Thriving in the face of childhood adversity / Daphne Blunt Bugental.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bugental, Daphne Blunt.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children with disabilities--Social conditions.

Children with disabilities.

Children with disabilities--Psychology.

Parents of children with disabilities--Psychology.

Parents of children with disabilities.

Children with disabilities--Abuse of--Prevention.

Children with disabilities--Care.

Physical Description:

xx, 232 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Psychology Press, 2003.

Summary:

Thriving in the Face of Childhood Adversity is concerned with the life experiences of children who are born with a variety of medical or physical disorders. It provides an integration of scientific and personal perspectives on such conditions. The personal perspective is offered by narrative accounts given by parents and children who have had first-hand experience with childhood disabilities. In providing a scientific perspective, it offers a social psychological and biological account of the ways in which such children may not only experience difficulties but also benefits as result of their history. In accounting for both outcomes, it suggests how the social responses of others (family, friends, and professionals) may foster resilience as well as risk. It also describes the results of an intervention that facilitates the more positive experiences of such children early in life. The book is intended for a diverse audience of scholars, students, health care professionals, and parents. It is suitable for use in academic courses that are active in the areas of child development or interpersonal relationships.

Contents:

Section A Historical, Cultural, Professional, and Scientific Perspectives on Children with Physical and Medical Disorders 1

Chapter 1 Ways of Thinking about Children's Medical and Physical Disorders 3

Chapter 2 Conceptualizing Medical and Physical Disorders in the Sciences: A Shifting Story 19

Chapter 3 How Do Children Thrive (or Fail to Thrive) in the Face of Early Adversity? 37

Section B The Experiences of Children with Mobility Constraints 53

Chapter 4 Mobility Constraints: Why the Caged Bird Sings 55

Chapter 5 Parents and Children as Collaborators in Managing Mobility Constraints 69

Chapter 6 I Get By with a Little Help from My Friends 85

Section C The Child in a World Apart: The Experiences of Children Who Appear to be Socially Unresponsive 97

Chapter 7 Ways of Understanding the Child in a World Apart 99

Chapter 8 Parental Reactions to the Child in a World Apart 115

Chapter 9 Social Relationships Experienced by Children in a World Apart 129

Section D The Socially Stigmatized Child: The Experiences of Children with Appearance Anomalies 147

Chapter 10 Understanding the Experiences of Children Who Look Different 149

Chapter 11 Parental Responses to Children with Stigmatizing Disorders 165

Chapter 12 Moving Outside the Family: The Worlds of Children Who Look Different 181

Chapter 13 The Positive Possibilities of an Early Intervention Program 195.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1841690589

OCLC:

51046963