Test Bank for The Development of Children and Adolescents: An Applied Perspective by Hauser-Cram, Nugent, Thies, Travers

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• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1118767640
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1118767641
• Author: Penny Hauser-Cram

The Development of Children and Adolescents, by Penny Hauser-Cram, J. Kevin Nugent,Kathleen Thies,and John F. Travers, provides an  integrated view of child development. Presenting the most pertinent research for each developmental stage and linking this to practical applications in the areas of Parenting, Policy, and Practice, this balanced approach emphasizes the relationship between research and theory and applications. The rich media program, including WileyPLUS with Real Development promotes active learning and allows for increased understanding and comprehension of the course content. The Real Development program is made up of authentic video showcasing real families along with activities and assessments that help students gain an understanding of key developmental concepts. Through the combination of text and media, students are engaged in meaningful learning that deepens and enriches their understanding of developmental concepts.

Table contents:

Part 1 Introduction

Chapter 1 A Child’s Journey 3

MAKING A DIFFERENCE: All Children Have Birthdays 3

Children and Their Development 4

What is Development? 5

The Study of Development 5

WHEN SYSTEMS CONNECT: Developmental Domains 5

Developmental Epochs: Is Age the Answer? 6

Issues in Development 6

A Child’s Journey in the 21st Century 9

Research Insights: Are Today’s Children More Imaginative? 10

Parenting: Children in the Home 10

Children and Their Cultural Communities 12

Children in a Technological World 13

Culture and Parents‘ Views on Children’s Disabilities 14

Practice: Video Games and Learning 15

Explaining Development: The Theories 16

Psychoanalytically Based Theories 16

Cognitive Theories 18

Learning Theories 23

Ethological Theories 25

Systems Theories 26

Focus On: Urie Bronfenbrenner 28

Asking Questions, Examining Answers 29

The Scientific Method 29

Designing Research Studies 30

Collecting Data 37

Reporting Research Results 38

Policy: Ethical Considerations 39

Chapter Summary 40

Key Terms 41

Critical Thinking Questions 41

Development 41

Part 2 Biological Beginnings

Chapter 2 Biological Foundations of Child Development 43

MAKING A DIFFERENCE: It Can Start with Cells 43

The Biology of Life 44

The Functions of Cells 45

DNA, RNA, and Protein 45

WHEN CELLULAR SYSTEMS CONNECT: PKU as an Example 47

Research Insights: “Turning Off” Genes 47

Genes and Heredity 48

Genes and Chromosomes 48

Culture, Genetics, and Human Migration 50

Patterns of Heredity 51

Chromosomal Disorders 56

Parenting: Genetic Counseling 58

Gene-Environment Interactions 59

Mechanisms of Interaction Between Genes and Environment 59

Research on Gene-Environment Interactions: Kinship Studies 63

The Physiology of Thinking and Feeling 66

The Brain and Nervous System 66

The Endocrine System and the Physiology of Stress 72

WHEN SYSTEMS CONNECT: Stress and Child Development 73

Children’s Well-Being in Society 74

Indicators of Children’s Well-Being in the United States 75

Health Care among American Children 75

Policy: Who is Covered by Insurance, and How? 76

Practice: A Hmong Child in the American Health-Care System 77

Chapter Summary 78

Key Terms 79

Critical Thinking Questions 79

Development 79

Chapter 3 Prenatal Development 81

MAKING A DIFFERENCE: Advocating for Care of Pregnant Women 81

Conception 82

Gametes and Meiosis 82

Fertilization 84

Prenatal Growth and Development 85

The Germinal Period: 0 to 2 Weeks 85

Policy: The Politics of Stem Cell Research 86

The Period of the Embryo: 3 to 8 Weeks 87

The Period of the Fetus: 9 Weeks to Birth 88

The Developing Brain: A Closer Look 90

Research Insights: Learning Before Birth 91

Development and the Prenatal Environment 92

Chemical Substances 92

WHEN SYSTEMS CONNECT: Alcohol and Pregnancy 95

Focus On: Ann Streissguth and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome 95

Maternal Disease, Illness, and Stress 97

Environmental Pollutants and Hazards 101

Health During Pregnancy 102

Physiology of Pregnancy 102

Culture and Pregnancy 103

Practice: Recommendations for a Healthy Pregnancy 104

Complications of Pregnancy and High-Risk Pregnancies 104

A Special High-Risk Case: The Pregnant Adolescent 106

Pregnancy and Society 108

Birth-Rate Trends 108

Access to Health Care 108

Infertility 109

Parenting and ART: Telling the Children 113

Practice: Multiple Births 114

Parenting: Health, Family, and Culture 114

Chapter Summary 116

Key Terms 117

Critical Thinking Questions 117

Development 117

Chapter 4 Birth and the Newborn 119

MAKING A DIFFERENCE: An Unexpected Birth Experience 119

Birth 120

What Do You Know About Childbirth? 121

Preparing for the Birth of the Baby 121

Parenting: Writing a Birth Plan 122

Stages of Labor 123

Childbirth and Pain 124

The Place of Childbirth: Home or Hospital? 125

Focus On: Pioneers in the Natural Childbirth Movement 126

Research Insights: Risks in Planned Cesarean Delivery 129

At-Risk Infants: A Different Beginning 130

Prematurity and Birth Weight 130

Causes and Treatments of Prematurity 131

Prematurity and Developmental Outcomes 131

Low Birth Weight in the Developing World 132

A Different Beginning for Parents, Too 132

Research Insights: The Long-Term Risks of Prematurity 133

WHEN SYSTEMS CONNECT: Early Intervention for At-Risk Newborns 134

Focus On: Heidelise Als 134

Neonatal Mortality 135

Policy: The Fourth Millennium Development Goals 137

The Newborn 138

A Dramatic Transition 138

THE DEVELOPING BRAIN: Newborn Reflexes and Behavioral States 139

The Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale 141

Sensory Capacities and the Social Newborn 142

The Developmental Tasks of the

Newborn Period 147

The Parent-Infant Bond 147

Breast-Feeding: A Developmental Issue 147

Practice: The UNICEF/WHO Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative 148

Developmental Tasks Facing the Newborn 149

Research Insights: Effects of Breast-Feeding on Intelligence 150

Culture and Crying 151

Chapter Summary 152

Key Terms 152

Critical Thinking Questions 153

Development 153

Part 3 Infancy

Chapter 5 Physical Development and Health in Infancy and Toddlerhood 155

MAKING A DIFFERENCE: Beating the Odds 155

A Framework for Children’s Health and Physical Development 156

Biology of Health: Physical, Motor, and Perceptual Development 158

New Directions in Infant Motor Research 159

What Happens in the Brain? Beginning to Walk 160

Physical Development: How Babies Grow into Toddlers 162

Motor Development: From Sitting to Jumping 163

Research Insights: Climbing Stairs 165

Theories of Motor Development 166

WHEN SYSTEMS CONNECT: Dynamic Systems Theory 169

Sensory and Perceptual Development: Taking in the World 169

The Developing Brain: Biology of Health 172

An Exuberant Burst of Synapse Formation 173

Focus On: Santiago Ramon y Cajal and Wilder Penfield, Pioneers in Brain Research 173

Research Insights: Mirror Neurons 175

Pruning: Refining the Brain Through Experience 176

Foundations of Health: Nutrition and Health 177

Nutrition for Infants and Toddlers 177

Nutritional Problems 178

Policy: The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) 179

Capacities for Health: Caregivers, Environment, and Community 182

The Physical Environment 182

The Caregiving Environment 183

Culture and Sleeping Arrangements 184

Parenting: Products for Infants 185

Practice: Infant and Toddler Child-Care Settings 186

Motor Development in Different Cultural Environments 187

Disruptions in Health: Neuromotor Disabilities 189

Cerebral Palsy 189

Muscular Dystrophy 190

Down Syndrome 190

Policy: Early Intervention 191

Chapter Summary 193

Key Terms 194

Critical Thinking Questions 194

Development 195

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