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An easy, concise reference with inclusion of practical diagnostic and treatment information

Also appropriate for use by parents as a bibliotherapeutic aid

Contains quick reference section of the 20 most frequently seen behavioral problems and what actions to take

Written by a leading Pediatric Psychologist for use by not only Child Psychologists but also Pediatricians and Family Physicians

Practitioner's Guide to Behavioral Problems in Children

1 Introduction.- Behavioral Problems in Infants and Young Children.- Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-Primary Care (DSM-PC).- Age Concerns.- Risk and Protective Factors.- Social Status.- Psychosocial Factors.- Suggested Questions for Psychosocial Screening.- Bidirectional Influences.- 2 Parenting Issues.- Family Considerations.- Dimensions of Parenting.- Control.- Communication.- Maturity Demands.- Nurturance.- Parenting Profiles.- Authoritarian Parenting.- Permissive Parenting.- Authoritative Parenting.- Other Parenting Issues.- Summary.- Stress.- Parental History.- Other Parental Risks.- Discipline.- 3 Child Characteristics.- Cognitive Abilities.- Temperament.- Temperament Constellations.- Easy Child.- Difficult Child.- Slow-to-Warm-Up Child.- Temperament and Problem Behaviors.- Other Temperamental Considerations.- Attachment.- Secure Attachment.- Insecure Attachment.- Disorganized Attachment.- Clinical Evaluation of Attachment.- Vulnerable Child Syndrome.- Spoiled Child Syndrome.- Summary.- Child-Caretaker Interplay.- Characteristics of Invulnerability.- 4 Externalizing Disorders.- Aggression.- Violence.- Oppositional-Defiant Disorder (ODD)/ Conduct Disorder (CD).- Relationship between Oppositional-Defiant and Conduct Disorders.- Developmental Subtypes of Aggression.- Life-Course Persistent/Early Starters.- Adolescent-Limited/Late Onset.- Protective Factors.- Assessment Framework.- Summary.- 5 Theories and Practice.- Maturational Theory.- Psychodynamic Model.- Psychosocial Model.- Cognitive Model.- Moral Development.- Behavioral Model.- Classical Conditioning.- Examples of Classical Conditioning.- Counter-Conditioning.- Enuresis.- Operant Conditioning.- Operant Behavioral Problems.- Methods of Altering Behaviors.- Social Learning Theory/Modeling.- Summary.- 6 General Intervention Algorithm.- Identify/Define Problem.- Consider Other Issues.- Define Positive Behavior.- Describe Program/Choices.- Problem Behavior.- If Problem Behavior Occurs.- Time Out.- Time-Out Enhancement.- Response Cost.- If Problem Behavior Does Not Occur.- 7 Specific Techniques.- Statements of Disapproval/Explanations.- Warnings.- Time Out.- If Time Out is Ineffective.- Presentation of Aversive Stimuli.- Response Cost.- Token Systems.- Grab-bag/Treasure Chest.- If Token Program is Unsuccessful.- Ignoring/Distracting.- Behavior Log/Diary.- Other Approaches/Considerations.- Applications.- 8 Applications.- Case 1. Aggression.- Case 2. Bedtime Problem.- Case 3. Time-Out Refusal.- Case 4. Toileting Problem.- Case 5. Homework problem.- Case 6. Problem with Separation.- Case 7. Refusal to Do Chores.- Case 8. School Difficulty.- Summary.- 9 Quick Reference: Signs, Reinforcements, Techniques, and Considerations.- Aggression (Young Child).- Aggression (Older Child).- Argumentativeness.- Bedwetting.- Excessive Fears.- Food Refusal.- Masturbatory Behavior.- Mutism.- Noncompliance.- Refusal to Take Medication.- School Behavioral Problem.- School Refusal.- Separation Issue.- Sibling Conflict.- Sleep Problem.- Soiling.- Somatic Concerns.- Temper Tantrums.- Thumbsucking.- Whining.- 10 Summary and Musings.- References.