Social workers work with people at all stages of life tackling a multitude of personal social health welfare legal & educational issues. As a result all social work students need to understand human growth & development throughout the lifespan. This introductory text provides a knowledge base about human development from conception to death. It is designed to encourage understanding of a wide range of experiences including some very difficult ones such as child abuse the developmental trajectories of children in care mental distress the experience of people with dementia the experience of torture victims & untimely bereavements. Using engaging narratives to illustrate real-life situations the author analyses them to demonstrate the link between theory & different theoretical approaches & practice. Packed with case studies this student-friendly book

Includes:: overviews summaries questions & further reading in each chapter as well as a more formal academic section designed to challenge & intrigue students. A reference section contains a glossary & overviews of the principal theories discussed throughout the book. It is an essential read for all social work students.

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From caveman to modern man.. . Few people doubt that humans are descended from the apes; fewer still consider let alone accept the psychological implications. But in truth man not only looks moves & breathes like an ape he also thinks like one. Sexual drive survival competition aggression
- all of our impulses are driven by our human instincts. They explain why a happily married man will fantasize about the pretty slim young woman sitting across from him in the tube & why thousands of people spend their week entirely focused on whether their team will win their next crucial match. But how well do our instincts equip us for the twenty-first century? Do they help or hinder us as we deal with large anonymous cities stressful careers relationships & the battle of the sexes? In this fascinating book Robert Winston takes us on a journey deep into the human mind. Along the way he takes a very personal look at the relationship between science & religion & explores those very instincts that make us human.
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It is the most complex & mysterious object in the universe. Covered by a dull grey membrane it resembles a gigantic convoluted fungus. Its inscrutability has captivated scientists philosophers & artists for centuries. It is of course the human brain. With the help of science we can now begin to understand the extraordinary complexity of the brains circuits: we can see which nerve cells generate electricity as we fall in love tell a lie or dream of a lottery win. & inside the 100 billion cells of this rubbery network is something remarkable: you. In this entertaining & accessible book Robert Winston takes us deep into the workings of the human mind & shows how our emotions & personality are the result of genes & environment. He explains how memories are formed & lost how the ever-changing brain is responsible for toddler tantrums & teenage angst plus he reveals the truth behind extra-sensory perception deja vu & out-of-body experiences. He also tells us how to boost our intelligence how to tap into creative powers we never knew we had how to break old habits & keep our brain fit & active as we enter old age. The human mind is all we have to help us to understand it. Paradoxically it is possible that science may never quite explain everything about this extraordinary mechanism that makes each of us unique. ...

Human Motivation originally published in 1987 offers a broad overview of theory & research from the perspective of a distinguished psychologist whose creative empirical studies of human motives span forty years. David Mc Clelland describes methods for measuring motives the development of motives out of natural incentives & the relationship of motives to emotions to values & to performance under a variety of conditions. He examines four major motive systems
- achievement power affiliation & avoidance
- reviewing & evaluating research on how these motive systems affect behaviour. Scientific understanding of motives & their interaction he argues contributes to understanding of such diverse & important phenomena as the rise & fall of civilisations the underlying causes of war the rate of economic development the nature of leadership the reasons for authoritarian or democratic governing styles the determinants of success in management & the factors responsible for health & illness. Students & instructors alike will find this book an exciting & readable presentation of the psychology of human motivation.

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Human Nutrition: A Health Perspective Second Edition presents a comprehensive introduction to the basic principles of nutrition together with their application through the life cycle & in a variety of life situations. Topics covered are relevant to students in a variety of courses that include nutrition. The book is also ideal for health-related courses that address how nutrition is related to the development of diseases that afflict Western populations & what can be done to minimize the risks of developing such diseases. To facilitate learning the book involves readers in thinking about their own nutrition for the protection & promotion of health. Topics include food allergy fluid intakes sports nutrition functional foods & nutrients sold as supplements. The text is interspersed with study questions & diagrams to engage & maintain readers attention. Scientific explanations are provided in an accessible manner to help in understanding & to clarify principles. The flow of the information builds from methods of studying nutrition & essential principles about the structure of diet through an exploration of the functions of all the nutrients. The basic knowledge is applicable to a study of the major life stages & the challenges that might threaten nutritional status. The book highlights issues related to major diseases in the West such as coronary heart disease & cancer. It also considers the concept of optimizing nutrition & discusses nutrition policy & related health promotion issues. ...

The human body is a complicated & beautiful machine governed by the laws of physics & chemistry. By understanding its physiology
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Human Physiology & Health provides complete coverage of the content for the GCSE specifications in Human Physiology & Health & Human biology. It is also a valuable resource for students studying any of the BTEC or OCR Nationals in Health & Social Care or Science. Advanced level Biology Human Biology & Health & Social Care students will also find it useful for background information to many of the topics. Clear bite-sized presentation of topics in double page spreads with clear summaries of what students should know at the end of each. Plenty of clear illustrations in full colour which explain the biological concepts visually. Discussion of real life applications & some of the ethical & social issues with which science must deal. Examination type questions at the end of each chapter to provide practice & to check up on learning. ...

Human Planet" is the first natural history documentary series to turn the camera on ourselves the human species. Taking the same approach as Planet Earth it will explain how human beings have learnt to live on every habitat from our origins in the Jungle to our domination of Grasslands to the Desert Ocean Rivers the creation of our own environment Urban & the challenges of the Arctic mountains. But this is also a story about how we have learnt to adapt to the most inhospitable landscapes & work in partnership with other animal species. From the Bajau sea gypsies to the Korowai tribe of West Papau who live in treehouses the honey birds in Kenya that lead the Masai people to honey the men who fish with dolphins in Brazil & the Papuan tribesmen who mimic the courtship dances of the birds of paradise this is the remarkable story of our relationship with nature." ...

For fifteen-year-old Martin growing up in Slough the summer of 1977 means punk rock reggae music disco girls stolen cars social-club lager cut-throat Teds & a job picking cherries with the gypsies. Life is sweet
- until he is beaten up & thrown in the Grand Union Canal with his best mate Smiles. Fast forward to 1988 & Joe is traveling home on the Trans-Siberian express after three years working in a Hong Kong bar remembering the highs & lows of the intervening years as he comes to terms with catastrophe. Fast forward to 2000 & Joe is sitting pretty
- earning a living as a DJ selling records & fight tickets. Life is sweet again
- until a face from the past forces him to re-live that night in 1977 & deal with the fall-out.


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David Icke marks his 20th year of uncovering astounding secrets & suppressed information with the publication of his most amazing book yet. He takes the manipulation of the human race & the nature of reality to still new levels of understanding & he calls for humanity to rise from its knees & take back the world from the sinister network of families & non-human entities that covertly control us from cradle to grave. David has moved the global cutting edge so many times since his incredible awakening in 1990 & he he does it again & then some. He describes what he calls the Moon Matrix a fake reality broadcast from the Moon which is decoded by the human body/mind in much the same way as portrayed in the Matrix movie trilogy. The Moon Matrix has hacked into the human body-computer system he says & it is feeding us a manipulated sense of self & the world 24/7. ...