Part 1- Theoretical Foundations in Development
Chapter 1: Current Views of Lifespan Development
Chapter 2: Gender development
Chapter 3: Culture and Life-Span Development
Chapter 4: Resilience
Part 2- Normative Processes of Development
Chapter 5: Newborn Development and Behavior
Chapter 6: Psychosocial Development: Attachment in young children
Chapter 7: Cognitive Development
Chapter 8: Nutrition and the Behavior of Children: Food for Thought
Chapter 9: Motor Development
Chapter 10: Psychosocial Development: Adolescence and sexuality
Chapter 11: Psychosocial Development: Challenges of adulthood
Part 3- Alternative Routes Along the Development Path
Chapter 12: Prenatal Development: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
Chapter 13: People with Mental Retardation and the Developmental Disabilities Philosophy
Chapter 14: Young Children with Developmental Disabilities and Their Families: Needs, Policies, and Services
Chapter 15: Learning Disabilities and Attention Deficits in Adults
Chapter 16: Anxiety: Developmental Context and Cognitive Perspectives
Chapter 17: The Roots of Violence and Aggression
Part 4- Toward Developmentally-Appropriate Care
Chapter 18: Development of Children with Chronic Illness: Why age alone does not tell the story.
Chapter 19: Adherence to Health Care Regimens
Chapter 20: Eagle Eyes: Technologies for Non-Verbal Persons
Chapter 21: Living with Pain and Infirmity
Part 5- Philosophical Perspectives on Human Development
Chapter 22: Hope and The Future
