Social Behavior and Skills in Children

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Matson, Johnny L. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2009.
• Subjects: Psychology.; Psychiatry.; Education.; Clinical psychology.; Child psychology.; School psychology.; Clinical Psychology.; Child and School Psychology.; Education, general.

That children are capable of pathology—not only such conditions as ADHD and learning disabilities, but also such "adult" disorders as anxiety and depression—stands as a defining moment in psychology’s 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 Disorders and Phobias
• Major Depression
• Medical and Physical Impairments and Chronic Illness.