31^st American Psychiatry, Psychology and Nursing Congress

Child Psychology and Developmental Psychology

Child psychology is a key part of developmental psychology and focuses on the psychological processes of children from prenatal development to adolescence. The scope of the study includes motor skills, cognitive development, mental health, language skills, social change and emotional development and some of the common mental disorders like Learning Disorder, Motor skill Disorder, Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Attention Deficit Developmental Disorder and Disruptive Behavior Disorder.

Developmental psychology is the scientific study of how and why human beings change over the course of their life. Originally concerned with infants and children, the field has expanded to include adolescence, adult development, aging, and the entire lifespan.