Development in Adolescence

Psychological, Social and Biological Aspects

256 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

A historical and transcultural view of adolescence.- Concepts of adolescence; their applicability to normal and clinical samples.- Psychological changes in adolescence related to physical changes.- The psychobiology of developmental behavior disorders.- Influence of early exposure to steroid hormones on behavioral development.- The effects of a chronic illness on somatic growth and psychological development.- Adolescents and family disruption through marital separation.- Erotic overtures and sexual contacts; competence, rules, attitudes and problems.- Sex roles and coping with emotions.- Outpatient social skills training for youth in trouble; theoretical background, practice and outcome.- The implementation and evaluation of a residential social skills training program for youth in trouble.- Suicidal behaviour among adolescents.- How are we to deal with adolescents and their problems?.- Epidemiology and the role of public health organizations.

• Themen: Medizin Medizinische Spezialgebiete Pädiatrie / Kinder- und Jugendmedizin
• ISBN: 9780898385816
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 30.06.1983
• Größe: 241 x 160 mm
• Verlag: Springer
• Herausgegeben von: W. Everaerd, C B Hindley, Adrian Bot, J J van der Werff Ten Bosch