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Walking you chronologically from infancy through the teen years, Rathus' CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE: VOYAGES IN DEVELOPMENT, Seventh Edition, helps you understand how developmental theories and research apply to everyday life. Interspersing personal and humorous stories with the latest research and theory, Rathus captures the wonder of child and adolescent development while portraying the field of development as the rigorous science that it is. The new edition integrates hundreds of new references and relevant information from the DSM-5 of the American Psychiatric Association, including changes to substance use disorders, autism spectrum disorders and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Maximizing your success, the PQ4R method of learning and studying -- preview, question, read, reflect, relate and review -- is used throughout, while MindTap digital solution is also available.

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Author:   Spencer Rathus (The College of New Jersey)
Publisher:   Cengage Learning, Inc
Imprint:   Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
Edition:   7th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 21.70cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 27.80cm
Weight:   1.429kg
ISBN:  

9780357374108

ISBN 10:   035737410
Pages:   672
Publication Date:   01 April 2021
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

1. History, Theories, and Methods. 2. Heredity and Conception. 3. Prenatal Development. 4. Birth and the Newborn Baby: In the New World. 5. Infancy: Physical Development. 6. Infancy: Cognitive Development. 7. Infancy: Social and Emotional Development. 8. Early Childhood: Physical Development. 9. Early Childhood: Cognitive Development. 10. Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development. 11. Middle Childhood: Physical Development. 12. Middle Childhood: Cognitive Development. 13. Middle Childhood: Social and Emotional Development. 14. Adolescence: Physical Development. 15. Adolescence: Cognitive Development. 16. Adolescence: Social and Emotional Development.

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Spencer A. Rathus received his Ph.D. from the University at Albany and is on the faculty of The College of New Jersey. His research interests include treatment of obesity and eating disorders, smoking cessation, human growth and development, methods of therapy and sexual dysfunctions. The author of the widely used Rathus Assertiveness Schedule, he has written several college textbooks, including PSYCH, HDEV, AIDS: WHAT EVERY STUDENT NEEDS TO KNOW, HUMAN SEXUALITY IN A CHANGING WORLD, ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY IN A CHANGING WORLD, and CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE: VOYAGES IN DEVELOPMENT.

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