Disability Across the Developmental Life Span [electronic resource] : For the Rehabilitation Counselor.

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Cover; Halftitle; About the Author; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; SECTION I: MAJOR DEVELOPMENTAL THEORIES; 1. Introduction; Ways in Which Disability Affects Developmental Stages; Disability and Developmental Stages; Adapting to a Disability; The Stage Theory of Adjustment to Disability; Disability as Growth and Development; 2. Basic Principles of Developmental Theories; Chronological and Biological Age; Control or Agency; The Longevity Revolution; The Increasing Diversity of the United States; Growing Inequality; Religion and Developmental Stages.

The Value of TheoriesSECTION II: ACQUISITION AND DIAGNOSIS OF DISABILITIES IN STAGES OF THE LIFE SPAN; 3. Sigmund Freud; The Life of Sigmund Freud; Evaluation; Body Image; The Importance of Early Developmental Stages; 4. Erikson's Psychosocial Theory of Human Development; The Life of Erikson; Erikson's Eight Psychological Stages; Application to Individuals With Disabilities; 5. Cognitive Theories of Development: Piaget, Vygotsky, and Bronfenbrenner; Jean Piaget; Lev Semyonovich Vygotsky; Urie Bronfenbrenner; 6. Behavioral Theories of Development: Ivan Pavlov, B.F. Skinner, and Albert Bandura.

Ivan PavlovB. F. Skinner; Albert Bandura; Bandura's Social Learning Theories; Evaluation of Behavioral Theories; 7. Abraham Maslow the Humanist; Abraham Maslow; Maslow's Theory; Self-Actualization; Peak Experiences; Evaluation of Maslow; Application to People With Disabilities; 8. The Stage Model of Cognitive Moral Development: Jean Piaget and Lawrence Kohlberg; Other Theorists' Conceptualization of Moral Development; The Broken Teacups; Lawrence Kohlberg; Kohlberg's Theory of Cognitive Moral Development; Moral Dilemma: Heinz Steals a Drug.

Facilitating Higher Levels of Cognitive Moral ReasoningEvaluation of Kohlberg; Application to People With Disabilities; SECTION III: THE EXPERIENCE OF DISABILITY; 9. Understanding Disability; The Unwarranted Fear That PWDs Provoke in PWODs; People Meet My Disability Before They Meet Me; Categorization of Disabilities; Psychiatric Disabilities; Why Categorize Disabilities?; Increasing Rates of Disability; Do We Want More Disabilities?; Disability Is Both Common and Natural; From Stigma Management to Identity Politics; 10. Pregnancy and Infancy: Conception to 2 Years; Neurogenesis; Pregnancy.

Congenital DisabilitiesDown Syndrome; Schizophrenia; Hearing Loss; Vision Loss; Cerebral Palsy; Spina Bifida; Infancy; The Family; Parents' Adaptation; Positive Aspects of Having a Child With a Disability; Developmental Theories and Infants With Disabilities; The Behaviorists and Infancy; Selective Abortion of Fetuses With Disabilities; Infanticide of Newborns With Disabilities; Markers on the Slippery Slope; 11. Toddlerhood and Early Childhood: Ages 18 Months to 5 Years; Traumatic Brain Injuries; Seizure Disorders; Childhood Infections; Asthma; Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis; Autism.

Asperger's Syndrome.

This is the only text to provide comprehensive coverage of human growth and development, a requirement mandated by the Council of Rehabilitation Education (CORE) for a master's degree in rehabilitation counseling and for Licensed Professional Counselor certification. Written by an eminent leader in the field of disability studies, this volume reflects a significant change in perceptions of individuals with disabilities from being defined foremost by their disability to being viewed as normal individuals with a disability. It provides an understanding of traditional human growth and development.

Includes bibliographical references and index.