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. __NOTOC__ __NOEDITSECTION__ Introduction /Summary/ /Introduction/ Childhood: a concept at the crossroads of science /Childhood and History/ /Childhood and Sociology/ /Childhood and the Law/ /Childhood and Theories of Communication/ Childhood through history and the methodology of psychology /Experimental Psychology/ /Clinical Psychology/ /Research Methods/ Psychological approaches to children /Observation of Children/ /Children and Games/ /Psychoanalytic Reconstruction/ Heredity and environment - development throughout the lifespan /Common Issues/ Push and Pull Factors Separation and Individuation /Genes/ /Conception/ /Prenatal Environment/ /Birth/ /Infants and Toddlers/ (0-2 years) /Early Childhood/ (3-6 years) /Middle Childhood/ (7-11 years) /Adolescence/ (12 years +) Understanding development: cognitive and psychoanalytic theories throughout the lifespan /Contributions of Wallon/ /Contributions of Piaget/ /Contributions of Freud/ /Contributions of Erikson/ /Behavioral and Social Learning Theories/ /Biological Theories/ /Psychoanalytic reactions to research/ /Current developments in psychological research/ /Adolescence - a period of transition/ Psychology in everyday life Emotional Disturbances Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence Special Education /Psychological Therapies/ Miscellaneous pages /Question Key/ /Conclusion/ /About the Contributors/ /Glossary/ /Bibliography/ /Index/