Name : Sophia Angela R.

Famor BSN 12E

Child Health and Development

Description:

Focuses on the core processes of growth and development in early to

middle childhood. Considers developmental theories, issues and research
findings related to physical growth and cognitive, emotional, and social
development. Considers appropriate instruments to assess growth and
development. Evaluates efficacy of popular early intervention programs
designed to enhance development in at-risk populations of children.

Readings:

“Risk for psychopathology in the children of depressed mothers: A

developmental model for understanding mechanisms of transmission”.

ArticleDatabase: PsycARTICLES
Goodman, Sherryl H. Gotlib, Ian H.
Citation

Goodman, S. H., & Gotlib, I. H. (1999). Risk for psychopathology in the

children of depressed mothers: A developmental model for understanding
mechanisms of transmission. Psychological Review, 106(3), 458-490.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0033-295X.106.3.458
Abstract

A large body of literature documents the adverse effects of maternal

depression on the functioning and development of offspring. Although
investigators have identified factors associated with risk for abnormal
development and psychopathology in the children, little attention has
been paid to the mechanisms explaining the transmission of risk from the
mothers to the children. Moreover, no existing model both guides
understanding of the various processes' interrelatedness and considers
the role of development in explicating the manifestation of risk in the
children. This article proposes a developmentally sensitive, integrative
model for understanding children's risk in relation to maternal depression.
Four mechanisms through which risk might be transmitted are evaluated:
(a) heritability of depression; (b) innate dysfunctional neuroreguIatory
mechanisms; (c) exposure to negative maternal cognitions, behaviors,
and affect; and (d) the stressful context of the children's lives. Three
factors that might moderate this risk are considered: (a) the father's health
and involvement with the child, (b) the course and timing of the mother's
depression, and (c) characteristics of the child. Relevant issues are
discussed, and promising directions for future research are suggested.
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Psychological Review
Editor Keith J. Holyoak, PhD