Free Psychology Books: Developmental Psychobiology by B. J. Casey

Developmental Psychobiology by B. J. Casey

Developmental psychobiology is a multidisciplinary field, and any discipline that impinges on or informs us about development is thus important to the field of developmental psychobiology. The chapters in this volume reflect a broad sampling of work that addresses three fundamental topics on understanding typical and atypical development. These topics are particularly relevant to biological and child psychiatry, and the three fundamental topics listed below are discussed in greater detail later in this Introduction to provide essential background information for subsequent chapters: 

1. The importance of both plasticity and stability in the development of behavioral and neural systems. The development and maturation of the organism is a careful balance between certain amounts of plasticity as well as stability. Too much plasticity can hinder long-term forms of learning, whereas a system that is too stable can be devastating to the normal functioning of the organism, particularly in the case where atypical behaviors and neural representations have formed. The interplay of plasticity and stability is addressed by Hofer in Chapter 1, which contains a review of the literature on early attachment. 

2. Establishment of typical and atypical developmental progressions in systems. Understanding the normal development of behavioral and neural systems is critical to interpreting and investigating atypical development. A number of behaviors may be completely appropriate at one age but inappropriate at another age. Clinical disorders may reflect exaggerated and/or residual behaviors and neural processes that do not necessarily diminish or change with maturity. These behaviors are typically examined in terms of either developmental delays or deficiencies. Understanding normal progressions in behavioral and.......

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