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The Life Span: Human Development for Helping Professionals, 4/e, provides an in-depth look at the science of human development, highlighting theories and research that have useful applications for individuals working in fields such as education, counseling, and social work. The main purpose of this book is to provide the reader with information that can be translated into professional “best practice” applications. Throughout, the text reflects the contemporary view that life span development is a process deeply embedded within and inseparable from the context of family, social network, and culture.

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From reviews of the book:

“This book is unique in that it is research-based, includes comprehensive coverage of important course topics, and offers helping professionals information about human development that will enhance service provision to clients across the lifespan.”

--Mary M. Chittooran, Saint Louis University

“The writing style is clear, interesting and engaging and is at a level appropriate for my students. Nicely done. . . . [The] case studies [and] developmental psychopathology sections are strengths. . . . [The book is] well organized, well-written, broad-based . . ., [and] insightful.  [I] especially liked the authors’ focus on practical and applied therapies, as well as their emphasis on research-based therapies that incorporate sound principles of human developmental.”

--Rosalie A. Rohm, Ball State University

“This readable, well organized text addresses the depth and scope of development. The text extends students knowledge of the material by providing a wealth of applicable information for those who are or will be in a helping profession. . . . [Compared to other available texts, this one is] far superior in terms of the balance of scope and depth.”

--Kathryn Cooper, Northern Colorado University

Chapter 1: Organizing Themes in Development 

Chapter 2: Epigenesis and the Brain: The Fundamentals of Behavioral Development  

Chapter 3: Neural and Cognitive Development in the Early Years  

Chapter 4: Emotional Development in the Early Years  

Chapter 5: The Emerging Self and Socialization in the Early Years  

Chapter 6: Realms of Cognition in Middle Childhood  

Chapter 7: Self and Moral Development: Middle Childhood Through Early Adolescence  

Self-Concept  

The Moral Self  

Applications  

Focus on Developmental Psychopathology  

Summary  

Case Study  

Journal Questions  

Key Terms  

Chapter 8: Gender and Peer Relationships: Middle Childhood Through Early Adolescence  

Chapter 9: Physical, Cognitive, and Identity Development in Adolescence  

Chapter 10: The Social World of Adolescence  

Chapter 11: Physical and Cognitive Development in Young Adulthood  

Chapter 12: Socioemotional and Vocational Development in Young Adulthood  

Chapter 13: Middle Adulthood: Cognitive, Personality, and Social Development  

Chapter 14: Living Well: Stress, Coping, and Life Satisfaction in Adulthood  

Chapter 15: Gains and Losses in Late Adulthood  

Appendix: A Practitioner’s Guide to Psychological Science