Psychosocial Approaches to Child and Adolescent Health and Wellbeing

ISBN-13: 9783030993535 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 263 str.

Alison M. Rodriguez

Spis treści

List of tables

List of Figures

About the Authors

Acknowledgements

Preface 

Chapter 1. Introduction 

- References

Chapter 2. Changing Concepts of Childhood and Adolescence

- The social construction of ‘childhood’ and ‘adolescence’

Pre-industrial concepts of childhood

Childhood and adolescence during the industrial revolution

Childhood and adolescence since industrialisation

- Current concepts of childhood and adolescence

Current concerns with child and adolescent protection and wellbeing

Experience of childhood and adolescence – improved or deteriorating?

Improving the lives of children and adolescents

- Summary

- Case study questions

- Reflective questions

- References

Chapter 3. Psychosocial Theories of Childhood and Adolescence

- Childhood and adolescence and the psychosocial approach

Feminist theories

- Theories within Psychology

Biology based theories

Psychodynamic theories

Cognitive theories

Behavioural theories

Social Cognitive theory

- Theories within Sociology

Interactionist theories

Functionalist theory

Developing a Bio-Psychosocial approach

Systems theory

- Summary

- Case study questions

- Reflective questions

- References

Chapter 4. Attachment, Parenting, and Culture 

- Origins of attachment theory and its impact on early child development Influences on attachment theory

Attachment theory and separation anxiety

Attachment theory and parenting styles

- Influence of attachment during adolescence

Attachment and adolescent emotion regulation

Psychosocial changes during adolescence

Attachment and vulnerability during adolescence

- Parenting and culture

Historical context of attachment and parenting

Impact of attachment theory on parenting and family life

Social influences on parenting

- Attachment, health, and therapeutic approaches

Attachment and health

Attachment as a basis for therapeutic approaches

- Attachment and the covid-19 pandemic

- Summary

- Case study questions

- Reflective questions

- References

Chapter 5. Sociability, Self-identity, and Self-esteem 

- Influence of temperament and attachment on sociability

Temperament, age, and sociability

Development of self-concept

- The role of empathy and theory of mind in sociability

Empathy and awareness of the needs of others

Problems with understanding others in later childhood and adolescence

Cognitive control over prosocial and antisocial behaviour

- Socialisation, sociability, and self-esteem

The influence of the family on concepts of self and self-esteem

Self-identity, class, ethnicity, and gender socialisation

- Summary

- Case study questions

- Reflective questions

- References

Chapter 6. Play, Learning and Developmental Wellbeing

- Learning and its impact on wellbeing

- Definitions and types of play

- Play and child development 

      Language development 

     Socio-emotional and physical development 

- Play and learning

     Educational play centred programmes

- Cultural and societal challenges to play

      Play spaces

     Parental beliefs

     Modern day challenges

     Reduced child driven play

- Impact of Covid-19

- Solutions

The therapeutic use of play

Supporting parents

- Summary

- Case study questions

- Reflective questions

- References

Chapter 7. Ambiguity within Family Life

- Function of families

Families as social systems

Family, images, ideals, and reality

Family paradox

- Family structures

Diversity of family lives

Roles and relationships within families

Impact of new family forms

- Responding to family needs in practice

Family theories as frameworks for child and adolescent care

Family based policies and initiatives

Family centred health and social care and joined up services

- Summary

- Case study questions

- Reflective questions

- References

Chapter 8. Deviance and Labelling

- Defining deviance

Evolutionary explanations of conformity and deviance

Inherited pre-dispositions for pro and anti-social behaviour

Social shaping of inherited abilities

Function of attitudes and prejudice towards deviance within social groups

- Deviance as a social construct

Primary and secondary deviance

Amplification of deviance and moral panics

Current relevance of labelling theory

Deviance and agencies of social control

Deviance, crime, and care

Labelling in education

Labelling and health

Labelling and family life

- Summary

- Case study questions

- Reflective questions

- References

Chapter 9. Medicalisation of children and adolescents’ lives

- Changing attitudes towards difference in appearance and behaviour

Bad or mad, or sad? Pathologising child and adolescent’s behaviour

Atypical child development and the ‘Sick Role’

- Healthism and medicalising children and adolescents’ lives

Increased medicalisation of daily living

Healthism, perfectionism, and appearance

- Over-medicalisation of children’s and adolescents’ lives

Surveillance and diagnoses

Rights of children and adolescents and ethical dilemmas in practice

- Biopsychosocial basis of health in childhood and adolescence

Biopsychosocial explanations for health in childhood and adolescence

Attitudes towards childhood and adolescence and therapeutic approaches

- Summary

- Case study questions

- Reflective questions

- References

Chapter 10. Impact of long-term conditions during childhood and adolescence

- Issues of definition and prevalence

Life limiting conditions

- Impact on child and adolescent wellbeing

The impact of LTC on developmental stages

- Coping and adjustment to LTC by children and adolescents

Coping strategies used by children and adolescents with LTC

Stress and coping adopted by family caregivers

- Sources of support for children and adolescents with LTC

- Covid-19 and children and adolescents with long-term conditions

Risks to wellbeing

Benefits to wellbeing

- Chronic pain and persistent stress in LTC

Impact of chronic and reoccurring stress

Coping with stress resulting from adverse childhood experiences

- Developmental differences in coping with LTC

- Self-management of LTC in children and adolescents

Self-management frameworks

Digital solutions in LTC management for children and adolescents

- Stigma and the development of children and adolescents with LTC

Mediating factors impacting on illness-related stigma

Independence and vulnerability of LTC

Difference and ableism

Impact of adultism on children and adolescents with LTC

- Summary

- Case study questions

- Reflective questions

- References

Chapter 11. Vulnerability and Resilience in Childhood and Adolescence                    

- Changing Definitions of Resilience

- Methods used in Resilience Studies

What is effective?

- Psychological Factors in Resilience

Biological Factors in Resilience

Social (environment-system) Factors in Resilience

Intervention

Contemporary Resilience Issue Exemplars

Poverty

Impacts on development

Children’s experiences

Resilient communities

Resilient individuals

Needs

- Trans Youth

Gender identity development

Multidisciplinary insights

The experience of trans youth (children and adolescents)

Individual resilience factors

Individual and group interventions

Needs

- Social and Digital Technology-the changing landscape of play

Cyberbullying

Online gaming and gambling by children and adolescents

Cyber safety

Online intervention

- The Effects of Covid-19

Life course perspective

Experiencing the pandemic with others

- Summary

- Case study questions

- Reflective questions

- References

Chapter 12. Conclusion

- References

Appendix – Case Study

Subject Index

O autorze

Jennifer M. Waite-Jones is Visiting Lecturer in Health and Developmental Psychology, at the School of Healthcare, University of Leeds, UK, where she is particularly concerned with the application of psychology and sociology to child and family health. 

Alison M. Rodriguez is Lecturer Child and Family Health at the School of Healthcare, University of Leeds, UK. Alison is a chartered Psychologist and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy with extensive teaching, research and supervision experience in health and critical health psychology.

Blurb

This textbook provides an engaging guide to psychosocial theories of child and adolescents’ wellbeing, demonstrating how psychology and sociology can be used to address key contemporary issues for those working with children and adolescents. It begins with an examination of the socially constructed nature of ‘childhood’ and ‘adolescence’, and impact of cultural context on the conditions for ‘well-being’, before outlining core psychological and sociological theories of childhood and adolescence. It adopts a psychosocial approach to illustrate the influence of social context on biologically based development in relation to topics including attachment, learning, play, parenting, family life, deviance, medicalisation, long-term conditions, vulnerability, and resilience. 

Through encouraging analysis of a practice-oriented case study and offering reflective questions it provides a robust introduction to how psychosocial perspectives may be applied within health, social care, and education contexts. It offers students of Social Work, Nursing, Education, Psychology and Child and Adolescent Studies the critical and theoretical tools to evaluate the interlocking psychosocial factors influencing the lives of those who will be in their care.