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Useful as a textbook for students studying motor development and motor behaviour, this work also serves as a reference for motor development, motor behaviour, and early childhood specialists.It describes motor development during the first two years of a child''s life, focusing mainly on the crucial first year, during which the greatest changes occur in relation to the entire life span. It integrates information from a variety of disciplines in order to encourage a broader perspective to the understanding of infant motor development.Including the development of voluntary movements such as posture, stability, balance and orientation, manual control of reaching and grasping, and locomotor control of creeping and walking, it looks at motor development difficulties faced by premature infants, who require special assessment and intervention strategies, and examines two specific disabilities: Cerebral Palsy and Down Syndrome.

Globalization is changing the face of Higher Education across the world. Academics and students today are internationally mobiles and unprecedented numbers of international exchanges are cross-border education projects are being developed. The implications for individual universities are significant: international students can bring much needed revenues to boost university coffers and stimulate university classrooms but they also have high expectations and demands. This book discusses the implications for those involved in managing the organizational processes and those designing programmes and supporting the student experience. A key concern in the text is that of reciprocal internationalization - the importance for universities to develop within an internationally-integrated environment rather than as national universities which accommodate the needs of people from other countries into their pre-existing practices. The emphasis throughout the discussion is therefore on the development of inter-cultural competences for university people supported by sustainable international management practices. Yvonne Turner is Programme Director and Lecturer in Management at the University of Newcastle Business School. Sue Robson is Head of the School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

The book provides a solid and in-depth outline and thus to influence research and practice in the field of bipolar disorder.Neuroprogression and Staging in Bipolar Disorder provides a comprehensive summary of the current state of the evidence regarding the use of staging systems in bipolar disorder. Edited by the leading researchers in the field, the book systematically covers the theoretical basis for staging, comparisons between different proposals, neurobiological underpinnings, the current evidence-base, limitations and future directions, and clinical implications and recommendations for practice.After the original proposals of staging for psychotic disorders developed by McGorry and colleagues, a few systems have been put forward specifically for people with bipolar disorder. There is now consistent evidence that, at least for a significant portion of people with this disease, clinical course and outcome are not as benign as initially described. The evidence thus far points to relevant differences between early and late stages of bipolar disorders in the clinical course of illness, neurobiology and systemic pathology. These differences all suggest that staging is a viable addition to clinical care in bipolar disorder.

This comprehensive update of the now classic text applies the most current findings across disciplines to the treatment of pathogenic human stress arousal. New and revised chapters bring together the art and science of intervention, based in up-to-date neuroscience, starting with an innovative model tracing the stress-to-disease continuum throughout the systems of the human body. The authors detail the spectrum of physiological and psychological treatments for the stress response, including cognitive therapy, neuromuscular relaxation, breathing exercises, nutritional interventions, and pharmacotherapy. They also assess the strengths and limitations of widely-used measures of the stress response and consider the value of personality factors, cultural considerations, and resilience in stress mediation.Included in the coverage: The anatomy and physiology of the human stress response. Advances in neuroscience: implications for stress. Crisis intervention and psychological first aid. Neurophysiological rationale for the use of the relaxation response. Physical exercise and the human stress response. The pharmacological management of stress reactions. Disaster Mental Health Planning. Cultural Awareness and Stress. The Fourth Edition of A Clinical Guide to the Treatment of Human Stress Response offers readers a dual perspective, exceedingly useful in examining the origins of the stress response, and in preventing and treating the response itself. This rich integrative volume will join its predecessors in popularity among practitioners and students across disciplines and specialties.

En el transcurso del primer siglo de la psicología moderna, ha habido numerosos intentos de elaborar el marco del sistema de personalidad; pero pocos han realizado una labor tan exhaustiva como la del Dr. Millon. Este volumen representa los conocimientos acumulados durante el pasado siglo, así como los descubrimientos teóricos, clínicos y empíricos que han tenido lugar durante el mismo. La nueva percepción que nos ofrece la obra nos permite entender las complejidades de la gran cantidad de fuerzas convergentes que conducen a las alteraciones de la personalidad, y nos ayuda a entender cómo se manifiestan, se conceptualizan y cómo se tratan. La obra ha sido completamente actualizada con las últimas investigaciones y teoría incluye: - La exposición de los cuadros clínicos característicos y las raíces evolutivas de los trastornos de la personalidad. (...)

For more than two decades, the concept of student engagement has grown from simple attention in class to a construct comprised of cognitive, emotional, and behavioral components that embody and further develop motivation for learning. Similarly, the goals of student engagement have evolved from dropout prevention to improved outcomes for lifelong learning. This robust expansion has led to numerous lines of research across disciplines and are brought together clearly and comprehensively in the Handbook of Research on Student Engagement.The Handbook guides readers through the fields rich history, sorts out its component constructs, and identifies knowledge gaps to be filled by future research. Grounding data in real-world learning situations, contributors analyze indicators and facilitators of student engagement, link engagement to motivation, and gauge the impact of family, peers, and teachers on engagement in elementary and secondary grades. Findings on the effectiveness of classroom interventions are discussed in detail. And because assessing engagement is still a relatively new endeavor, chapters on measurement methods and issues round out this important resource.Topical areas addressed in the Handbook include:Engagement across developmental stages.Self-efficacy in the engaged learner.Parental and social influences on engagement and achievement motivation.The engaging nature of teaching for competency development.The relationship between engagement and high-risk behavior in adolescents.Comparing methods for measuring student engagement.An essential guide to the expanding knowledge base, the Handbook of Research on Student Engagement serves as a valuable resource for researchers, scientist-practitioners, and graduate students in such varied fields as clinical child and school psychology, educational psychology, public health, teaching and teacher education, social work, and educational policy.

El presente libro, Aulas Virtuales: fórmulas y prácticas, tiene como objetivo aunar investigaciones originales en el ámbito universitario español y mundial, especificamente en los campos de : Docencia, Investigacion e Innovacion, con foco especial en las areas de Comunicacion, Sociologia, Tecnologias Audiovisuales y de la Comunicacion.

El presente libro,TIC actualizadas para una nueva docencia universitaria,tiene como objetivo aunar investigaciones originales en el ámbito universitario español y mundial, específicamente en los campos de: Docencia, Investigacion e Innovacion, con foco especial en las areas de Comunicacion, Sociologia, Tecnologias Audiovisuales y de la Comunicacion

El libro Aula virtual: contenidos y elementos supone la recopilación de diversos trabajos que muestran con habilidad cómo la actividad docente innova adaptándose a las nuevas tendencias. Ya sea una adaptacion tecnologica, tematica, que incluya nuevas capacidades, que descubra nuevas habilidades, etc., nos encontramos en este libro con trabajos que cuentan como los docentes reflexionan sobre su tarea.

El presente libro,Retos docentes universitarios como desafío curricular,tiene como objetivo aunar investigaciones originales en el ámbito universitario español y mundial, específicamente en los campos de: Docencia, Investigacion e Innovacion, con foco especial en las areas de Comunicacion, Sociologia, Tecnologias Audiovisuales y de la Comunicacion

El presente libro,Innovacion universitaria: digitalizacion 2.0 y excelencia,tiene como objetivo aunar investigaciones originales en el ámbito universitario español y mundial, específicamente en los campos de: Docencia, Investigacion e Innovacion, con foco especial en las areas de Comunicacion, Sociologia, Tecnologias Audiovisuales y de la Comunicacion