Essays and Research Papers on Child Psychology

This 5 page report discusses street children in several Latin American nations and the lives they live in which drug use is often the only escape or pleasure they know. In some places in the world, drugs are all that matters to children who live on the street. And why should they expect something more ...

7 pages in length. A child of seven years who kills animals, is disruptive in class and bullies other children is demonstrating severe antisocial behavior. In order to gain a significantly better understanding of the basis upon which such negative demeanor has developed, it is important to examine the theories of behavior specialists ...

Using the Head Start Program in the United States, this paper examines a study that would help decide on the status of an infant/todder intervention behavioral program. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This is a 5 page paper discussing dreams, nightmares and night terrors in children. Children may dream as early as infancy but it is not until the age of 3 or 4 that most children report having dreams. Even at this stage, the children believe the dreams are external to their existence. From the ages ...

This 6 page report discusses the theoretical bases of therapeutic communities (TCs) and the fact that, most often, the governing principles under which the treatment modalities practiced are also those which are used in numerous other treatment settings. Most recently, they have proven themselves as having become a legitimately unique entity in which the most ...

This paper examines various behavioral and emotional issues among infants and toddlers in order to help develop a pilot program to assist with these issues. Also discussed is the impact on parental behavior on toddlers and infants. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page report briefly discusses both Erik Erikson and Jean Piaget’s theories of child development and looks at Erving Goffman’s concept of “total institutions” such as prisons, mental hospitals, and other closed environments. The information is then applied to what a person would need in order to survive his or her time in a prison camp ...

An 8 page research paper that summarizes five research studies concerning IQ assessment and children. The writer argues that IQ testing of children can provide a great deal of needed information about the nature of intelligence and the factors that affect intelligence, plus answer questions such as "Is IQ fixed? Or, do circumstances alter it ...

A 7 page paper providing a literature review and methods section of a study seeking to gain both parents’ and children’s perspectives on the effects of parents’ work. The design of this study is intended to be relevant, reliable and valid, free of both researcher and respondent bias. The purpose is to discover ...

This is a 10 page paper discussing the use of group and family therapies for children with ADHD. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) had been said to occur in anywhere up to 10 percent of the school age population in the United States with over 3 million cases reported in 2001. Traditional treatments have included ...

6 pages in length. The extent to which birth through three years old is a critical period with regard to individual development is both grand and far-reaching. Myriad theorists have charted this time frame by means of cognitive and emotional development, with the common denominator among them all being that what is learned ...

5 pages. Daycare is not merely a place for parents to dump their children while they are at work all day; rather, it is an environment of inspiration, motivation and understanding. Where else can a toddler come into contact with so many various stimulants of creativity, imagination and maturation than in such a ...

9 pages in length. Understanding how infants develop cognitive characteristics is an aspect of scientific study that has been examined from many sides; while some experts believe the learning process is comprised strictly of environmental stimuli, others contend that genetics play an integral role in the final outcome. By using examples to illustrate ...

5 pages. Why is it that we are hearing more and more about violent crimes committed by children? The fairly recent phenomenon of school-aged kids killing their classmates and teachers for nothing more than the thrill of the act has parents and administrators up in arms. Out from all the bloodshed and ...

This 11 page paper argues that the desire and ability to acquire a language is a characteristic which is present from birth. The paper considers this from both sides, looking at relevant evidence before forming a conclusion. The bibliography cites 7 sources.

This 26 page paper evaluates the psychological development of the normal child as opposed to one who turns out to be a bully. Bullying behavior is evaluated. The term is defined and bullies and their victims are discussed in depth. Bibliography lists 26 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines how children develop social skills and what support can be provided to parents to enable them to raise their children to understand and respect others. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 5 page report discusses Temple University’s Philip C. Kendall’s Childhood Disorders. The book offers what is clearly topical information about the current understanding of different psychological disorders of childhood. Kendall offers his commentary and research that is then tied into the most “traditional” of the major models of disorders and uses both existing literature and case studies ...

This is a 3 page paper discussing environmental (nurture) influences on cognitive development in middle childhood. Middle childhood, which extends from 6 to 13 years of age, is a highly transitional and productive learning period in regards to cognitive development. Children are cognitively leaving the preoperational stage which is primarily based on the relationships between ...

This 7 page paper discusses the way parents over emphasize learning with their infants to the detriment of overall development and well being of the child. Quotes cited from texts of experts in field. Bibliography lists 6 soruces.

This is a 6 page paper discussing therapeutic containment. Therapeutic containment is a controlled and structured psychiatric therapy to help calm and stabilize children who experience anxiety, tantrums, insecurity or trauma. The idea for therapeutic containment is to provide the child with a temporary environment which will allow him to calm himself and feel safe ...

A 12 page research paper that examines the topic of play therapy, focusing on the behavioral model. The writer also discusses an offshoot of behavior play therapy, cognitive behavioral play therapy, which gives therapists a model for addressing severe trauma even with very young children. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 7 page paper begins with the DSM-IV definition of disruptive behavior disorders and then discusses the three groups of disorders: conduct disorder (CD), opposition defiant disorder (ODD) and attention deficit disorder (ADD/ADHD). Each is discussed in terms of incidence, symptoms, causes and treatment interventions. Also included are comments regarding the costs of these disorders. ...

16 pages in length. The bonding that takes place between parent and infant is not only a natural occurrence but also a highly critical and consequential stage in the development of that child's entire personality. That infants are products of their immediate environment speaks to the importance of positive reinforcement and parenting skills ...

A 12 page paper. The ratio of children who are diagnosed with a psychiatric condition and the numbers who are taking psychotropic drugs has soared in the last ten to fifteen years. In fact, prescriptions for Ritalin alone rose by 600 percent since the late 1980s. The writer provides a comprehensive investigation of the ...