Social Behavior and Skills in Children

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Matson, Johnny L. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2009.
• Subjects: Philosophy (General).; Psychiatry.; Developmental psychology.; Psychology.; Child and School Psychology.; Education (general).
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0234-4

That children are capable of pathologynot only such conditions as ADHD and learning disabilities, but also such "adult" disorders as anxiety and depressionstands as a defining moment in psychologys recent history. Within this recognition is the understanding that the social skills defic...

Table of Contents:

• History and Overview
• Theories of social competence from the top-down to the bottom-up: A case for considering foundational human needs
• Etiology and Relationships to Developmental Disabilities and Psychopathology
• General Methods of Assessment
• General Methods of Treatment
• Challenging Behaviors
• Social Skills in Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Intellectual Disability and Adaptive-Social Skills
• Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
• Evidence-Based Methods of Dealing with Social Deficits in Conduct Disorder
• Anxiety/Phobias
• Major Depression
• Medical Issues
• Index.