Course Content (Syllabus)
The concept of typical and atypical development. Comparative study of theoretical models examining and interpreting atypical development. Risk factors and protective factors, and how they influence early development. Discussion about the concept of resilience. Classification, diagnosis and evaluation of developmental and mental disorders appearing in infants and toddlers. Description of the characteristics of the developmental and mental disorders which may appear in infants and toddlers. Discuss findings on the comorbidity of developmental and mental disorders appearing in infants and toddlers. Research Methods in Developmental Psychopathology. Applications of Developmental Psychopathology on the field of Early Education.
Additional bibliography for study
Beauchaine, T.P., & Hinshaw, S.P. (2008). Child and Adolescent Psychopathology. Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons.
Cohen, D., Stern, V., & Balaban, N. (2001). Παρατηρώντας και καταγράφοντας τη συμπεριφορά των παιδιών. Εκδόσεις Gutenberg.
Hudziak, J.J. (2008). Developmental Psychopathology and Wellness: Genetic and environmental influences. Washington DC: American Psychiatric Pub.
Κάκουρος, Ε. & Μανιαδάκη Κ. (2006). Ψυχοπαθολογία Παιδιών και Εφήβων. Εκδόσεις Τυπωθήτω.
Kring, A., Davison, G., Neale, J. & Johnson, S. (2010). Ψυχοπαθολογία. Εκδόσεις Gutenberg.
Παπαγεωργίου, Β. (2005). Ψυχιατρική Παιδιών και Εφήβων». University Studio Press.
Rutter, M. (2008). Οι πολλαπλές σημασίες μιας αναπτυξιακής προοπτικής στη ψυχοπαθολογία. Hellenic Journal of Psychology, vol. 5, pp. 281-323.
Τσιάντης, Γ. & Αλεξανδρίδης, Α. (επιμ.) (2008). Προσχολική Παιδοψυχιατρική 1. Ανάπτυξη. Καστανιώτης.
Τσιάντης, Γ. (2001). (επιμ.) Εισαγωγή στην Παιδοψυχιατρική. Καστανιώτης.