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Discovering Bowlby: Infant Homes and Attachment Theory in West Germany after the Second World War
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Berth, Felix – Paedagogica Historica: International Journal of the History of Education, 2023
This paper examines the changes in infant homes for children under the age of three in West Germany after the Second World War by combining two research perspectives. First, it will show that the increase in institutional care in the decade after 1945 was not simply dictated by a growing number of orphans. Instead, it primarily resulted from the…
Descriptors: Child Care, Residential Care, Parents, Death
The Contributions of Alfred Adler (1870-1937) to the Understanding of Early Childhood Development
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Arranz-Freijo, Enrique B.; Barreto-Zarza, Florencia – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
This paper presents a biographical profile of Alfred Adler aiming to provide a measured overview of the impact of Alfred Adler's work on the theoretical paradigms and research avenues of contemporary developmental psychology. The key concepts of his theory are exposed: Feeling of Inferiority, Strive to Overcome, Style of Life, Superiority Complex…
Descriptors: Biographies, Profiles, Developmental Psychology, Child Development
Predictors of Complicated Grief: A Systematic Review of Empirical Studies
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Lobb, Elizabeth A.; Kristjanson, Linda J.; Aoun, Samar M.; Monterosso, Leanne; Halkett, Georgia K. B.; Davies, Anna – Death Studies, 2010
A systematic review of the literature on predictors of complicated grief (CG) was undertaken with the aim of clarifying the current knowledge and to inform future planning and work in CG following bereavement. Predictors of CG prior to the death include previous loss, exposure to trauma, a previous psychiatric history, attachment style, and the…
Descriptors: Grief, Attachment Behavior, Predictor Variables, Literature Reviews
Medication and Reading Disability.
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Humphries, Laurie L. – Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1981
The clinical syndrome which relates most frequently to the reading-disabled child is the attention deficity disorder. The child psychiatrist will generally resort to medication only when behavioral management techniques have failed. The two most frequently used medications are Ritalin and Dexedrine, central nervous system stimulants. (JN)
Descriptors: Attention Span, Child Development, Hyperactivity, Medicine
Sleep Disturbance in Children and Adolescents with Disorders of Development: Its Significance and Management. Clinics in Developmental Medicine.
Stores, Gregory, Ed.; Wiggs, Luci, Ed. – 2001
The 30 papers in this collection are arranged in five sections which address general issues, neurodevelopmental disorders, other neurological conditions, non-neurological pediatric disorders, and psychiatric disorders. The papers are: (1) "Sleep Disturbance: A Serious, Widespread, Yet Neglected Problem in Disorders of Development"…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Development, Children, Developmental Disabilities
Dissociation and the Development of Psychopathology.
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Putnam, Frank W.; Trickett, Penelope K. – 1993
This paper reviews the research on dissociation and the development of psychopathology in children and adolescents. Definitions and dimensions of dissociation are addressed, noting its range from normative daydreaming to the extremes found in individuals with multiple personality disorder. Memory dysfunctions, disturbances of identity, passive…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Child Development, Children