Human development and performance throughout the lifespan / edited by Anne Cronin, MaryBeth Mandich.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Human performance, function, and disablement / MaryBeth Mandich and Anne Cronin -- Theoretical framework for human performance / MaryBeth Mandich -- Mental functions and learning across the lifespan / Anne Cronin -- Culture and development / Winifred Schultz-Krohn -- Lifespan communication / Dennis M. Ruscello -- Prenatal development / Elsie R. Vergara -- The newborn / MaryBeth Mandich -- Infancy / MaryBeth Mandich -- Family and disability issues through infancy / Dianne Koontz-Lowman -- Development in the preschool years / Anne Cronin -- Middle childhood and school / Anne Cronin -- Adolescent development / Dianne F. Simons -- Family and disablement issues throughout childhood / Susannah Grimm Poe -- Transitions to adult life / Steven Wheeler -- Adulthood / Keiba Shaw -- Aging / Pamela Reynolds -- Family and disablement in adulthood / Christine L. Raber -- Environmental contexts / Diana Middleton and Anne Cronin -- Wellness and health promotion / Ralph Utzman and Bernadette Hattjar -- Public policy and health care / Barbara L. Kornblau and Sandee Dunbar -- Assessment of human performance across the lifespan / Toby Long.