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From Soldiers to Children: Developmental Sciences Transform the Construct of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
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Franks, Bridget A. – Early Child Development and Care, 2014
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was first included in the American Psychiatric Association's "Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders" in 1980. Long used to describe the reactions of soldiers affected by stress in combat situations, PTSD is now recognised as a disorder affecting abused and neglected infants and…
Descriptors: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Development
Children's Coping Resources Subsequent to Parental Divorce: A Developmental Perspective.
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Kurtz, Linda; And Others – 1993
The impact of divorce upon the children's adaptation has increasingly become a topic of concern in developmental research. This study investigates how specific coping resources (self-efficacy, self-esteem) vary according to age and as a correlate of developmental level in children from divorced and intact homes. Researchers also examined the…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Psychology, Children, Coping
The Integration of Pitch and Rhythm in Musical Judgment: Testing Age-Related Trends in Novice Listeners.
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Demorest, Steven M.; Serlin, Ronald C. – Journal of Research in Music Education, 1997
Revises an earlier experiment that revealed age-related increases in sensitivity to rhythmic information when judging the difference between a theme and selected pitch and rhythm variations. Tested the possibility that the developmental differences found earlier were due to characteristics of the test melody. Results supported the earlier study.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Age Groups, Auditory Discrimination, Auditory Perception