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Warren, Steven F. – Mental Retardation, 2002
This address examines the future of biobehavioral science and the opportunities and pitfalls it holds for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Examples of recent advances in genetics and neurosciences are discussed, as well as opportunities that these advances hold for understanding the effects of the environment on…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Problems, Biological Influences, Brain
Hawkins, Raymond C., II – 1982
This paper reviews recent empirical and conceptual studies pertaining to stress in childhood and offers an integrative, cognitive-developmental theory for understanding childhood stress and coping. The theory builds upon Hunt's (1979) view of the epigenesis of intrinsic motivation and Block's (1982) formulation of assimilation and accommodation…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Biological Influences