Introduction to Psychology/Child and Adolescent Psychology

Child psychology is a field of study in which researchers work to understand and describe changes that take place as children grow. Some sections within this wikibook are translations from a French wikibook.

Introduction

 * /Summary/
 * /Introduction/

Childhood: a concept at the crossroads of science

 * 1) /Childhood and History/
 * 2) /Childhood and Sociology/
 * 3) /Childhood and the Law/
 * 4) /Childhood and Theories of Communication/

Childhood through history and the methodology of psychology

 * 1) /Experimental Psychology/
 * 2) /Clinical Psychology/
 * 3) /Research Methods/

Psychological approaches to children

 * 1) /Observation of Children/
 * 2) /Children and Games/
 * 3) /Psychoanalytic Reconstruction/

Heredity and environment - development throughout the lifespan

 * 1) /Common Issues/
 * 2) Push and Pull Factors
 * 3) Separation and Individuation
 * 4) /Genes/
 * 5) /Conception/
 * 6) /Prenatal Environment/
 * 7) /Birth/
 * 8) /Infants and Toddlers/ (0-2 years)
 * 9) /Early Childhood/ (3-6 years)
 * 10) /Middle Childhood/ (7-11 years)
 * 11) /Adolescence/ (12 years +)

Understanding development: cognitive and psychoanalytic theories throughout the lifespan

 * 1) /Contributions of Wallon/
 * 2) /Contributions of Piaget/
 * 3) /Contributions of Freud/
 * 4) /Contributions of Erikson/
 * 5) /Behavioral and Social Learning Theories/
 * 6) /Biological Theories/
 * 7) /Psychoanalytic reactions to research/
 * 8) /Current developments in psychological research/
 * 9) /Adolescence - a period of transition/

Psychology in everyday life

 * 1) Emotional Disturbances
 * 2) Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence
 * 3) Special Education
 * 4) /Psychological Therapies/

Miscellaneous pages

 * /Question Key/
 * /Conclusion/
 * /About the Contributors/
 * /Glossary/
 * /Bibliography/
 * /Index/