Biological, psychological and social complexities in childhood development

This free course uses the case studies of Liam, Chloe and Lola to explore childhood development and some of the biological and psychological conditions that can affect children and young people. You will focus on asthma, intellectual and development disorders, depression and anxiety, and eating disorders. You will explore these biological, psychological and social aspects of child and adolescent health based on the biopsychosocial model of health and will see how these three aspects of health often overlap.

• Introduction
• Learning outcomes
• 1 Childhood asthma
• 1 Childhood asthma
• 1.1 Assessment & diagnosis
• 1.2 Diagnosis and day-to-day management of uncontrolled asthma
• 1.3 Acute episodes of asthma
• 1.4 Management of acute episodes of asthma in hospital
• 2 Intellectual and developmental disorders
• 2 Intellectual and developmental disorders
• 2.1 Using media to express emotion
• 2.2 Parents’ experiences of having a child with a learning disability
• 2.3 Hearing the voices of young people with learning disabilities
• 3 Child and adolescent mental health
• 3 Child and adolescent mental health
• 3.1 Risk factors and long-term effects
• 3.2 Signs and symptoms of mental illness
• 4 Mental health and social media
• 4 Mental health and social media
• 4.1 The impact of social media on mental health and body image
• Conclusion
• References
• Further reading
• Acknowledgements