Essays and Research Papers on Child Psychology

6 pages in length. When couples first become pregnant, the romance surrounding the impending event often masks the realities that lie ahead for the happy parents-to-be. Looking beyond the excitement inherent to having a baby and focusing upon potential challenges involved with parenting helps mothers and fathers to better cope with the inevitable. ...

7 pages in length. The writer discusses conflict, compromise and the parent-child bond as they relate to the theories of Freud, Erikson, Mahler and Ainsworth. Bibliography lists 11 sources.

A 4 page paper which provides a general overview of attention deficit disorders. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

3 pages in length. Raising a family with both parents in an intact family is difficult enough in the best of circumstances; single-parent childrearing, by comparison, is an overwhelming challenge beyond which many adults can tackle. Women most often represent the parent left with responsibilities of raising the children, a fatherless environment that ...

5 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses toddlers, adolescence and special education groups as they relate to developmental stages. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 13 page paper provides an overview of plausible pharmacological interventions for children with ADHD. Bibliography lists 12 sources.

This 5 page paper focuses on ADD and ADHD and the usual treatments for the conditions. Self-monitoring is explored as an alternative treatment. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 4 page investigation of the problems encountered by children who witness domestic violence. These problems can be long-term and severe. One of the more effective forms of address is group intervention. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 6 page paper discussing the relationship between animal cruelty and other antisocial behaviors. The studies that are beginning to emerge along with the publicity that the Humane Society strives to bring to the matter can be expected to raise awareness of the link between animal and human abuse, not only in professional circles ...

This 9 page paper provides an overview of autism, including the current theories regarding its cause. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 12 page paper provides an overview of some views on violence and PTSD, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. The development of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is linked to the experiencing of a variety of different types of violence. Children who have been exposed to sexual violence, to parental interpersonal violence, to gang violence and ...

This 7 page paper considers the issue of a family culture of violence. Children are often exposed to a wide variety of experiences that can be viewed as violent. Studies since the 1990s suggest that there is an increasing amount of violence in the home, with a growing number of children being raised ...

A 10 page discussion of the effectiveness of time out in behavioral modification. The author explores the various categories of time out and discusses them in regard to their effectiveness, ethics, and legalities. Bibliography lists 15 sources.

This 15 page paper provides an overview of the current literature on this topic. Startling reports indicate a verifiable rise in the incidents of child abuse over the past decade. In 1985, the number of suspected incidents of child abuse and neglect topped 1.9 million cases; by 1994, over 3.1 million children were reportedly ...

A 6 page paper. The writer offers different types of information including how certain African tribes view intelligence and what is most important. The essay reports studies in two regions that demonstrated giving children certain dietary supplements improved certain cognitive functioning. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 20 page paper provides an overview of this issue. Over the course of the last two decades, a number of important studies have been conducted to assess the impacts of abuse and neglect on psychological development and the cyclical nature of abusive relationships. Theorists have applied psychological premises to support the notion that ...

A 5 page research paper in which the writer focuses on Social Cognitive Learning theory as a means for understanding observed behavior in three young children. SCL principles are first discussed and then observational remarks on the children are given. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

An 18 page paper discussing Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity (ADHD), assessment, intervention and changes in views of medication. Discussion about ADHD is followed by a section discussing the role of the speech-language pathologist in treating the language problems that many ADHD children have. Bibliography lists 18 sources.

A 3 page abstract and overview of Erik Erikson’s book “Identity: Youth and Crisis.” No additional sources cited.

3 pages in length. Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget's second of four developmental stages - preoperational - incorporates three primary growth indicators that include mental representation, language and symbol usage. Major limitations of this stage reflect that of ridged thinking, egocentrism and principle of conservation, a notion of how "quantity is unrelated to the ...

A 5 page review of family violence and how children can be not just the direct but also the indirect victims of that violence. The author contends that domestic violence can have a tremendous effect on the way that that child will choose to live as an adult. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

15 pages in length. The combination of parental encouragement and consistent, constructive discipline provides a basis upon which children can learn the difference between what is allowed and what is not without the negative impact of guilt and shame. If this is not the scenario into which children are raised, however, and instead ...

In this 5 page paper, the writer briefly outlines the stages of development according to Piaget and Erikson. The two theories are then discussed, compared and contrasted. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 6 page overview of the eight stages of development identified by psychoanalyst Erik Homberger Erikson. This paper frames questions in accordance with those stages, questions to be used in interviewing a sixty-five year old woman. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines the film, characters, how it describes the adolescent development tasks portrayed, theories of adolescent cognitive and psychosocial development, and includes implications for human services workers’ roles in promoting healthy growth and development of adolescents and their families. Bibliography lists 4 sources.