Description
Book Synopsis
Denise Boyd received her Ed.D. in educational psychologyfrom the University of Houston and has been a psychology instructor in theHouston Community College System since 1988. From 1995 until 1998, she chairedthe psychology, sociology, and anthropology department at Houston CommunityCollegeCentral. She has coauthored five other Pearson Allyn and Bacon texts:with Samuel Wood and Ellen Green Wood, Mastering the World of Psychology(6th Edition) and The World of Psychology (7th Edition); with Helen Bee,The Developing Child (13th Edition), and The Growing Child; andwith Genevieve Stevens, Current Readings in Lifespan Development. Alicensed psychologist, she has presented a number of papers at professionalmeetings, reporting research in child, adolescent, and adult development. Shehas also presented workshops for teachers whose students range from preschoolto college.
Table of Contents
- 1. Basic Concepts and Methods
- 2. Theories of Development
- 3. Prenatal Development and Birth
- 4. Physical, Sensory, and Perceptual Development in Infancy
- 5. Cognitive Development in Infancy
- 6. Social and Personality Development in Infancy
- 7. Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood
- 8. Social and Personality Development in Early Childhood
- 9. Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood
- 10. Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood
- 11. Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence
- 12. Social and Personality Development in Adolescence
- 13. Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood
- 14. Social and Personality Development in Early Adulthood
- 15. Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood
- 16. Social and Personality Development in Middle Adulthood
- 17. Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood
- 18. Social and Personality Development in Late Adulthood
- 19. Death, Dying, and Bereavement
