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Developmental Psychobiology Apr 2019Incorporating information regarding the gut microbiota into psychobiological research promises to shed new light on how individual differences in brain and cognitive... (Review)
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Incorporating information regarding the gut microbiota into psychobiological research promises to shed new light on how individual differences in brain and cognitive development emerge. However, the investigation of the gut-brain axis in development is still in its infancy and poses several challenges, including data analysis. Considering that the gut microbiome is an eco-system containing millions of bacteria, one needs to utilize a breadth of methodologies and data analytic techniques. The present review serves two purposes. First, this review will inform developmental psychobiology researchers about the emerging study of the gut-brain axis in development and second, this review will propose methodologies and data analytic strategies for integrating microbiome data in developmental research.
Topics: Animals; Biomedical Research; Brain; Child Development; Developmental Biology; Gastrointestinal Microbiome; Humans; Infant; Psychology, Developmental
PubMed: 30315569
DOI: 10.1002/dev.21778 -
Developmental Science Sep 2020We emphasize a need for more research and propose our own theoretical framework, the embodied account of teleological processes, to try to explain the inconsistencies in...
We emphasize a need for more research and propose our own theoretical framework, the embodied account of teleological processes, to try to explain the inconsistencies in the teleological stance literature and fill the gap in the teleological framework.
Topics: Goals; Habits; Humans; Imitative Behavior; Infant; Male; Psychology, Child; Psychology, Developmental
PubMed: 32304134
DOI: 10.1111/desc.12971 -
Developmental Psychology Apr 2020The collection of articles presented by Pollak, Camras, and Cole (2019) provides a stimulating survey of the current state of research on emotional development. However,...
The collection of articles presented by Pollak, Camras, and Cole (2019) provides a stimulating survey of the current state of research on emotional development. However, the special issue also makes apparent the need for defining the construct of interest. Definitions of emotions guide how researchers deal with fundamental theoretical and methodological issues in emotion research. In this commentary, we contrast 2 views of emotion: the structuralist and functionalist perspectives. We illustrate the consequences of each view for the design and interpretation of empirical research and highlight benefits of adopting a functionalist perspective on emotional development. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).
Topics: Child; Child Development; Emotions; Humans; Psychology, Developmental; Terminology as Topic
PubMed: 32134295
DOI: 10.1037/dev0000887 -
New Directions For Child and Adolescent... 2014The primary aims of this concluding chapter are to identify common themes across the preceding chapters, to provide an integrative synthesis of these themes, and to draw...
The primary aims of this concluding chapter are to identify common themes across the preceding chapters, to provide an integrative synthesis of these themes, and to draw out the implications of Bertram Cohler's work for narrative psychology and for the field of developmental psychology more generally. As with the previous chapters, the central ideas explored in Personal Narrative and Life Course remain focal to the discussion. So too is the concept of development, in childhood, adolescence, and beyond. By drawing together the retrospective dimension frequently associated with the idea of narrative with the prospective dimension frequently associated with the idea of development, this chapter also seeks to underscore Cohler's seminal contribution to our understanding of the dynamic movement of human lives in and through time.
Topics: History, 20th Century; Human Development; Humans; Personal Narratives as Topic; Psychology, Developmental; Sense of Coherence
PubMed: 25251512
DOI: 10.1002/cad.20069 -
Patient Education and Counseling Aug 2023This scoping review aimed to describe and map interventions targeting psychosocial adaptation in people with stroke. (Review)
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OBJECTIVE
This scoping review aimed to describe and map interventions targeting psychosocial adaptation in people with stroke.
METHODS
A scoping review was conducted using the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology and reported according to Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews guidelines. We included original studies with interventions targeting psychosocial adaptation (concept) on people with stroke (population) in any setting (context). We searched five online electronic databases (PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, PsycINFO, and Cochrane Central Registry of Controlled Trials). We described interventions in terms of design characteristics, theoretical basis, details of interventions, and quantitative outcomes indicated in psychosocial adaptation.
RESULTS
Forty-three studies were identified. Five intervention categories were identified to describe the interventions targeting psychosocial adaptation. Quantitative outcomes indicated psychosocial adaptation in our review were grouped into four domains: global adaptation, psychological adaptation, social adaptation, and others.
CONCLUSIONS
The mapping and description brought to light the large heterogeneity of interventions targeting psychosocial adaptation in people with stroke.
PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS
Deepening understanding of psychosocial adaptation can help health professionals further develop effective interventions aiming at promoting psychosocial adaptation and reducing negative health sequelae, such as risk of reduced psychosomatic recovery post stroke.
Topics: Humans; Psychosocial Functioning; Stroke
PubMed: 37116222
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2023.107751 -
The Journal of Genetic Psychology 2016Psychologists recognized the importance of Jean Piaget's theory from its inception. Within a year of the appearance of his first book translated into English, The... (Review)
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Psychologists recognized the importance of Jean Piaget's theory from its inception. Within a year of the appearance of his first book translated into English, The Language and Thought of the Child (J. Piaget, 1926) , it had been reviewed and welcomed; shortly thereafter, psychologists began testing the tenets of the theory empirically. The author traces the empirical testing of his theory in the 2 decades following publication of his initial book. A review of the published literature through the World War II era reveals that the research resulted in consistent failure to support the theoretical mechanisms that Piaget proposed. Nonetheless, the theory ultimately gained traction to become the bedrock of developmental psychology. Reasons for its persistence may include a possible lack of awareness by psychologists about the lack of empirical support, its breadth and complexity, and a lack of a viable alternate theory. As a result, the theory still exerts influence in psychology even though its dominance has diminished.
Topics: History, 20th Century; Humans; Psychological Theory; Psychology, Developmental; World War II
PubMed: 27739930
DOI: 10.1080/00221325.2016.1237236 -
Child and Adolescent Psychiatric... Jan 2020Cognitive impairments are a central feature of schizophrenia. These impairments are present across the course of the illness, from prodromal to more chronic patients.... (Review)
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Cognitive impairments are a central feature of schizophrenia. These impairments are present across the course of the illness, from prodromal to more chronic patients. Social cognitive deficits, now known to be related to social outcomes in the real world, are also impaired in cases with early-onset psychosis. Similarly, disability in everyday functions is present and is correlated with impairments in performance on measures of the ability to perform everyday functional and social skills. This constellation of impairments leads to wide-ranging social and functional deficits. Treatments offered for adult-onset cases should be offered to early-onset cases as well."
Topics: Age of Onset; Child; Cognitive Dysfunction; Female; Humans; Male; Psychosocial Functioning; Schizophrenia; Social Cognition
PubMed: 31708046
DOI: 10.1016/j.chc.2019.08.008 -
The New England Journal of Medicine Oct 2023
Topics: Humans; Adolescent; Transgender Persons; Psychosocial Functioning; Hormones; Gender Identity
PubMed: 37851890
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc2302030 -
The New England Journal of Medicine Oct 2023
Topics: Humans; Adolescent; Transgender Persons; Psychosocial Functioning; Hormones; Gender Identity
PubMed: 37851891
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc2302030 -
The New England Journal of Medicine Oct 2023
Topics: Humans; Adolescent; Transgender Persons; Psychosocial Functioning; Hormones; Gender Identity
PubMed: 37851889
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc2302030