergence and Expansion 1.4 How We Study Child Development 1.5 Why We Study Child Development Worldwide CULTURAL FOCUS: Niger and the Netherlands: An Up-Close Look at the Demographic Divide EDUCATION FOCUS: Falling Behind? College Graduation in the United States RESEARCH FOCUS: Darwin’s Diary: A Case Study Genetics and Prenatal Development 2.1 Genetic Basics 2.2 Genes and the Environment 2.3 Genes and Individual Development 2.4 Prenatal Development 2.5 Prenatal Brain Development 2.6 Prenatal Care 2.7 Pregnancy Problems CULTURAL FOCUS: Pregnancy and Prenatal Care Across Cultures EDUCATION FOCUS: Biology, Sexism, and Educational Exclusion RESEARCH FOCUS: Adopted Twin Studies: The Story of Oskar and Jack Birth and the Newborn Child 3.1 The Stages of Birth 3.2 Birth Across Times and Places 3.3 The Neonate’s Health 3.4 The Neonate’s Physical and Perceptual Functioning 3.5 Caring for the Neonate: Is Breast Best? 3.6 Social and Emotional Aspects of Care for the Neonate and Mother CULTURAL FOCUS: Breast-Feeding Practices Across Cultures EDUCATION FOCUS: Getting a Better Start in Life: Improving the First Learning Environment RESEARCH FOCUS: Breast-Feeding Benefits: Separating Correlation and Causation Physical Development and Health 4.1 Bodily Growth and Change 4.2 Motor Development and Physical Functioning 4.3 Health and Sleep 4.4 Health and Nutrition 4.5 Preventing Mortality: Diseases and Injuries CULTURAL FOCUS: Is Contemporary American Culture Setting off a Genetic Tripwire for Obesity? EDUCATION FOCUS: Physical Education: A Brain Tonic for Children RESEARCH FOCUS: Graduated Driver Licensing Cognition: Stages, Processes, and Social Learning 5.1 Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development 5.2 Post-Piagetian Approaches to Cognitive Development 5.3 Information-Processing Approaches 5.4 Social Cognition 5.5 Sociocultural Theories of Cognitive Development CULTURAL FOCUS: Object Permanence Across Cultures EDUCATION FOCUS: Bringing Theories of Cognitive Development into the Classroom RESEARCH FOCUS: Spontaneous Response Tasks and Theory of Mind Learning Languages 6.1 Languages in Today’s World 6.2 Evolutionary and Biological Bases of Language 6.3 Theories of Language Development 6.4 First Sounds and Words 6.5 From First Words to Cultural Competence 6.6 Multilingualism CULTURAL FOCUS: Cultural Views on Speaking to Infants and Toddlers EDUCATION FOCUS: Early Multilingual Education Across Contexts RESEARCH FOCUS: Observing Everyday Storytelling Emotions, Self, and Identity 7.1 Temperament: Individual Differences in Emotion and Self-Regulation 7.2 Emotions 7.3 Self-Conceptualization 7.4 Self-Esteem 7.5 Identity CULTURAL FOCUS: The Features of Emerging Adulthood EDUCATION FOCUS: Praise, Motivation, and Academic Achievement RESEARCH FOCUS: Measuring Temperament Gender: Biology, Socialization, and Cultural Change 8.1 Development of a Gendered Self 8.2 Gender in Traditional Cultures 8.3 Gender Comparisons in Developed Countries 8.4 Reasons for Gender Differences: Theories and Research 8.5 Beyond the Binary 8.6 Globalization and the Future of Gender CULTURAL FOCUS: Gender Among Latinas EDUCATION FOCUS: Gender in the Preschool and Primary School Classroom RESEARCH FOCUS: Meta-Analyses of Gender Differences Family Relationships: Foundations and Variations 9.1 The First Social Relationship: Two Theories 9.2 Attachment to Parents 9.3 The Parent-Child Relationship 9.4 Problems in the Parent-Child Relationship 9.5 Siblings and Grandparents 9.6 Changing Families CULTURAL FOCUS: Stranger Anxiety Across Cultures EDUCATION FOCUS: Enhancing Attachment in Child Welfare Institutions RESEARCH FOCUS: Early Child Care and Its Consequences Peers, Friends, and Romantic Partners 10.1 Social Contexts Beyond the Family: Two Theories 10.2 Play with Peers and Friends 10.3 Peers 10.4 Friends 10.5 Problem Behaviors Among Friends 10.6 Romantic Partners CULTURAL FOCUS: Friendship and Play in Middle Childhood Across Cultures EDUCATION FOCUS: School Intervention Programs for Rejected Children RESEARCH FOCUS: Shyness in China and Canada: Cultural Interpretations School and Work: Developing Cultural Skills 11.1 Preschool 11.2 From Primary Education to Tertiary Education 11.3 School and Other Contexts 11.4 Intelligence Tests and School Readiness 11.5 Work CULTURAL FOCUS: Primary School Across Cultures EDUCATION FOCUS: School Climate RESEARCH FOCUS: The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children: Creating a Measurement Media: Uses, Risks, and Benefits 12.1 Media Prevalence 12.2 Media and Other Contexts of Socialization 12.3 Theories of Media Influence 12.4 Uses of Media 12.5 Risks of Media 12.6 Benefits of Media 12.7 Globalization and Media CULTURAL FOCUS: “Teenagers” in Kathmandu, Nepal EDUCATION FOCUS: Panwapa: An International Multimedia Educational Program RESEARCH FOCUS: Ethiopian Children Receive Laptops Meaning Systems: Moral, Religious, and Civic Development 13.1 Moral Development: Emotions and Socialization 13.2 Moral Development: Reasoning and Identity 13.3 Religious and Spiritual Development 13.4 Civic Development 13.5 Political Conflict and Extremism 13.6 Values in Today’s and Tomorrow’s World CULTURAL FOCUS: Religion in the Lives of African American Adolescents EDUCATION FOCUS: Schools as Civic Institutions RESEARCH FOCUS: Beyond Deficiency: Civic Development in Immigrant Youth

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Book SynopsisIf teachers want to educate deaf learners effectively, they have to apply evidence-informed methods and didactics with the needs of individual deaf students in mind. Education in general -- and education for deaf learners in particular -- is situated in broader societal contexts, where what works within the Western world may be quite different from what works beyond the Western world. By exploring practice-based and research-based evidence about deaf education in countries that largely have been left out of the international discussion thus far, this volume encourages more researchers in more countries to continue investigating the learning environment of deaf learners, based on the premise of leaving no one behind. Featuring chapters centering on 19 countries, from Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Central and Eastern Europe, the volume offers a picture of deaf education from the perspectives of local scholars and teachers who demonstrate best practices and challenges within their respective regional contexts. This volume addresses the notion of learning through the exchange of knowledge; outlines the commonalities and differences between practices and policies in educating deaf and hard-of-hearing learners; and looks ahead to the prospects for the future development of deaf education research in the context of recently adopted international legal frameworks. Stimulating academic exchange regionally and globally among scholars and teachers who are fascinated by and invested in deaf education, this volume strengthens the foundation for further improvement of education for deaf children all around the world.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Deaf Education Beyond the Western World: An Introduction Harry Knoors, Maria Brons, and Marc Marschark Chapter 2. Contemporary Practices in Deaf Education in Nigeria Julius Abiola Ademokoya Chapter 3. The Evolution of Deaf Education in Namibia Beausetha J. Bruwer and Pamela J. February Chapter 4. Deaf Education in Ghana Alexander Mills Oppong and Daniel Fobi Chapter 5. Practices and Challenges in Deaf Education in Kenya Peter Oracha Adoyo and Everline Nyokabi Maina Chapter 6. Deaf Education in Ethiopia Tadesse Abera Tedla Chapter 7. The State of Educating Deaf and Hard of Hearing Learners in Inclusive Classrooms in Tanzania Bernadette Namirembe Chapter 8. Discourses in Deaf Education Policies in Zimbabwe Martin Musengi Chapter 9. Educational Challenges for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children in Morocco Abdelhadi Soudi and Corinne Vinopol Chapter 10. Deaf Education in Jordan: Current Situation, Obstacles, and Future Aspirations Eman Al-Zboon Chapter 11. Education and Services for Deaf People in Viet Nam Nguyen Thi Hoa and James Woodward Chapter 12. 'Free But Not Fair': A Critical Review of Access to Equal Education to Deaf Children in Sri Lanka Shyamani Hettiarachchi, M. Dumini K. de Silva, Thilanka Wijesinghe, Brayan Susantha, Geshani Amila, Pubhoda Sarani, and Mohamed Rasak Chapter 13. Deaf Education in Taiwan: History, Policies, Practices and Outcomes Chun Jung Liu, Hsiu Tan Liu, and Jean F. Andrews Chapter 14. Deaf Education: A Bird's Eye View of India Kalyani Mandke and Prerna Chandekar Chapter 15. Deaf Education and The Use of Sign Language in China Dingqian Gu, Ying Liu, and Xirong He Chapter 16. Best Practices and Challenges of Deaf Education in Mexico Mercedes Obregón Rodríguez and Maribel Valero Weeke Chapter 17. When Inclusion Jeopardizes the Learning Opportunities of Deaf Students: The Case of Chile María Rosa Lissi, Christian Sebastián, Martín Vergara, and Cristián Iturriaga Chapter 18. Deaf Education in Brazil: Contexts, Challenges, and Perspectives Cátia de Azevedo Fronza, Lodenir Becker Karnopp, and Marjon Tammenga-Helmantel Chapter 19. Deaf Education in Croatia: Challenges and Perspectives Iva Hrastinski Chapter 20. More Alike than Different: Educational and Social Aspirations and Paths to Successful Adulthood of Polish Deaf and Hard of Hearing Adolescents Ewa Domagala-Zysk Chapter 21. Deaf Education Beyond the Western World: Knowledge Exchange, Good Practices, and Challenges Maria Brons, Harry Knoors, and Marc Marschark

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Book SynopsisNurturing Our Humanity offers a new perspective on our personal and social options in today''s world, showing how we can build societies that support our great human capacities for consciousness, caring, and creativity. It brings together findings--largely overlooked--from the natural and social sciences debunking the popular idea that we are hard-wired for selfishness, war, rape, and greed. Its groundbreaking new approach reveals connections between disturbing trends like climate change denial and regressions to strongman rule. Moving past right vs. left, religious vs. secular, Eastern vs. Western, and other familiar categories that do not include our formative parent-child and gender relations, it looks at where societies fall on the partnership-domination scale. On one end is the domination system that ranks man over man, man over woman, race over race, and man over nature. On the other end is the more peaceful, egalitarian, gender-balanced, and sustainable partnership system. Nurturing Our Humanity explores how behaviors, values, and socio-economic institutions develop differently in these two environments, documents how this impacts nothing less than how our brains develop, examines cultures from this new perspective (including societies that for millennia oriented toward partnership), and proposes actions supporting the contemporary movement in this more life-sustaining and enhancing direction. It shows how through today''s ever more fearful, frenzied, and greed-driven technologies of destruction and exploitation, the domination system may lead us to an evolutionary dead end. A more equitable and sustainable way of life is biologically possible and culturally attainable: we can change our course.Trade ReviewNurturing our Humanity upends the very core of our notion that humanity is, at heart, violent and greedy. Human nature holds just as much potential for caring and partnership as war and domination. Knowing that changes everything. * Abigail Disney, President & CEO, Fork Films, director/creator of Pray the Devil Back to Hell and the PBS series Women, War, & Peace *In a world that feels ever more dangerous, divided, and out of balance, Nurturing Our Humanity outlines the roadmap for how we raise a healthier generation of children and move away from a punitive and domination based society to a world that leads with partnership-where empathy, care, and community are valued above all, and each can fulfill our full human potential. * Jennifer Siebel Newsom, First Partner of California, Filmmaker, Miss Representation, The Mask you Live In, The Great American Lie *This is the book for our time! Eisler and Fry have put their minds and hearts together to provide an integrative vision of how humanity's cooperative nature can be nurtured and supported... Everyone should read this book... so together we can re-envision our future! * Darcia Narvaez, Professor of Psychology, University of Notre Dame *This fearless, beautiful, and very timely book is a radical reminder that humanity's truest nature is oriented toward love, partnership, gender equality, and peace. It is essential and transformative reading for every policymaker, philanthropist, activist, and change-maker interested in a more just, balanced, and peaceful world. * Jennifer Buffett, Co-President, NoVo Foundation *This path-breaking book goes beyond the conventional divides hurting today's civilizations. It is essential that the virtues of partnership get stronger and the vices of domination are controlled. * Ernst von Weizsäcker, Honorary President, Club of Rome *Nurturing Our Humanity explores the capacity for human happiness and its relationship to the development of sustainable cultures at a political and environmental point in history when we need it themost. * James McClintock, Author, Lost Antarctica *Eisler and Fry show how we lived without war thousands of years ago, and how we can do so again. This groundbreaking book should be required reading for all world leaders and decision makers. * Sarah Parcak, Author, Archaeology from Space *The central message of this hugely important and widely referenced book could not be more timely...I urge you to read this seminal cultural contribution for yourselves. * David Lorimer, Paradigm Explorer *What does it mean to be human? And how can we construct a sustainable world where we might all flourish? This book addresses these universal questions at our particular historical moment of anxiety and uncertainty about the future, offering a counter-narrative to the outburst of dystopias over the past few decades...it makes a persuasive case for adopting a new narrative about human beings and human possibilities. It contains a message of hope for the future, a future which is dependent on the choices we make now. * Coral Ann Howells, Professor Emerita of English and Canadian Literature, University of Reading, Le Simplegadi *Table of ContentsChapter One: Our Story Chapter Two: Evolution, Ideology, and Human Nature Chapter Three: Love, the Brain, and Becoming Human Chapter Four: The Biology of Experience Chapter Five: The Benefits of Partnership and the Costs of Domination Chapter Six: Two Alternative Social Possibilities Chapter Seven: The Original Partnership Societies Chapter Eight: Contracting or Expanding Consciousness Chapter Nine: Touch, Intimacy, and Sexuality in Partnership and Domination Environments Chapter Ten: Love, Violence, and Socialization in Partnership and Domination Environments Chapter Eleven: The Real Culture Wars Chapter Twelve: A New Beginning Notes Bibliography Acknowledgments Index

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Book SynopsisConditioned taste aversion is arguably the most important learning process that humans and animals possess because it prevents the repeated self-administration of toxic food. It has not only profoundly influenced the content and direction of learning theory, but also has important human nutritional and clinical significance. In addition to its direct relevance to food selection, dietary habits, and eating disorders, it is significant for certain clinical populations that develop it as a consequence of their treatment. The study of conditioned taste aversions has invigorated new theory and research on drug conditioning and addictions, as well as on conditioned immunity. There has also been a substantial amount of recent research exploring the neural substrates of conditioned taste aversion--its neuroanatomy, pharmacology, and role in the molecular and cellular basis of plasticity. This book provides a definitive perspective on the current state of research, theory, and clinical applicatTrade ReviewThe science on conditioned taste aversion in this book is detailed and expansive...[W] orthwhile for those readers enthralled with the topic and interested in animal research. * Doody's Health Sciences Review *Table of ContentsForward Michael Domjan ; Section 1: Introduction and Historical Significance ; 1. Introduction Steve Reilly and Todd R. Schachtman ; 2. The Origins of Conditioned Taste Aversion Learning: An Historical Analysis Kevin B. Freeman and Anthony L. Riley ; Section II: Behavioral Processes ; 3. Conditioned Taste Aversion and Latent Inhibition: A Review Robert E. Lubow ; 4. Preexposure to the US in Nausea-Based Aversion Learning Geoffrey Hall ; 5. Drug-induced Suppression of CS intake: Reward, Aversion, and Addiction Patricia Sue Grigson, Robert C. Twining, Christopher S. Freet, Robert A. Wheeler, and Rastafa I. Geddes ; 6. Conditioned Disgust, but Not Conditioned Taste Avoidance, May Reflect Conditioned Nausea in Rats Linda A. Parker, Cheryl L. Limebeer, and Shadna A. Rana ; 7. Memory Phenomena and CTA Susanne M. Meehan and David C. Riccio ; 8. Postconditioning Event Manipulations on Processing of the Target CS in CTA Todd R. Schachtman, Ashley Ramsey, and Oskar Pineno ; 9. Conditioned Taste Aversion Based on Running or Swimming Robert A. Boakes and Sadahiko Nakajima ; 10. Mechanisms of Overshadowing and Potentiation in Flavor-Aversion Conditioning W. Robert Batsell, Jr. and Gayla Y. Paschall ; 11. Representation-Mediated Food Aversions Peter C. Holland and Daniel S. Wheeler ; 12. Strain Differences in Taste Aversion Learning: Implications for Animal Models of Drug Abuse Anthony L. Riley, Catherine M. Davis, and Peter G. Roma ; 13. Taste, Disgust and Value: Taste Aversion Learning and Outcome Encoding in Instrumental Conditioning Bernard W. Balleine ; 14. Conditioned Taste Aversion Across the Lifespan from Prenascence to Senescence James R. Misanin, Matthew J. Anderson, and Charles F. Hinderliter ; Section III: Neural Analysis and Physiological Mechanisms ; 15. Central Gustatory System Lesions and Conditioned Taste Aversion Steve Reilly ; 16. Mapping Conditioned Taste Aversion Associations through Patterns of cFos Expression Ilene L. Bernstein, Emily E. Wilkins, and Sabiha K. Barot ; 17. Molecular Mechanisms of Taste Learning in the Insular Cortex and Amygdala Liza Barki-Harrington, Katya Belelovsky, Guy Doron, and Kobi Rosenblum ; 18. Hormonal Modulation of Conditioned Taste Avoidance: The Role of Estradiol Kathleen C. Chambers and Houri Hintiryan ; 19. Genetic Influences on Conditioned Taste Aversion Christopher L. Cunningham, Christina M. Gremel, and Peter A. Groblewski ; 20. Conditioned Taste Aversion Induced by Exposure to High Strength Static Magnetic Fields Thomas A. Houpt and James C. Smith ; Section IV: Clinical Application of Research and Target Populations ; 21. Chemical Aversion Treatment of Alcoholism Sam Revusky ; 22. Taste-Immune Associative Learning Gustavo Pacheco-Lopez, Harald Engler, Maj-Britt Niemi, and Manfred Schedlowski ; 23. Taste Aversions in Pregnancy Tracy M. Bayley , Louise Dye, and Andrew J. Hill ; 24. Role of Conditioned Taste Aversion on the Side Effects of Chemotherapy in Cancer Patients Giuseppe Scalera and Mario Bavieri

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Book SynopsisSocial settings have enormous power to promote or hinder positive youth development. Researchers and practitioners know a great deal about features of schools and programs for youth that affect development, but much less about how to transform settings to bring about these desirable features. This book shows how to harness the power of settings. It shifts the debate from simply enhancing youth outcomes at the individual level to improving the settings of youths'' daily lives. The book offers researchers and practitioners blueprints for creating and changing influential settings including classrooms, schools, universities, out-of-school time programs, ethnic systems of supplementary education, and other community-based programs. Leading scholars in psychology, education, human development, sociology, anthropology, economics, law, and public policy discuss a wide array of social change strategies, and describe how to measure key features of settings as a target and guide for change. The authors also demonstrate how larger social structures - such as school districts, community coalitions, community data resources - can support change. Many of the chapters describe ways to make settings work for all youth, including those marginalized by reason of race, ethnicity, social class, or sexual orientation. Toward Positive Youth Development will guide researchers, educators, administrators and policy makers to improve schools and youth programs for all of America''s youth.Trade ReviewThe 2010 recipient of the Social Policy Edited Book Award as awarded by The Society for Research on Adolescence! "...a collection of well-written, inspiring scholarly contributions which build an evidence base for setting-level interventions to improve youth outcomes. While focused on macro level change (settings), the book maintains an awareness of micro level goals (positive youth outcomes). This unique, integrated focus should be of interest to a wide range of practitioners, researchers, funders, and policy makers--those dedicated to improving the lives of youth and those interested in organizational development and change."--Journal of Sociology & Social WelfareTable of ContentsPART 1: CHANGING CLASSROOMS; PART 2: CHANGING SCHOOLS; PART 3: CHANGING COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS; PART 4: CHANGING LARGER SOCIAL STRUCTURES; PART 5. CROSS-CUTTING THEMES: STRATEGIES FOR MEASUREMENT AND INTERVENTION

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Book SynopsisThis guide is designed to be used by adolescents in conjunction with treatment for panic disorder and agrophobia. It contains easy-to-understand explanations and forms for the patient as they receive treatment from their therapist.Panic disorder often first appears in adolescence, making effective treatment for this age group important. The program covered in this resource was developed at the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders at Boston University and targets patients ages 12-17. It features sessions to be delivered over an 11-week period. Through these sessions, adolescents learn about the nature of panic and anxiety and how to challenge their panic thoughts. Additionally, it covers exposure sessions, which will help them face their fears and stop avoiding situations that cause heightened anxiety.

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Book SynopsisGetting Your Child Back to School is intended for parents grappling with school attendance problems at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. Covering a wide variety of attendance problems and special circumstances, the book offers practical, step-by-step strategies parents can easily learn and implement themselves.Trade Review"The information and strategies presented in this book are rich in providing parents with answers to many of their 'why' and 'how' questions. Parents will come away understanding the nature of their child's school refusal problem, the factors contributing to the problem, and effective strategies for returning their child to school in a positive and productive manner." -- Anne Marie Albano, PhD, ABPP, Director, Columbia University Clinic for Anxiety and Related Disorders "Using his research background as well as his years of clinical experience, Dr. Kearney describes the variety of reasons that drive school refusal behavior in youth and then provides clear and effective solutions for each type of problem. Parents struggling mightily to get their child to go to and stay in school will welcome Dr. Kearney's sage advice." -- Patricia M. DiBartolo, PhD, Caroline L. Wall, '27 Professor of Psychology, Smith College "Written by one of the leading experts in this area, this book is a mustread for parents of children who are reluctant or refuse to attend school." --Cynthia G. Last, PhD, author of Help for Worried KidsTable of Contents1. What is School Refusal Behavior? 2. Different Types of School Refusal Behavior? 3. Children who Refuse School to Avoid General Distress 4. Children who Refuse School for Attention 5. Children who Refuse School to do More Fun Things Outside of School 6. Prevention and Special Circumstances

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Book SynopsisScreen time. Daycare. Praise. Sleep training. Spanking and time-outs. Helicopter versus old school parenting. There are a lot of questions facing parents of young children but consistent and reliable science-based answers can be hard to find. Parenting Made Complicated, written by child psychiatrist Dr. David Rettew, tackles many of the biggest controversies facing new parents today and examines the science behind these issues with writing that is lively, personal, non-preachy, and even funny. This book doesn''t assume that the correct answer for each parenting dilemma is the same for each child. Instead it describes how different approaches may be required based on a child''s unique temperament or other important factors. Practical, informed, and entertaining, Parenting Made Complicated is a complete resource for parents and professionals alike who are looking for dependable information about today''s parenting controversies.Trade ReviewDr. Rettew does not offer hyped shortcuts. He tells it like it is: parenting is indeed complicated business. As a parent, scientist, and gifted writer, his volume provides much needed direction to the imperfect parents trying their hardest that we all are. * Dr. Andrés Martin, former editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry *Part scientist, part physician, part artist, and all parent — Dr. Rettew has given us a generous gift. Thoughtful, insightful, and eminently readable, Parenting Made Complicated will educate and delight moms and dads as they wade through the all too often murky waters of parenthood. * Jess Shatkin, author of Born to Be Wild *Table of ContentsPart 1: General Principles 1. It Depends Unpacking the Most Boring Answer in Science 2. Child Temperment A Primer on Personality Differences in Children 3. Tiger/Attatchment/Helicopter Parenting Searching for Truth Among the Books and the Blogs Part 2: Infancy 4. Pick Them Up or Let Them Cry (For a While)? The Passionate Debate over Sleep Training 5. Working Making Peace with the Childcare Wars 6. Got Milk? The Case for Breastfeeding Leading to Smarter and Happier Kids 7. Blue, Pink or Yellow? How Parents Can Affect Gender Development Part 3. Toddlers and Preschoolers 8. Yucky Finding Solutions for Picky Eaters 9. For the Sake of the Kids Considerations on Separation and Divorce 10. Sparing the Rod (and the Chair?) Spanking, Time-Outs, and Other Disciplinary Techniques 11. IToddler The Effects of Early Media and Technology Use 12. Good Job! Science Examines Praising and Overpraising 13. The Next Steps Putting Knowledge Into Action 14. References

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Book SynopsisThis book introduces mental files theory and applies it to the development of perspective taking in early childhood.

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis ambitious book asks such profound questions as: Where do we come from? Why and how are we who we are? In light of evolutionary theory, the authors concentrate specifically on interpersonal experiences early in life and their influence on later health... The text provides a window into the pioneering work in the study of human evolution. * Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association, July 2013 *Table of ContentsContributors ; Editors ; SECTION I HUMAN NATURE: THE EFFECTS OF EVOLUTION AND ENVIRONMENT ; Chapter 1. The Value of the Environment of Evolutionary Adaptedness for gauging children's well-being ; Darcia Narvaez, Jaak Panksepp, Allan Schore, Tracy Gleason ; Chapter 2. Bowlby's "Environment of evolutionary adaptedness": Recent studies on the interpersonal neurobiology of attachment and emotional development ; Allan Schore ; Commentary: Early experience, neurobiology, plasticity, vulnerability and resilience by Michael Lamb ; Chapter 3. How primary-process emotional systems guide child development: Ancestral regulators of human happiness, thriving and suffering ; Jaak Panksepp ; Commentary: The integrative meaning of emotion by Daniel Siegel ; Chapter 4. Epigenetics and the environmental regulation of the genome and its function ; Michael Meaney ; Commentary: The messages of epigenetic research by Jerome Kagan ; Chapter 5. Neurobiology and the evolution of mammalian social behavior ; C. Sue Carter and Stephen W. Porges ; Chapter 6. Dopamine: Another 'magic bullet' for caregiver responsiveness? ; Alison Fleming, Viara Mileva-Seitz, Veronica M. Afonso ; Chapter 7. The Neurobiological basis of empathy and its development in the environment of evolutionary adaptedness ; Eric E. Nelson ; Commentary: The Death of Empathy? by Bruce Perry ; SECTION COMMENTARY: Born For Art, and the Joyful Companionship of Fiction by Colwyn Trevarthen ; SECTION II: EARLY EXPERIENCE: THE EFFECTS OF CULTURAL PRACTICE ; Chapter 8. Birth and the first postnatal hour ; Wenda R. Trevathan ; Chapter 9. Night-time nurturing: an evolutionary perspective on breastfeeding and sleep ; Helen Ball and Charlotte Russell ; Chapter 10. Touch and pain perception in infants ; Tiffany Field and Maria Hernandez-Reif ; Chapter 11. Infant feeding practices: rates, risks of not breastfeeding and factors influencing breastfeeding ; Zaharah Sulaiman, Lisa H. Amir and Pranee Liamputtong ; Commentary: Short term and long term effects of oxytocin released by suckling and of skin to skin contact in mothers and infants by Kerstin Uvnas Moberg ; Chapter 12. Developmental optimization ; Darcia Narvaez & Tracy Gleason ; Commentary: Darwin et al. on developmental optimization by David Loye ; SECTION COMMENTARY: Adaptations and Adaptations by Ross Thompson ; SECTION III: THEMES IN HUMAN EVOLUTION ; Chapter 13. Play, plasticity, and ontogeny in childhood ; Anthony D. Pellegrini and Adam F. A. Pellegrini ; Chapter 14. The Value of a play-filled childhood in development of the hunter-gatherer individual ; Peter Gray ; Chapter 15. Rough-and-tumble play and the cooperation-competition dilemma: Evolutionary and developmental perspectives on the development of social competence ; Joseph L. Flanders, Khalisa N. Herman, and Daniel Paquette ; Commentary: Play in Hunter-Gatherers by Barry Hewlett and Adam H. Boyette ; SECTION IV: PERSPECTIVES AND COUNTERPERSPECTIVES ; Chapter 16. Perspective 1: Why would natural selection craft an organism whose future functioning is influenced by its earlier experiences? ; Jay Belsky ; Chapter 17. Perspective 2: Play, Plasticity, and the Perils of Conflict: 'Problematizing' Sociobiology ; Melvin Konner ; Chapter 18. Perspective 3: The Emergent Organism: A New Paradigm ; William Mason ; Chapter 19. Perspective 4: Can science progress to a revitalized past? ; Gay Bradshaw ; Chapter 20. Perspective 5: Earliest experiences and attachment processes ; Howard Steele ; Chapter 21. Perspective 6: Nurturant vs. non-nurturant environments and the failure of the Environment of Evolutionary Adaptedness ; James W. Prescott ; Chapter 22. Perspective 7: It's dangerous to be an infant: on-going relevance of John Bowlby's Environment of Evolutionary Adaptedness (the EEA) in promoting healthier births, safer maternal-infant sleep, and breastfeeding in a contemporary western industrial context ; James J. McKenna and Lee T. Gettler ; SECTION V: CONCLUSION ; Chapter 23. The Future of human nature: Implications for research, policy, and ethics ; Darcia Narvaez, Jaak Panksepp, Allan Schore and Tracy Gleason ; Subject Index ; Author Index

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Book SynopsisThe fully revised and updated Oxford Handbook of Infant, Toddler, and Preschool Mental Health Assessment remains the first clinically-informative, research-based reference for those seeking to understand and assess mental health in infants and young children. It details the latest empirical research on measures and methods of infant and young child assessment and provides clinically applicable information for those seeking to stay apprised of the latest empirical research on measures and procedures in early assessment. Through authoritative examination by leading developmental and clinical scholars, this handbook takes a closer look at current developmentally based conceptualizations of mental health function and dysfunction in infants and young children as well as current and new diagnostic criteria in specific disorders such as sensory modulation dysfunction, autism spectrum disorders, affective disorders, and post-traumatic stress disorder. The chapters are presented in four sections corresponding to four broad themes: contextual factors in early assessment; temperament and regulation in assessment of young children; early problems and disorders; and translation and varied applied settings for assessment. Each chapter presents state of the science information on valid, developmentally based clinical assessment and makes recommendations based on developmental theory, empirical findings, and clinical experience. Chapters have been added to cover family assessment, early care and educational environments, new approaches to distinguish temperament from psychopathology, assess language, and implement second stage screening and referral. The volume recognizes and highlights the important role of developmental, social, and cultural contexts in approaching the challenge of assessing early problems and disorders. This new, updated volume will be an ideal resource for teachers, researchers, and a wide variety of clinicians and trainees including child psychologists and psychiatrists, early interventionists, and early special educators.Trade ReviewA masterful revision of the first comprehensive approach to mental health assessments issues in infants and young children. The first edition was a classic and this 2nd edition continues this tradition. This will be a critically important book for research and clinicians alike. It remains the definitive guide to the topic of infant mental health assessment. * Fred R. Volkmar, Yale University *Table of ContentsIntroduction Part I. Contextual Factors in Early Assessment Chapter 1: Cultural Perspectives for Assessing Infants and Young Children Michelle Sarche, Monica Tsethlikai, Leandra Godoy, Robert Emde, & Candace Fleming Chapter 2: Theoretical and Empirical Foundations for Early Relationship Assessment in Evaluating Infant and Toddler Mental Health Roseanne Clark, Audrey Tluczek, Elizabeth C. Moore, & Amber L. Evenson Chapter 3: Assessment of Early Parent Child Relationships Roseanne Clark, Audrey Tluczek, Elizabeth C. Moore, Amber L. Evenson Chapter 4: Apprehending the Interpersonal Context of Early Childhood Development: A New Systemic Approach to Infant-Family Assessment James McHale & Susan Dickstein Chapter 5: Assessment in Early Care and Education Environments Laura Stout Sosinsky & Rachel A. Gordon Part II. Temperament and Regulation in Assessment of Young Children Chapter 6: Historical Background of the Study of Temperament and New Perspectives on Assessment Samuel P. Putnam, Maria A. Gartstein, & Mary Rothbart Chapter 7: Distinguishing Temperament from Psychopathology David Rettew Chapter 8: Infant Temperament and Early Self-Regulation Patricia Tan & Pamela Marie Cole Part III. Early Problems and Disorders Chapter 9: The Preschool Age Psychiatric Assessment (PAPA): A Structured Parent Interview for Assessing Psychiatric Symptoms and Disorders in Preschool Children Helen Egger, Adrian Angold, Brian Small, & William Copeland Chapter 10: Quantitative and Multicultural Assessment of Preschoolers' Behavioral, Emotional, and Social Problems: Multi Cultural Perspectives Thomas Achenbach Chapter 11: Assessment of Attachment in Infancy and Early Childhood Neil W. Boris, Tessa Chesher, & Valerie Wajda-Johnson Chapter 12: Assessment of Sensory Processing Disorder: The Interplay with Affect in the Context of Relationship Lucy Jane Miller, Molly Witten, & Roianne R. Ahn Chapter 13: Assessment of Language in Young Children Leslie Rescorla Chapter 14: Affective Disorders Cynthia Rogers & Joan L. Luby Chapter 15: Social Processes and Risk for Autism Cheryl Klaiman, Celine A. Saulnier, Emily Rubin, Katarzyna Chawarska, & Ami Klin Chapter 16: The Contribution of Developmentally Sensitive Measurement to Assessment of Disruptive Behavior in Young Children Sarah A.O. Gray & Lauren S. Wakschlag Chapter 17: Fear and Anxiety in Young Children and Their Assessment Suzanne Broeren, Jennifer Hudson, & Ronald M. Rapee IV. Translation and Varied Applied Settings for Assessment Chapter 18: A Community-Based Approach to Infant Mental Health Assessment: Infants and Parents at High Psychosocial Risk Miri Keren & Ruth Feldman Chapter 19: Screening for Risk in a Primary Care Setting Lynne C. Huffman & Joan Baran Chapter 20: Second Stage Screening and Referral Rebecca B. Silver, Megan Beers, Leandra Godoy, & Susan Dickstein Epilogue & Future Directions Alice S. Carter & Rebecca Del Carmen-Wiggins

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Book SynopsisReading aloud to and with young children is an experience that serves a variety of purposes. In Book Smart: How to Support Successful, Motivated Readers, the experience of reading together is used as a vehicle for discussing the varied yet interconnected language and literacy skills that jumpstart the career of a successful reader. Authored by two passionate psychologists and educators, this book is a how-to guide rich with stories, lessons, activities, and ideas aimed at addressing the broad range of interpersonal, social, emotional, and motivational skills that must be fostered in young children. The early chapters in this book will help you get your child ready for school and ready to read, and the later chapters will help you foster your child''s lifelong love of reading. Throughout the book, the authors also provide tips for building a special bond with your child through reading together - from giving appropriate praise to modeling persistence. Perhaps most importantly, this book serves as a guide along the path to becoming an independent reader. This journey begins with a discussion of oral language and emergent literacy skills and then moves into the child''s early writing attempts, story comprehension, general knowledge development and social-emotional growth. A highly informative but light-hearted read, this book will allow you to bring the joy of reading into your home.Trade Review"Book Smart is a big, generous treasure trove of information and instruction for parents. Zibulsky and Cunningham are passionate about the life of the mind and about how reading out loud to our children enriches their cognitive development and education, our families, and the entire community. Written in a clear, vivid style, the book is a perfect blend of practical advice and the theoretical and experimental reasons behind it." -- Paul Harding, Pulitzer Prize winner and author of Tinkers "This isn't a book that you'll read once and then put on a shelf. You'll pick it up and use it at every age and stage your child experiences on the path to reading success." -- Francie Alexander, Chief Academic Officer, Scholastic Inc. "Book Smart, by top scholars, offers a reliable and up-to-date summary of what helps children become better readers. The emphasis on the spoken word - on reading aloud to children and on direct spoken interchanges between children and caregivers (unusual in a book on reading) is well established in research, is enormously important, and is especially welcome. Congratulations!" -- E. D. Hirsch, Jr., Professor Emeritus of Education and Humanities, University of Virginia; Author of The Knowledge Deficit and Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know "[Book Smart] is a wonderful resource, a book that I read from cover-to-cover. Parents will find the most comprehensive information about reading to date and the crucial skills that are essential for its development. But what distinguishes this book among all the others is that while these authors are pre-eminent in the field of reading, they write with an eye carefully calibrated to their audience... These authors have masterfully unlocked the black box of learning to read in a way that never loses the passion and sheer intelligence they bring to their subject. It is a joy to read and will become a well-worn guide for parents and students of reading." --Susan B. Neuman, Professor and Chair, Teaching and Learning Department, NYU; Co-Editor, Reading Research Quarterly; former Assistant Secretary of Elementary and Secondary Education in the U.S. Department of Education "Written in parent-speak, Book Smart morphs the latest findings on reading development into fun activities and advice. Thank you Cunningham and Zibulsky for giving parents the toolkit that will help them raise literate, book-happy kids who learn to savor words and to inhabit new worlds through the printed page. Bravo!" --Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Stanley and Debra Lefkowitz Professor of Psychology, Temple UniversityTable of ContentsPreface ; Chapter 1: Introduction to Shared Reading: Definitions and Practices ; Chapter 2: The Role of Oral Language in Reading Development: How Language Skills Lead to Literacy Skills ; Chapter 3: Emergent Literacy: The Roots of Reading ; Chapter 4: Learning to Write: How Writing Makes You a Better Reader and Thinker ; Chapter 5: Story Comprehension ; Chapter 6: The Effects of Reading Volume: Vocabulary and Knowledge Growth ; Chapter 7: The Social and Emotional Benefits of Reading Together ; Chapter 8: Conclusion

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Book SynopsisHow do children develop an understanding of future events? In this review of two decades of empirical and theoretical work, leading researchers in developmental psychology and neuroscience explore what is known about the development of future-oriented processes.Table of ContentsIntroduction Marshall M. Haith, Janette B. Benson, Ralph J. Roberts Jr., Bruce F. Pennington 1: Visual Expectations as the First Step toward the Development of Future-Oriented Processes Marshall M. Haith 2: In Search of Infant Expectation J. Steven Reznick 3: Planning and Perceiving What Is Going to Happen Next Claes von Hofsten 4: Perception, Action, and Skill: Looking Ahead to Meet the Future Ralph J. Roberts Jr., Michael Ondrejko 5: Learning, Prediction, and Control with an Eye to the Future Duane M. Rumbaugh, E. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh, David A. Washburn 6: Developmental Transitions in Children's Early On-Line Planning Thomas R. Bidell, Kurt W. Fischer 7: Discovering the Present by Predicting the Future David Klahr 8: Neural Mechanisms of Future-Oriented Processes: In Vivo Physiological Studies of Humans Daniel R. Weinberger, Karen Faith Berman, James Gold, Terry Goldberg. 9: The Working Memory Function of the Prefrontal Cortices: Implications for Developmental and Individual Differences in Cognition Bruce F. Pennington 10: Language in, on, and about Time Elizabeth Bates, Jeffrey Elman, Ping Li 11: Using Goal-Plan Knowledge to Merge the Past with the Present and the Future in Narrating Events on Line Tom Trabasso, Nancy L. Stein 12: Considering the Concept of Planning Barbara Rogoff, Jacquelyn Baker-Sennett, Eugene Matusov 13: The Origins of Future Orientation in the Everyday Lives of 9- to 36-Month-Old Infants Janette B. Benson 14: The Rashomon Phenomenon: Personal Frames and Future-Oriented Appraisals in Memory for Emotional Events Nancy L. Stein, Tom Trabasso, Maria Liwag Epilogue: Further Directions: Variations in the Use of Future-Oriented Processes Robert N. Emde List of Contributors Author Index Subject Index

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Book SynopsisSince humans have initiative and can sometimes change the natural course of events, how can we find a system to understand our own actions and the workings of society at large? This book explains the mechanics of change and provides a concept that accounts for the growth and decline of all systems.Table of ContentsConcept; Categories, Structure, and Factors; Mechanics; Derivations and Applications; Roots among the Physical Sciences; Insight from the Social Sciences; Truth, Logic, and Communications; Automation and Computer Science; Military Science and Game Theory; Physics and Chemistry; Engineering; Physiology and Genetics; Pathology; Blueprint of Evolution; The Psyche, Marriage, and Organizational Behavior; Economics; Nations and Government; International Relations and War; Ethics, Theology, and Jurisprudence; Epilogue; Glossary; App. A Experiments, Models, Meta-Analyses; App. B Comparative Systems; Notes; Selected Reading; Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"It is great to see a book specific to low-intensity working, as the field continues to develop and expand. It would make a welcome addition to reading lists for low-intensity training programmes, and to service, or personal, libraries and bookshelves for those working as, with, or alongside low-intensity practitioners. The fact it is written by James and Liz, who are so experienced in low-intensity practice themselves is an added joy. The book is an accessible insight for those who have not worked as low-intensity practitioners themselves, with plenty of reference to wider research and underpinning policy. For those who have worked, or are currently working or training in the field, this book is the equivalent of a helpful conversation with a knowledgeable, supportive, experienced colleague who will ask the right questions, cover the relevant topics, and challenge you to dig a bit deeper. James and Liz write wonderfully, and hit that perfect balance between a well-researched academic text and an accessible guide that tells it as it is." -- Kirsty McNeilis, Specialist Lecturer and Unit Lead on the Children and Young People's Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP) PG Diploma at the Greater Manchester Psychological Therapies Training Centre (GMPTTC), Programme Lead on the Enhanced Evidence-Based Practice (EEBP) Programme at the GMPTTC "Working in health care services requires a wholly pragmatic approach which combines clinical best practice, operational guidelines and an understanding that real people (staff and our clients) do not neatly fit into boxes. This book fits beautifully into that space and is much needed for those working in low intensity roles and balancing what they have learned in training and what they see in clinical practice. Liz and James are experts in their field and bring experience and real-world knowledge together in a way that is easy to read and supportive to practitioners at all stages of their low intensity careers." – Dr. Sarah Watts, Clinical Director, Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Talking Therapies Service, Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust "This is a detailed and considered exploration of what it really means to deliver LI therapies. The personal reflections and practice specific examples remind of the importance of working inclusively, and of the human connections which are at the heart of all helping and healing. An informative, engaging and thought provoking read for any practitioner." – Dr Orla McDevitt-Petrovic, Lecturer in Psychology, Ulster University "This book offers gritty, honest insights into the realities of working as a Low Intensity Therapist and forms a useful survival guide for trainees as well as anyone currently working, or considering working, in IAPT/NHS Talking Therapies. Presenting a nuanced, critical examination of key aspects of this healthcare service model, it is an essential resource for anyone interested in reflecting on IAPT/NHS Talking Therapies and the impact on the wider psy-sector in the UK and beyond. There is a timely exploration of important issues, including therapist burnout; the intersection of social deprivation and mental health; clinical realities around attempting to measure therapeutic outcomes; and adapting therapies for the needs of socially minoritized groups." – Dr. Sarah Cantwell, Cognitive Behavioural Therapist and Counsellor, Researcher, Founding member of IAPT Workers Café "This is a much-needed resource for Low Intensity Trainees, Practitioners, Supervisors and Educators written from the Perspective of Low Intensity Practitioners. It provides an insightful and comprehensive, yet accessible, overview of the current context of Low Intensity Psychological Therapy. It covers key topics such as describing ‘Low Intensity’, discussing our role within Multidisciplinary Teams and inclusive ways of working, to mention a few. It also doesn’t shy away from key dilemmas and difficult topics, which are often avoided or skirted around. The case vignettes, personal experience and current literature ensure the content is engaging." -- Taf Kunorubwe, CBT Therapist in Private Practice & Programme Director for the Postgraduate Certificate in CBT Skills at the University of South Wales "This is an outstanding book that will be of significant interest to PWP and low intensity practitioners and students, academics and those in the wider field of CBT. It is beautifully written in an accessible and easy-to-understand style; very well researched with fabulous insights cushioned by the most up-to-date research and follows a structure that provides scaffolding for the reader to deepen their understanding while enjoying the journey." -- Dr. Paul Sullivan, Reader in Psychology, Dept. of Psychology, University of Bradford "In 1944, Winston Churchill said, "The farther back you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see." The historical context of the Wellbeing Practitioners suggests that the journey has only started. Unquestionably, in England, the IAPT impact has been phenomenal, on multiple levels. What is arguable, is the value and at what cost. The execution of the initiative into clinical delivery needed to be responsive and reactionary. Consistency in dynamic mental health services will rub against the finite resources in health economics. Authoritatively our authors applaud the virtues of IAPT and PWP’s role wrapped around statutory services; with brave openness, they provide an experiential critical analysis that might be uncomfortable reading for some. This compelling book will inform a much-needed sensible debate, essential in a dynamic evolving modern health care system. From future trainees, wellbeing practitioners, service managers, clinical leads, and commissioners, to policymakers in England and nations beyond, all will find this book accessible, comprehensive and an essential point of reference to what comes next." -- Lee Grant, Clinical Director, Onebright Efficacy; Board Trustee, British Association for Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies "An innovative new light on low intensity psychological therapies. Finally, low intensity therapy is no longer at the bottom of a hierarchy of superior therapies. This book credits low intensity therapy as its own entity, with something unique and different to offer. It provides clinical guidance for Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners that highlights the challenges this profession continues to face, as well as it’s valuable successes in primary care mental health services. A must read for any clinician, trainee or academic working in the field of NHS Talking Therapies (formerly IAPT)". -- Laura Stevenson, Programme Director for Low Intensity Psychological Therapies, Newcastle University "With this book, the authors have managed to capture a side of low-intensity work rarely discussed formally: the actual reality of the day to day work of thousands of Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners across England, and beyond. In some ways a reflection of how far we’ve come, and in others a call to arms, there is a tone throughout that invites conversation and ways for practitioners to become more involved with the discussion about the work they do. The book also offers useful insights into advanced practice, such as long-term conditions work, supervision and therapeutic relationships. Ultimately, it reads as a passionate manifesto for an emerging profession." -- Samantha Torney, Lead Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner "I am delighted to finally have a book that conceptualises and brings to the forefront the benefits and value of low intensity interventions to both patients and the overall healthcare system. The specific theories of ideas, techniques and practice are not something easily documented when it comes to outcomes and improvements in a person’s quality of life. However, in this book, we see many examples of the immense beneficial changes to patients through shared learning. One of the many things in particular that resonate is the focus of the importance of the integration with existing healthcare pathways especially when recognising the overlap between mental and physical health and wellbeing and one of the reasons this often fails to happen is the lack of acknowledgement for the benefits of low intensity interventions. Many guidelines put them into the category of self-help which often lacks evidence-based research – something which prevents healthcare professionals from acknowledging within clinical pathways. Here we have such a powerful tool evidenced recognising symptoms which are real to patients living with long-term conditions." -- Professor Sonio Cottom, Director, Pain Association, Scotland.Table of Contents1. Low Intensity Psychological Interventions 2. Defining Success 3. Training and Competency 4. Working with Challenging Social Contexts 5. The Role of Low Intensity Psychological Interventions in Physical Healthcare 6. Working Inclusively with Gender and Sexual Diversity 7. Psychological Practitioner Wellbeing 8. Navigating Relationships and Therapeutic Boundaries 9. Reflecting on Interpersonal Practice 10. Supervision 11. Professional Identity 12. Discussing International Applications

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsFrom Fuller to Fawcett: A Human Rights History of Research Ethics in Behavior Analysis Ethical Principles and Values Guiding Modern Scientific Research Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in Research On Staying Open: Thoughts on the Ethics of Seeking Funding for Basic Behavioral Research Obtaining Resources to Support Research in Applied Clinical Settings Subject Recruitment, Consent, and Assent Ethical Considerations with Balancing Clinical Effectiveness with Research Design Conducting Research in Applied Settings: Aligning Research and Applied Goals Data Handling: Ethical Principles, Guidelines, and Recommended Practices Ethically Communicating Research Findings Supporting the Replication of Your Research

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPart One: Introduction and Foundational Material 1. Why is this book necessary? 2. How to use this book 3. Interventions Part Two: Curriculum 4. Age ranges 5. Body parts 6. Menstrual care 7. Reproduction and birth control 8. Health and hygiene 9. Sexuality and the law 10. Online activity 11. Sexual acts 12. Consent 13. Social skills 14. Sexual abuse prevention and reporting 15. Masturbation 16. Sexual orientation 17. Gender identity 18. Individual preferences 19. Types of relationships 20.Problem solving and critical thinking Appendix 21. Resources 22. Concluding thoughts

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Book SynopsisLearn Life-Span Development YOUR Way with HDEV! HDEV's easy-reference, textbook presents course content through visually engaging chapters. With the textbook or on its own, HDEV MindTap allows you to learn on your terms. Read or listen to textbooks and study with the aid of instructor notifications, flashcards and practice quizzes. Track your scores and stay motivated toward your goals. Whether you have more work to do or are ahead of the curve, you'll know where you need to focus your efforts. And the MindTap Green Dot will charge your confidence along the way. When it's time to study, everything you've flagged or noted can be gathered into a guide you can organize.

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Book SynopsisWhy should we exercise? When should we exercise? Why donât we exercise? The Psychology of Exercise separates fact from fiction, delving into key theories, ideas, and the impact of life stages on when, why, and how we exercise. It explores the barriers and motivators to exercise for children, teenagers, adults, and retirees as well as for those living with a chronic health condition. It shows how when we personalise activity programmes, exercise becomes a life-affirming, life-lengthening habit.Using real-life case studies from those who work with exercisers at all levels, The Psychology of Exercise shows us the huge value that comes from exercising in every stage of our lives.Table of ContentsIntroduction The Theories of Exercise The Psychology of Exercise for Children The Psychology of Exercise for Teenagers The Psychology of Exercise for Adults The Psychology of Exercise for Retirees The Psychology of Exercise with a Health Condition The Psychology of Exercise Addiction

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Book SynopsisButler and Huang's book is one of the first to focus on second language (L2) development research methods and techniques specifically targeted at children of primary and pre-primary years.The last decade has seen a growing number of L2 studies of children aged 412, a demographic with special developmental characteristics that confound research methods designed for studying adults. Written by experts from a variety of disciplines, this book covers major research methods and techniques in existing L2 development research, including observations, surveys, interviews, introspective methods, speech production methods, receptive methods, eye tracking, and brain imaging, as well as research methods specifically designed for L2 children with special educational needs. The book also discusses various age-related considerations and challenges if they are employed to young L2 learners.This will be essential reading for SLA, child development, and TESOL researchers, and students iTrade ReviewThe potential of this book is enormous. No longer can L2 researchers claim ignorance to the nuances and challenges of working with younger learners, a population so often overlooked. Yuko Butler and Becky Huang’s volume, and the entire cast of contributors, deftly guides us on a full spectrum of methodological approaches and the myriad issues we are likely to encounter in conducting research with children. It’s now up to us—the L2 research community—to step up and to put in to practice the time- and experience-tested techniques described herein. And I very much hope we will. (Luke Plonsky, Northern Arizona University)This book is a gem for researchers of children’s L2 development! It offers wise guidance across a wealth of methods, from ethnography and interviews, to eye-tracking and brain imaging, and a lot more. With its exciting selection of authors and its comprehensive coverage, this is the ideal textbook for a research methods course focusing on L2 children populations. (Lourdes Ortega, Georgetown University) In an increasingly bilingual world with more and more children growing up exposed to an additional language either at birth or as young as age 2-5, this long-needed volume will make a very timely and notable contribution to the field of child L2 acquisition. With its different chapters discussing, in a highly accessible fashion, a variety of research methods in reference to the relevant theoretical framework behind them, the book will serve as an excellent resource for both novice and expert researchers interested in identifying intricate issues in child L2 development. I strongly recommend it. (Ayşe Gürel, Bogazici University)Table of ContentsTable of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction: Researching Child Second Language Development (Becky H. Huang & Yuko Goto Butler)Chapter 2 Observation and ethnographic methods for researching young learners (Peter Sayer & Susan Ataei)Chapter 3 Surveys and questionnaires with young language learners (Emiko Hirosawa & W. L. Quint Oga-Baldwin)Chapter 4 Using interviews with children in L2 research (Annamaria Pinter)Chapter 5 Verbal Reports as a Window for Understanding Mental Processes among Young Learners (Yuko Goto Butler)Chapter 6 Research methods for evaluating second language speech production (Becky H. Huang & Rica Ramírez) Chapter 7 Receptive methods in child bilingualism and second language acquisition (Silvina Montrul, Alexandra Morales-Reyes & Begoña Arechabaleta Regulez)Chapter 8 Eye-tracking methods in child SLA research (Paola E. Dussias & Karen Miller)Chapter 9 Brain imaging methods (Nia Nickerson & Ioulia Kovelman)Chapter 10 Research methods for L2 children with special needs (Li Sheng & Sharon R. Hollenbach)Chapter 11 Considerations for Research Methods to Study Child Second Language Development (Yuko Goto Butler)

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Book SynopsisCerebellum and Cerebrum in Homeostatic Control and Cognition presents a ground-breaking hybrid-brain psychology, proposing that the cerebellum and cerebrum operate in a complementary manner as equal cognitive partners in learning based control. The book synthesises contemporary neuroscience and psychology in terms of their common underlying control principle, homeostasis. Drawing on research and theory from neuroscience, psychology, AI and robotics, it provides a hybrid control systems interpretation of consciousness and self; unconscious mind; REM dream sleep; emotion; self-monitoring and self-control; memory, infantile amnesia; and, cognitive development. This is used to investigate different elements of cerebellum-cerebrum offline interaction; including attention and working memory, and explores cerebellar and cerebral contributions to various aspects of a number of disorders; including ADHD, ASD and schizophrenia. Presenting original ideas around neuropsychological architecture, the book will be of great interest to academics, researchers, and post-graduate students in the fields of neuropsychology, cognitive psychology, neuroscience and clinical psychology.Table of Contents1. Homeostasis, brain, and cognition. 2. Cognition as information representation and processing. 3Learning based control. 4. Critical issues in cognition and learning based control. 5. Brain: Basic structure, control function and development. 6. Brain and cognition: cerebellum and cerebrum. 7. Brain as a hybrid computer: cerebellum and cerebrum as complementary components. 8. Brain-Mind: an integrated architecture. 9. Dreaming brain and dreaming mind. 10. Brain-Mind architecture and an integrated psychology. 11. Psychological processes in terms of neuro-systems dialogue. 12. Systems balance and imbalance: mental health, mental disorders, and some implications for education

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Book SynopsisThis authoritative volume is a practical, comprehensive, and state-of-the-art overview of current knowledge and research on second and foreign language teaching and learning. Thorough and reader-friendly, the Handbook is organized logically into six parts that address all major areas of L2/FL teaching and learning: Part I: Learning Contexts and Language Teaching covers the diverse populations of language learners, their needs, and the challenges they face Part II: Curriculum and Instruction addresses curriculum and materials design, and includes exemplars of instructional approaches with wide applicability across contexts Part III: Listening and Speaking overviews listening pedagogy, speaking skills, and pronunciation, among other key topics Part IV: Reading and Writing includes chapters on all practical matters related to learning to write in another language, with attTable of ContentsPreface Eli Hinkel Part I. Learning Contexts and Language Teaching Chapter 1. The Changing Landscape of English Language Teaching and Learning David Nunan Chapter 2. Second Language Literacy: Kindergarten to Grade 12 Reginald Arthur D’Silva and Lee Gunderson Chapter 3. Teaching L2 Academic Language in K-12: A Contextual and Developmental Perspective Maria Estela Brisk Chapter 4. English for Academic Purposes Christine M. Tardy Chapter 5. English for Specific Purposes: Classroom Needs Analysis James Dean Brown Chapter 6. Teaching English to Young Learners Sue Garton and Serdar Tekin Chapter 7. English as a Lingua Franca Andy Kirkpatrick and Iris Schaller-Schwaner Part II. Curriculum and Instruction Chapter 8. Curriculum in Language Teaching Kathleen Graves Chapter 9. Materials Development for Language Learning: Ways of Connecting Practice and Theory in Coursebook Development and Use Brian Tomlinson Chapter 10. Content-Based Instruction: Innovations and Challenges Marguerite Ann Snow Chapter 11. Corpus Uses in Language Teaching Eric Friginal and Ashleigh Cox Chapter 12. Computer Assisted Language Learning Greg Kessler Chapter 13. Digital Literacies and Language Learning Rodney H. Jones Chapter 14. Teaching Online: Design for Engagement Maggie Sokolik Chapter 15. Professional Learning through Professional Development for Second Language Teachers MaryAnn Christison and Denise E. Murray Part III. Listening and Speaking Chapter 16. Teaching Listening: Dichotomies, Choices, and Practices Anne Burns and Joseph Siegel Chapter 17. Second Language Listening Michael Rost and Steven Brown Chapter 18. Teaching Speaking to Language Learners in the 21st Century MaryAnn Christison Chapter 19. Teaching Speaking in L2 Contexts Willy A. Renandya and Minh Thi Thuy Nguyen Chapter 20. Effective Pronunciation Teaching Donna M. Brinton Chapter 21. Pronunciation and Technology John M. Levis and Ivana Rehman Part IV. Reading and Writing Chapter 22. Teaching and Learning English Spelling Adam Brown Chapter 23. L2 Writing: Toward a Theory-Practice Praxis Lawrence Jun Zhang Chapter 24. Feedback on L2 Student Writing: Current Trends and Future Directions Dana R. Ferris Chapter 25. Principles for Reading Instruction William Grabe and Fredricka L. Stoller Chapter 26. Building a Convergent Model of the Interlanguage Reading System Barbara Birch Chapter 27. Extensive Reading Rob Waring Part V. Vocabulary and Grammar Chapter 28. Teaching and Learning Vocabulary Paul Nation Chapter 29. Re-Examining Some Conventional Assumptions in Vocabulary Teaching: What Can We Learn from the Research? Penny Ur Chapter 30. Taking a Practical Approach to Academic Vocabulary in Second Language Teaching and Learning Averil Coxhead and Thi My Hang Nguyen Chapter 31. Teaching and Learning Multiword Expressions Eli Hinkel Chapter 32. Teaching Grammar for a Purpose in Academic Writing Jan Frodesen Chapter 33. The Grammar Choices that Matter in Academic Writing Nigel A. Caplan Part VI. Intercultural Communication and Pragmatics Chapter 34. Principles of Teaching Intercultural Communication in TESOL Lixian Jin and Martin Cortazzi Chapter 35. Teaching and Learning Pragmatics Naoko Taguchi

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