Child Psychology Articles

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  Child prodigy

  A child prodigy is someone who is a master of one or more skills or arts at an early age. One generally accepted heuristic for identifying prodigies is the following: a prodigy is someone who, by the ... > more
• Autism
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Child Development
  Birth Defects
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Healthy Aging
   

  Autistic spectrum

  The autistic spectrum (sometimes referred to as the autism spectrum) is a developmental and behavioral syndrome that results from certain combinations of characteristically autistic traits. Although ... > more
• Psychiatry
  Accident and Trauma
  Teen Health
  Bipolar Disorder
  Mental Health Research
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  Suicide

  Suicide is the act of willfully ending one's own life. Suicide is sometimes used as a noun for one who has committed or attempted the act. Suicidal ideation frequently results from the experience of ... > more
• Attention Deficit Disorder
  ADD and ADHD
  Mental Health
  Mental Health Research
  Children's Health
  Disorders and Syndromes
   

  Adult attention-deficit disorder

  Adult attention deficit disorder (AADD) refers to the psychiatric condition currently known as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) (also known as attention deficit disorder (ADD)) when it ... > more
• Diet and Weight Loss
  Nutrition
  Dieting and Weight Control
  Obesity
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Nutrition Research
   
  

  Gluten-free, casein-free diet

  Many parents of children with autism have reported that a gluten-free casein-free diet helps their children. According to the theory, some children are unable to digest the protein in many cereals ... > more
• Birth Defects
  Alcoholism
  Infant's Health
  Addiction
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
  Brain Injury
   
  

  Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

  Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) describes a spectrum of permanent and often devastating birth-defect syndromes caused by maternal consumption of alcohol during ... > more
• Psychology
  Behavior
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  Psychologist

  A psychologist is a scientist who studies psychology, the systematic investigation of the human behavior and mental processes. Psychologists are usually categorized under a number of different ... > more
• Educational Psychology
  Intelligence
  Child Psychology
  Psychology
  Child Development
  ADD and ADHD
   
  

  Gifted education

  Gifted education is a broad term for special practices, procedures and theories used in the education of children who have been identified as gifted or talented. Youths are usually identified as ... > more
• Relationships
  Social Psychology
  Psychology
  Perception
  Borderline Personality Disorder
  Child Psychology
   
  

  Human bonding

  The term human bond, or more generally human bonding, refers to the process or formation of a close personal relationship, as between a mother and child, especially through frequent or constant ... > more
• Mental Health Research
  Mental Health
  Depression
  Psychology
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   
  

  Psychopathology

  Psychopathology is a term which refers to either the study of mental illness or mental distress or the manifestation of behaviours and experiences which may be indicative of mental illness or ... > more
• Social Psychology
  Perception
  Autism
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Psychology
  Child Development
   

  Empathy

  Empathy is the recognition and understanding of the states of mind, beliefs, desires, and particularly, emotions of others. It is often characterized as the ability to "put oneself into another's ... > more
• ADD and ADHD
  Mental Health
  Nutrition Research
  Child Development
  Psychiatry
  Child Psychology
   

  Hyperactivity

  Hyperactivity can be described as a physical state in which a person is abnormally and easily excitable or exuberant. Strong emotional reactions, impulsive behavior, and a short span of attention are ... > more

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