Developmental Psychology

Dr Rachel Gillibrand is a practitioner psychologist working with children and teenagers from her private practice based in Somerset, UK. Prior to that, she taught developmental and health psychology courses in universities in the UK for 20 years, training the next generation of psychologists through to practitioner status. Rachel has also contributed her knowledge of learning and pedagogy through the British Psychological Society training and programme accreditation committees.Dr Virginia Lam is a senior lecturer at the University of Roehampton. For two decades, she has been teaching and researching areas in social development, in particular children's concepts of gender, ethnicity and nationality in diverse contexts and recently multilingual children's developmental outcomes in relation to their family and education settings.Professor Victoria L. O'Donnell is an internationally renowned developmental psychologist and educationalist, and a mother of two.  Victoria's research focuses on the personal, social, and cognitive aspects of development, learning, and education across the lifespan.  Victoria has provided academic leadership in private and public higher education institutions over three decades, championing contemporary pedagogies, widening participation, and the support of student learning.  Victoria is now Chief Academic Officer for NCUK: The University Consortium, a global provider of university pathway programmes.

• Preface Acknowledgements Section 1 Introduction to Developmental Psychology What is Developmental Psychology?Theoretical perspectivesResearch methodsSection 2 Cognitive and Linguistic Development Prenatal Development and InfancyLanguage DevelopmentMemory and IntelligenceTheory of MindAtypical DevelopmentSection 3 Social and Emotional Development Attachment and Early Social ExperiencesChildhood Temperament and Behavioural DevelopmentDevelopment of Self-Control and Gender IdentityPeer Interactions and RelationshipsAdolescenceAgeing and AdulthoodSection 4 Case Studies ADHDHead Injury in a ChildAutismGender DysphoriaDyslexiaMultilingual FamilyAttachment Disorder – how childhood attachments affect later romantic relationshipsTransition to UniversityMid-Life CrisisDementiaGlossary Index