What is developmental psychology? What characterizes the child's psychopathology? Where is the boundary between normality and symptomatic behaviour during childhood?

In this guide you will find the basic notions of developmental psychology explained in a simple, clear and exhaustive way, useful to understand the progress of cognitive development of children and the disorders that may occur during their growth. The book takes the reader by the hand and accompanies him/her through gradual discovery steps, which highlight the key points of the subject. In the course of reading you will learn:

- what characterizes developmental psychology;
- what are the main theoretical currents in the subject;
- what are the disorders that can occur in the developmental age.

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