Front Matter Introduction
About the Author
Preface
New Material
New Pedagogical Aids
Content Changes in the Tenth Edition
Ongoing Features
Supplements
Thanks
Dedication
Part 1 Introduction
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Understanding How and Why
1.2 Including All Kinds of People
1.3 As Time Goes On
1.4 Using the Scientific Method
1.5 Cautions and Challenges from Science
Summary
Key Terms
Applications
Chapter 2 Introduction
2.1 What Theories Do
2.2 Psychoanalytic Theory: Freud and Erikson
2.3 Behaviorism: Conditioning and Social Learning
2.4 Cognitive Theory: Piaget and Information Processing
2.5 Sociocultural Theory: Vygotsky and Beyond
2.6 The Universal Perspective: Humanism and Evolution
2.7 What Theories Contribute
Summary
Key Terms
Applications
Chapter 3 Introduction
3.1 The Genetic Code
3.2 New Cells, New Functions
3.3 From Genotype to Phenotype
3.4 Nature and Nurture
3.5 Chromosomal and Genetic Problems
Summary
Key Terms
Applications
Chapter 4 Introduction
4.1 Prenatal Development
4.2 Birth
4.3 Harm to the Fetus
4.4 Low Birthweight: Causes and Consequences
4.5 The New Family
Summary
Key Terms
Applications
Part 2 Introduction
Chapter 5 Introduction
5.1 Body Changes
5.2 Brain Development
5.3 Perceiving and Moving
5.4 Surviving in Good Health
Summary
Key Terms
Applications
Chapter 6 Introduction
6.1 Sensorimotor Intelligence
6.2 Information Processing
6.3 Language: What Develops in the First Two Years?
Summary
Key Terms
Applications
Chapter 7 Introduction
7.1 Emotional Development
7.2 Brain and Emotions
7.3 The Development of Social Bonds
7.4 Theories of Infant Psychosocial Development
7.5 Infant Day Care
Summary
Key Terms
Applications
Part 2 Recap
Part 3 Introduction
Chapter 8 Introduction
8.1 Body Changes
8.2 Brain Development
8.3 Improving Motor Skills
8.4 Injuries and Abuse
8.5 Child Maltreatment
Summary
Key Terms
Applications
Chapter 9 Introduction
9.1 Thinking During Early Childhood
9.2 Language Learning
9.3 Early-Childhood Schooling
Summary
Key Terms
Applications
Chapter 10 Introduction
10.1 Emotional Development
10.2 Play
10.3 Challenges for Caregivers
10.4 Moral Development
Summary
Key Terms
Applications
Part 3 Recap
Part 4 Introduction
Chapter 11 Introduction
11.1 A Healthy Time
11.2 Health Problems in Middle Childhood
11.3 Brain Development
11.4 Developmental Psychopathology
11.5 Special Education
Summary
Key Terms
Applications
Chapter 12 Introduction
12.1 Building on Theory
12.2 Language
12.3 Teaching and Learning
Summary
Key Terms
Applications
Chapter 13 Introduction
13.1 The Nature of the Child
13.2 Families and Children
13.3 The Peer Group
13.4 Children’s Moral Values
Summary
Key Terms
Applications
Part 5 Introduction
Chapter 14 Introduction
14.1 Puberty Begins
14.2 Growth and Nutrition
14.3 Brain Development
14.4 Sexual Maturation
Summary
Key Terms
Applications
Chapter 15 Introduction
15.1 Logic and Self
15.2 Two Modes of Thinking
15.3 Digital Natives
15.4 Teaching and Learning
Summary
Key Terms
Applications
Chapter 16 Introduction
16.1 Identity
16.2 Relationships with Adults
16.3 Peer Power
16.4 Sadness and Anger
16.5 Drug Use and Abuse
Summary
Key Terms
Applications
Epilogue
Biosocial Development
Cognitive Development
Psychosocial Development
Summary
Key Terms
Applications
Appendix: Research Methods
Make It Personal
Read the Research
Additional Terms and Concepts
Appendix Introduction
Standard 1
Standard 2
Standard 3
Standard 4
Appendix Introduction
NCLEX Category Standard 1
NCLEX Category Standard 2
NCLEX Category Standard 3
NCLEX Category Standard 4
References
Name Index
Subject Index