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• Search Engine for Articles on Human Growth and Development Topics
• Supplemental Topical Sources
• Life-Span Development Topics

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Search Engine for Articles on Human Growth and Development Topics

Search engine for most articles in our topics is EBSCO to get there:

1.      Go to the Argosy Campus Library and then

2.      Go to Data Bases which in on the navigation bar at top of page under page title.

3.      Then click on Psychology on the next navigation bar

4.      Then click on http://search.epnet.com/ which will get to EBSCO where you must put in the User ID and Password which I will give you by email if you contact me that is only if you are an Argosy University, Tampa Campus student in one of my classes.

5.      Once you get into EBSCO click on the top button EBSCO host web.

6.      Once there click on the boxes next to: Academic Search Premier; PsycARTICLES; PsycINFO; and Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection.

7.   Once you have clicked on all these boxes, click on continue and then on the next page put in the Topic you want searched and then click on search for your search and you will then be able to get to the articles on issues related to life-span development.

Supplemental Topical Sources

Science of Life-Span Development

• Life Span Development another option: http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/devel/life/devel-4.htm

• The breadth and depth of developmental psychology: http://www.tulsa.oklahoma.net/~jnichols/dev.html

• Nature vs. Nurture Debate:  http://genealogy.about.com/cs/geneticgenealogy/a/nature_nurture.htm

• Testing intelligence across cultures:

  • http://www.apa.org/monitor/feb03/intelligence.html

  • Cultural bias in intelligence testing: http://www.wilderdom.com/personality/intelligenceCulturalBias.html

  • More on cultural bias in IQ testing: http://www.liberalartsandcrafts.net/contentcatalog/social/bias.shtml

  • Are IQ tests biased?: http://www.psychpage.com/learning/library/intell/biased.html

  • How culture affects IQ: http://www.psychpage.com/learning/library/intell/cultureandiq.html

  • IQ item bias review: http://pareonline.net/getvn.asp?v=4&n=6

• Differences between cognitive-developmental theorists, such as Piaget, Bruner, and Vygotsky:

  • http://education.indiana.edu/~p540/webcourse/develop.html#notes

  • http://www.rdn.ac.uk/casestudies/sosig/psychology/case4.html

  • http://www.webrenovators.com/psych/PsychSchoolsOfThought.htm

Prenatal and Infancy Development

• Early Brain Development: http://www.classbrain.com/artread/publish/article_30.shtml

• Cultural factors during the prenatal period and infancy: http://www.kaimh.org/news5-1.htm

• Cultural Differences in Infant Care: http://www.isisweb.org/ICIS2000Program/web_pages/group342.html

• Theories of Attachment: http://psychcentral.com/psypsych/Attachment_theory

• Infant Development:

  •  http://www.nncc.org/Child.Dev/infant.dev.html

  •  http://www.keepkidshealthy.com/infant/infantdevelopment.html

  •  http://www.envisagedesign.com/ohbaby/develop.html

  •  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/infantandnewborncare.html

  •  http://www.zerotothree.org/

  •  http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/index.html

  •  http://www.pbs.org/wholechild/abc/index.html

  •  http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/fcs/human/pubs/infant.html

  •  http://www.pagewise.com/topics/infantdevelopment.htm

Early Childhood

• Early Childhood Development

  • http://www.ces.purdue.edu/providerparent/Family-Child%20Relationships/Attachment.htm

  • http://www.early-years.ca/article_brain_development2.asp

  • http://www.nccic.org/pubs/literacy/cognitivedev.html

  • http://www.childdevelopmentinfo.com/development/current_research_language_development.shtml

• Childcare and Preschool Issues

  • http://www.nccic.org/

  • http://www.childcareaware.org/en/

  • http://www.parentsaction.org/learn/childcarepreschool/

  • http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/stw_esys/5erly_ch.htm

• Early Childhood Emotional Issues: http://health.yahoo.com/health/centers/parenting/108.html

• School Readiness: http://readyweb.crc.uiuc.edu/parents.html

Middle & Late Childhood

• Childhood obesity:

  • http://www.nih.gov/news/WordonHealth/jun2002/childhoodobesity.htm

  • http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content2/obesity.html

  • http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=FL00058

• Peer relationships:

  • http://www.ericdigests.org/pre-923/peer.htm

  • http://www.psy.pdx.edu/PsiCafe/Areas/Developmental/PeerContext/

• Erikson’s model: http://www.vtaide.com/png/ERIK1-4.htm

• Raising responsible children: http://www.coping.org/parenting/contents.htm

• Drug abuse prevention and intervention: http://www.theantidrug.com/

• ADHD and learning disabilities:

  • http://www.coping.org/specialneeds/adhd.htm

  • http://www.chadd.org/

  • http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/adhd.cfm

  • http://www.adhdnews.com/

  • http://www.coping.org/specialneeds/learndis.htm

  • http://www.ldonline.org/

  • http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/learningdisorders.html 

• Communication disorders and learning disabilities: http://www.coping.org/specialed/inclusion.htm

• Child development: http://www.gov.pe.ca/hss/hcd/index.php3?number=50709

• The 40 assets model: http://www.search-institute.org/ 

• Carnegie Task Force on meeting the needs of young children: http://www.carnegie.org/starting_points/

Adolescence

• Multiple intelligences and career development:

  • http://www.cete.org/acve/docgen.asp?tbl=tia&ID=130

  • http://www.teachervision.fen.com/page/2175.html

  • http://www.thomasarmstrong.com/multiple_intelligences.htm

  • http://www.theatreinmotion.com/resources.htm

• Mentoring:

  • http://www.nwrel.org/mentoring/index.html

  • http://www.reachoutmichigan.org/reachout/resources.html

  • http://www.mentoring.org/
• Study Skills for Teens:
  • Encourage good study habits in a teen: http://www.ehow.com/how_4322_encourage-study-habits.html

  • College student’s study guide: http://www.amelox.com/study.htm#Survey

  • Teaching good study habits: http://familyfun.go.com/parenting/learn/school/feature/dony108ristudy/

• Parenting and raising teenagers:

  • http://www.childdevelopmentinfo.com/parenting/teens.shtml

  • http://www.shouldertoshoulderminnesota.org/index.asp?Type=NONE&SEC={E51B89C6-6A7A-4506-8FD2-58669857F402}

  • http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/rpteens.html

  • http://www.focusas.com/Parenting.html

  • http://www.mentalhealth.org/publications/allpubs/SVP-0013/SVP-0013ch1.asp

  • http://www.apahelpcenter.org/articles/article.php?id=1

  • http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/familydevelopment/components/DE7309a.html

Early Adulthood

• Adult Wellness Programs:

  • http://www.mapnp.org/library/emp_well/emp_well.htm

  • http://www.coping.org/weightmgt/content.htm

  • http://health.yahoo.com/ency/healthwise/ug1614

• Adult learning:

  • http://www.umuc.edu/distance/odell/ctla/resources_and.html

  • http://adulted.about.com/od/adultlearningtheory/

  • http://www.emich.edu/cfid/PDFs/Andrological-Pedagogical-Training.pdf

• Does personality affects health or not?:

  • http://my.webmd.com/content/article/107/108723.htm?z=1728_3333_1003_rl_07

  • http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=10886458&dopt=Abstract

  • http://www.thebody.com/dreher/immpower.html

  • http://www.emaxhealth.com/3/1469.html

  • http://innerself.com/Behavior_Modification/personality.htm

• Working mothers:

  • http://www.alspac.bris.ac.uk/press/working_mums.shtml

  • http://www.medpagetoday.com/tbindex.cfm?tbid=491

  • http://www.growing-up.com/workingmoms.html

  • http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-04/uog-nrr041805.php

• Emerging Adulthood:

  • http://www.transad.pop.upenn.edu/

  • http://www.caseylifeskills.org/index.htm

  • http://chiron.valdosta.edu/whuitt/brilstar/chapters/BrilStarintro.pdf

  • http://www.hs.ttu.edu/hd3317/emerging.htm

  • http://psych.wisc.edu/ugstudies/Psych560/Adolescent.pdf

  • http://www.psych.uiuc.edu/~broberts/Roberts,%20O'Donnell,%20&%20Robins,%20JPSP,%202004.pdf

Middle Adulthood

• Peak experiences:

  • http://www.themystica.com/mystica/articles/p/peak_experiences.html

  • http://www.hedweb.com/bgcharlton/peak.html

  • http://www.alda.org/aldacon2002/Proceedings/From%20Adversity%20to%20Peak%20Experience%20-%20Lucy%20Miller.pdf

• Midlife crisis and development:

  • http://www.lessons4living.com/midlife.htm

  • http://midmac.med.harvard.edu/

  • http://www.bestyears.com/crisis.html

  • Empty Nest: http://www.apa.org/monitor/apr03/pluses.html

• Middle-aged men and women developmental issues:

  • http://socserv.socsci.mcmaster.ca/rdc/RDCwp5.pdf

  • http://www.careerjournal.com/columnists/workfamily/20050408-workfamily.html

  • http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/158/4/587

  • http://www.personalityresearch.org/papers/mule.html

  • developmental issues faced by men in middle adulthood:

  • http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/health/seniors/stories/midlife042099.htm

  • http://www.midlife-men.com/two_crises.html

  • http://www.midlife-men.com/index.html 

  • http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0999/is_7238_320/ai_61635301

  • http://www.psychoasis.com/newsletters/summer2001.html

  • http://207.44.246.88/cgi-bin/netoh/page.cgi?g=Society%2FPeople%2FBaby_Boomers%2FMidlife%2Findex.html&d=1

• Career development of older adults:

  • http://www.ericdigests.org/2005-1/older.htm

  • http://www.aarp.org/research/reference/publicopinions/Articles/aresearch-import-416.html

  • http://www.vtaide.com/png/ERIC/Career-Resilience.htm 

  • http://www.insiderreports.com/StoryPage.ASP_Q_ChanID_E_CT_A_StoryID_E_20006828

  • http://www.insiderreports.com/storypage.asp_Q_ChanID_E_CT_A_StoryID_E_20003734

Late Adulthood

• Differences in cultural values with Late Adulthood:

  • http://www.stpt.usf.edu/~jsokolov/quiz.htm

  • http://www.demko.com/

  • http://ps.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/49/6/769

  • http://www.aarp.org/research/international/

  • African American Perspective of Aging:  http://www.mhaging.org/info/10-04-Thomas.html

  • Korean cultural perspective of Aging: http://www.mhaging.org/info/10-04-Chee.html

  • Indian cultural perspective fo Aging: http://www.mhaging.org/info/10-04-OIA.html

• Raising retirement age:

  • http://www.epinet.org/content.cfm/briefingpapers_raisingretirement_raisingretirement

  • http://www.americanprogress.org/site/pp.asp?c=biJRJ8OVF&b=864881

  • http://www.epi.org/content.cfm/webfeatures_snapshots_20050615  

  • http://slate.msn.com/id/2113883/

• Memory exercises:

  • http://www.agenet.com/?Url=link.asp?DOC/8

  • http://www.aarp.org/bulletin/yourhealth/mind_aerobics.html

  • http://www.walmart.com/catalog/catalog.gsp?cat=108758&path=0%3A5431%3A108754%3A108758

  • http://www.alzheimersdisease.com/info/living/memory-tips.jsp?checked=y

• Successful aging:

  • http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/fcs/pub/aging.html

  • http://www.successfulaging.org/

  • http://www.apa.org/monitor/jan00/cs.html

  • http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05171/525312.stm

  • http://www.ec-online.net/Knowledge/Articles/successfulaging.html

  • http://www.egyptianaaa.org/Q&A-SuccessfulAging.htm

• Developmental issues of aging in late adulthood:

  • http://www.stronghealth.com/services/seniors/aging/attitude.cfm

  • http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3642356.stm

  • http://www.healthandage.com/Home/gm=0!gc=37

  • http://my.webmd.com/content/article/94/102575.htm

  • http://www.grandtimes.com/Master_Art.html

  • http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3934/is_200304/ai_n9216837

  • http://www.apa.org/releases/longevity.html

Death and Grieving

• End of life issues:

  • http://www.apa.org/pi/eol/

  • http://www.elisabethkublerross.com/

  • http://www.npr.org/programs/death/

  • http://www.athealth.com/Consumer/newsletter/FPN_4_25.html

  • http://www.elca.org/socialstatements/endoflifedecisions/

  • http://www2.edc.org/lastacts/

  • http://www.pbs.org/wnet/onourownterms/

• Cultural diversity and end-of-life issues:

  • http://www.aafp.org/afp/20050201/515.html

  • http://www.psychologymatters.org/endlife.html

• Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide:

  • http://www.assistedsuicide.org/

  • http://www.religioustolerance.org/euthanas.htm

• Death with dignity:

  • http://www.deathwithdignity.org/

  • http://leavelife.com/

• Ethical issues in terminal health care: http://www.cp.duluth.mn.us/~ennyman/ethics.html

• Living wills:

  • http://www.mindspring.com/~scottr/will.html

  • http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/aha/umadvdir.htm

• Comparative religions look at incarnation: http://www.comparativereligion.com/reincarnation.html

• World religions and cults:

  • http://religion-cults.com/index.html

  • http://religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu/

  • http://www.athealth.com/Consumer/disorders/spirituality.html

• Death and dying issues:

  • http://www.coping.org/grief/death.htm

  • http://www.meaning.ca/articles/death_acceptance.htm

  • http://www.religion-online.org/showarticle.asp?title=1857
  • http://www.uic.edu/orgs/convening/deathdyi.htm
  • http://cms.psychologytoday.com/conditions/death.html

   

Life-Span Development Topics

Childhood Developmental Issues from Prenatal to Young Adulthood:

• Parent Links
• Early Identification and Intervention 
• Rule Out Model for the Early Identification and Treatment of Children with Developmental Disabilities
• Dyslexia and Learning Disorders
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
• Autistic Spectrum Disorder
• Parenting Tips for Activating Children's Self-esteem over the Life-span
• Parenting Structures for Children
• Child's Developmental, Behavioral & Medical History

Pediatric Cancer:

• Survey of Children with Cancer in the Tampabay Region: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=121391405370
• Caylee's Hope: http://www.cayleeshope.com
• Beyond the Cure: http://www.beyondthecure.org/
• APOS: http://www.apos-society.org/professionals/meetings-ed/webcasts/webcasts-ican3.aspx
• American Cancer Society: www.cancer.org
• PatchWorx, Inc: www.patchworx.org
• Cancer Care: www.Cancercare.org
• National Cancer Institute www.cancer.gov
• Lymphoma Education Network: www.lymphomainfo.net
• Chemcare: Care During Chemotherapy and Beyond www.Chemocare.com
• Cancer Hope Network: www.cancerhopenetwork.org
• ACOR.org-Association of Cancer Online Resources: www.acor.org
• Onconurse.com: www.onconurse.com
• National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS): www.canceradvocacy.org
• Medical Library Association: www.mlanet.org
• People Living with Cancer: www.peoplelivingwithcancer.org
• Live Strong: www.livestrong.org

• Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center-Post-Treatment Resource Program: www.mskcc.org

• National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship:  http://www.canceradvocacy.org/

• Riley Children's Cancer Center Teen Retreat: www.rileyhospital.org

• Stretch It: A Retreat for Young Adult Cancer Survivors:  www.ChildrensHospitalLA.org

• Transitions to Independence Project: www.dana-farber.org

• Young Adult Survivors Conference: www.campdream.org

• Cure Search-Surviving Cancer Guidelines: http://www.survivorshipguidelines.org/

• Outlook: Life Beyond Childhood Cancer: http://www.outlook-life.org/

• Life after Cancer Care: http://www.mdanderson.org/departments/lacc/

• Childhood Cancer Foundation – Programs and Services- Retreats: http://candlelighters.ca/prog_serv/natnl_teen_netwrk/contacts.html

• eMedicine - Childhood Cancer, Epidemiology : Article by Gary M Kupfer, MD

Teen Driving: Preventing Teen Driving Accident Related Deaths

• State of Florida Teen Driver Information: http://www.hsmv.state.fl.us/ddl/teendriv.html  

• Driving Skills for Life: http://www.realworlddriver.com/

• Road Ready Streetwise: http://www.roadreadyteens.org/

• Drive Home Safe:  http://www.drivehomesafe.com/index.html

• How To Train Your Teen Driver To Be An Effective, Cautious, and Responsible Driver.  Excellent "how to" information, Easy To Follow Instructions, and Guidelines For Parents To Apply and Remember.  http://www.drivehomesafe.com/HowToTrain/HowToTrain_PCP.htm

  • How To Know When Your Teen Driver Speeds And How To Stop It.  Learn and know when your teen driver drives in ways you "Do Not Approve". Teens drive one way when parents are watching and differently when you're not. Excellent, and very instructive information and guidance how to prevent reckless driving. http://www.drivehomesafe.com/speedcontrol/control_teendriver_speedingPCP.htm

  • A Teen Driver Training Manual (For Parents). Complete step by step  manual for Parents to "Train" future teen drivers.  40 + easy to do practice sessions. Preview & Order Today! http://www.drivehomesafe.com/teendriver_trainingchart_for_parents_page1.htm

• Teen Driver Safety Series http://www.edmunds.com/ownership/driving/articles/44877/article.html

• Teen Driving. Com http://www.Teendriving.com

• National Safety Council's Family Guide to Teen Driver Safety http://www.nsc.org/issues/teendriving/guide.htm

• AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety  http://www.aaafoundation.org/home/

• Florida Teen Driver Information http://www.hsmv.state.fl.us/ddl/teendriv.html

• Tell My Mom. Com http://www.tell-my-mom.com/Hows-my-driving.htm

• Dad's Eyes http://www.dadseyes.com/

• Driver's Edge http://www.driversedge.org/

• Medline's Motor Vehicle Safety Up to Date News Articles http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/motorvehiclesafety.html

Marriage:

• Smart Marriages: http://www.smartmarriages.com/
• Marriage Builders: http://www.marriagebuilders.com/
• About: Marriage: http://marriage.about.com/

Alzheimer's Disease:

• Alzheimer's Disease Education & Referral Center  Alzheimer's Disease: Unraveling the Mystery or http://www.alzheimers.org/unraveling/

• Alzheimer's Association: http://www.alz.org/

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