LIFE SPAN DEVELOPMENT PSYCHOLOGY

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Written in a simple user-friendly style, the textbook provides a useful discussion for gaining essential insight into the development of human beings right from their conception till death across the entire life span and age periods. Besides, it has exclusively devoted three chapters for providing a detailed account of the theories governing human development, happenings at the time of death and dying, and age specific developmental disorders. The coverage of the topics is rich enough and comprehensive for meeting the needs of the diverse audience of Psychology and Home Science to those appearing in the various State and All India competitive examinations. It also serves as a reference text and practice book for those who need to apply the theory and practice of development psychology in their professional such as nurses, child specialists and other health profession, guidance and counsellors, parents, teachers and educational planners, social workers, and public welfare departments and agencies.

KEY FEATURES

• Provides a comprehensive and useful coverage of the topics aligning to the latest curriculum.

• Organised in a coherent and systematic manner to gain insight into the entire life span of human beings.

• Adequately illustrated with the examples, figures and tables to support discussions in each chapter.

• Makes deliberate attempt to clarify the terms and concepts through their brief description as box items.

• Provides chapter-end summary for quick glance and recapitulation.

TARGET AUDIENCE

• B.A. Psychology

• M.A. Psychology

• B.Sc. Home Science


Written in a simple user-friendly style, the textbook provides a useful discussion for gaining essential insight into the development of human beings right from their conception till death across the entire life span and age periods. Besides, it has exclusively devoted three chapters for providin...

About the author

S.K. Mangal, Ph.D. (Education), has held positions as Principal, Professor, and Head of the Department of Postgraduate Studies at C.R. College of Education in Rohtak, Haryana.

Dr. Mangal is the author of several books associated with the pure and applied aspect of the subject psychology, including, Essentials of Educational Psychology, Advanced Educational Psychology, Emotional Intelligence: Managing Emotions to Win in Life, Research Methodology in Behavioural Sciences, Statistics in Psychology and Education, Psychology of Learning and Development, Psychology for Nursing, Psychology for Physiotherapy, General Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Child Psychology and Development, Sports Psychology, Essentials of Social Psychology, Essentials of Clinical Psychology, Positive Psychology and Cognitive Psychology. Dr. Mangal has been a distinguished administrator and researcher. He has devised various educational and psychological tests and has published in reputed journals. The areas of his research interest are emotional intelligence and teacher adjustment.

Shubhra Mangal, Ph.D. (Education), has held positions as Principal, Professor, and Head of the Department of Postgraduate Studies at C.R.S. College of Education, Noida. She has developed an Emotional Intelligence Inventory for measuring the Emotional Intelligence of School Teachers. Besides, she has authored several books associated with the pure and applied aspect of the subject psychology, including Psychology of Learning and Development, Research Methodology in Behavioural Sciences, Emotional Intelligence: Managing Emotions to Win in Life, Introduction to Psychology, Psychology and Our Life, Sports Psychology, Essentials of Social Psychology, Essentials of Clinical Psychology, Positive Psychology and Cognitive Psychology. Her research interests encompass emotional intelligence and teacher education.

S.K. Mangal, Ph.D. (Education), has held positions as Principal, Professor, and Head of the Department of Postgraduate Studies at C.R. College of Education in Rohtak, Haryana. Dr. Mangal is the author of several books associated with the pure and applied aspect of the subject psychology, includin...

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