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Volume I of Theory and Research in Behavioral Pediatrics focused on
issues of early human development, with special emphasis given to
assessment of the preterm infant and to factors inftuencing the
organization of the caregiver infant relationship. Chapters in
Volume 2 cover a broader range of topics and encompass a wider age
span. Chapter I provides a historical review of the relationship
between developmental psychology and pediatrics. The authors,
Barbara R. Tinsley and Ross D. Parke, discuss differences between
behavioral pediatrics and pediatric psychology and note that
interdiscipli nary collaboration in research and application has
increased steadily in re cent years. However, if similar
collaborative efforts are to occur in education and training of
pediatricians and developmental psychologists, it will be necessary
to determine just what each discipline hopes to gain from such
collaborative efforts. Tinsley and Parke report the results of
anational survey designed to determine the areas of developmental
psychology that pediatricians perceive to be of potential benefit
to them in their delivery of pediatric care. Results of the survey
suggest that there are many ways in which developmental psychology
could be in corpora ted into the pediatric curriculum. In many
respects, Chapter 2 sets the stage for the remaining chapters.
Nancy A. Carlson and Thomas Z.
Volume I of Theory and Research in Behavioral Pediatrics focused on
issues of early human development, with special emphasis given to
assessment of the preterm infant and to factors inftuencing the
organization of the caregiver infant relationship. Chapters in
Volume 2 cover a broader range of topics and encompass a wider age
span. Chapter I provides a historical review of the relationship
between developmental psychology and pediatrics. The authors,
Barbara R. Tinsley and Ross D. Parke, discuss differences between
behavioral pediatrics and pediatric psychology and note that
interdiscipli nary collaboration in research and application has
increased steadily in re cent years. However, if similar
collaborative efforts are to occur in education and training of
pediatricians and developmental psychologists, it will be necessary
to determine just what each discipline hopes to gain from such
collaborative efforts. Tinsley and Parke report the results of
anational survey designed to determine the areas of developmental
psychology that pediatricians perceive to be of potential benefit
to them in their delivery of pediatric care. Results of the survey
suggest that there are many ways in which developmental psychology
could be in corpora ted into the pediatric curriculum. In many
respects, Chapter 2 sets the stage for the remaining chapters.
Nancy A. Carlson and Thomas Z."
Families today are experiencing untold pressures and are expected
to shoulder enormous burdens at a time when resources for support
are becoming ever scarcer. This important book examines the effects
of stress on both children and parents and explores various
strategies for coping. The authors--experts in child health and
development and in business and social policy--emphasize that the
problems of the family and of its members cannot be considered
individually. They view the family as a dynamic system whose health
is vitally related to its internal relationships and its
interactions with other social networks. Stress in this context can
be either a positive or a negative influence on the family's
effectiveness in raising children, depending on the personal and
public resources available. The strength of the book lies in its
integrated approach to a many-sided problem. The authors provide
reviews of research, clinical applications, and theoretical
discussions, including several frameworks for understanding the
constellation of factors within the family that affect children's
development. They examine specific situations that can present
families with formidable challenges: unemployment, divorce,
two-career families, single parenthood, teenage pregnancy, demands
from the workplace. Some of these situations are traumatic but
brief; others, such as chronic illness, require long-term coping
strategies. The authors show the similarities that underlie these
stressful situations--how they can affect the fabric of family life
and the development of the young child. The emphasis throughout the
book is on policy implications: the urgent need for more
enlightened and supportive corporate and government involvement.
Unless we make the well-being of the family a priority, the number
of children in adverse situations will continue to increase. This
book will serve as an indispensable guide to psychologists,
pediatricians, psychiatrists, educators, business executives, and
government officials.
Families today are experiencing untold pressures and are expected
to shoulder enormous burdens at a time when resources for support
are becoming ever scarcer. This important book examines the effects
of stress on both children and parents and explores various
strategies for coping. The authors--experts in child health and
development and in business and social policy--emphasize that the
problems of the family and of its members cannot be considered
individually. They view the family as a dynamic system whose health
is vitally related to its internal relationships and its
interactions with other social networks. Stress in this context can
be either a positive or a negative influence on the family's
effectiveness in raising children, depending on the personal and
public resources available. The strength of the book lies in its
integrated approach to a many-sided problem. The authors provide
reviews of research, clinical applications, and theoretical
discussions, including several frameworks for understanding the
constellation of factors within the family that affect children's
development. They examine specific situations that can present
families with formidable challenges: unemployment, divorce,
two-career families, single parenthood, teenage pregnancy, demands
from the workplace. Some of these situations are traumatic but
brief; others, such as chronic illness, require long-term coping
strategies. The authors show the similarities that underlie these
stressful situations--how they can affect the fabric of family life
and the development of the young child. The emphasis throughout the
book is on policy implications: the urgent need for more
enlightened and supportive corporate and government involvement.
Unless we make the well-being of the family a priority, the number
of children in adverse situations will continue to increase. This
book will serve as an indispensable guide to psychologists,
pediatricians, psychiatrists, educators, business executives, and
government officials.
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