The Relationships Between Child Maltreatment and Exploratory Behavior Implications for Development.

Findings from the fields of attachment theory, physiology, neurology, neurobiology and cognitive theory, when considered together, enhance understanding of the behavior and development of maltreated children. Each field describes from its own vantage how emotional trauma influences the quality and quantity of exploratory behavior. Development in many spheres is influemced by behavior. There is evidence from the field of neurobiology that experience ultimately influences the anatomy of the brain. Therefore, it can be hypothesized that constricted, overly defensive behavior in childhood ultimately compromises the development of the central nervous system itself. The altered neurobiology may help explain some of the developmental delays and failures seen in some maltreated children. Such developmental disruptions may include lowered intellectual performance, impaired ability to learn from experience, behavioral regressions under stress, and characterological abnormalities. This neurobiologic hypothesis has implications for research, intervention and training of professionals.It encourages 1) the identification of those deficit capacities most vulnerable to becoming neurologically based, 2) identification of ways to help the maltreated child explore and be accessible to developmental experiences, 3) more emphasis on the development of cognitive capacities, and 4) more breadth of training for professionals who work with maltreated children and their families.

Multicultural perspectives on drug abuse and its prevention : a resource book /

Includes bibliographies.

Child labor and inadequate family income; preliminary report on a study of the work and welfare of children of agricultural laborers in Hidalgo County, Texas.

Cover title.

Proceedings of the National Hispanic Conference on Alcoholism, sponsored by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, September 7-10, 1980, San Antonio, Texas.

Cover title: Alcoholism and the Hispanic, a mutual concern.

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.

Mode of access: Internet.

Substance abuse and mental health statistics sourcebook /

Prepared by Beatrice A. Rouse of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Office of Applied Studies.

Reauthorization of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration : hearing before the Subcommittee on Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, first session, on examining proposed legislation authorizing funds for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, focusing on the importance of substance abuse prevention, July 15, 2003.

Shipping list no.: 2004-0105-P.

Drug interdiction [microform] : hearing before the Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control, House of Representatives, One hundredth Congress, first session, April 30, 1987.

"SCNAC-100-1-6."

Maternal, child health, and family planning services [microform] : hearings before the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, second session, February 25, 1988--healthy children, investing in the future; April 22, 1988--Title X of the Public Health Service Act (H.R. 3769).

"Serial no. 100-149."

Implementation of state and local grants programs [microform] : hearing before the Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control, House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, second session, May 26, 1988.

"SCNAC-100-2-6."

Oversight of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 and the federal drug strategy [microform] : hearing before the Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control, House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, first session, December 8, 1987.

"SCNAC-100-1-19."

Drug legalization--catastrophe for Black Americans [microform] : hearing before the Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control, House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, second session, Friday, September 16, 1988.

"SCNAC-100-2-9."

Drug abuse and driving performance. Final report.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C.

Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration research programs.

Mode of access: Internet.

Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration public advisory committees : authority, structure, function, members.

Mode of access: Internet.