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What is Lifespan Development?

  • Study limited to physical growth.
  • Field of study examining patterns of growth, change, and stability in behavior. (correct)
  • Analyzes only cognitive changes.
  • Focuses only on childhood development.

    • What are the focuses of Lifespan Development?

    Universal principles of development, cultural differences, individual traits.

    What is Psychodynamic Theory?

    Theories proposing that development is determined by resolving conflicts at different ages.

    What does Psychosocial Theory state?

    <p>Personality development is determined by internal maturation and external societal demands.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the study of Neuroscience?

    <p>The study of the brain and nervous system.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does physical development involve?

    <p>Body's physical makeup, including brain, nervous system, and needs for food, drink, and sleep.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is Cognitive Development?

    <p>Growth and change in learning, memory, problem solving, and intelligence.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Personality Development entail?

    <p>Enduring characteristics that differentiate individuals changing over the lifespan.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is social Development?

    <p>Interactions with others and social relationships growing and changing over life.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is Social Construction?

    <p>A shared notion of reality influenced by society and culture.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is Developmental Diversity?

    <p>How culture, ethnicity, and race influence development.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does One's Cohort mean?

    <p>A group of people born around the same time and place.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is continuous change?

    <p>Gradual development where achievements build on previous levels.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is discontinuous change?

    <p>Development occurring in distinct steps or stages.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a Critical Period?

    <p>A specific time during development with significant consequences.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are Sensitive Periods?

    <p>Points in development when organisms are particularly affected by environmental stimuli.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did early developmentalists focus on?

    <p>Infancy and adolescence.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the influence of Nature on Development?

    <p>Traits and abilities inherited from parents.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the influence of Nurture on Development?

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    What is a gene and its role in fetal development?

    <p>A unit of DNA directing protein manufacture.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are monozygotic twins?

    <p>Twins who are genetically identical.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are dizygotic twins?

    <p>Twins produced when two separate ova are fertilized.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a teratogen?

    <p>A factor that produces a birth defect.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characterizes the germinal stage?

    <p>Methodical cell division and attachment of the blastocyst to the uterine wall.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What occurs during the embryonic stage?

    <p>2-8 weeks following fertilization; characterized by three layers: ectoderm, endoderm, mesoderm.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens during the fetal stage?

    <p>8 weeks to birth; characterized by size increase and organ differentiation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a neonate?

    <p>Term used for newborns.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the first stage of labor?

    <p>Longest stage, with uterine contractions every 8-10 minutes lasting about 30 seconds.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What occurs during the second stage of labor?

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    Study Notes

    Lifespan Development

    • Encompasses patterns of growth, change, and stability in behavior occurring throughout an individual's life.
    • Includes universal developmental principles, as well as cultural and individual differences.

    Psychological Theories

    • Psychodynamic Theory: Focuses on how well individuals resolve age-specific conflicts, proposed by Freud and Erikson.
    • Psychosocial Theory: Erikson’s concept that personality development is influenced by a combination of internal maturation and external societal factors.

    Developmental Domains

    • Neuroscience: Investigates the brain and nervous system to understand behavior.
    • Physical Development: Concerns body structures, including dependence on nutrition, sleep, and health.
    • Cognitive Development: Involves advancements in learning, memory, and intelligence impacting behavior.
    • Personality Development: Examines how unique traits evolve throughout a person's life.
    • Social Development: Focuses on the evolution of social interactions and relationships over time.

    Social Contexts

    • Social Construction: Reality shaped by cultural and societal perceptions and beliefs.
    • Developmental Diversity: Highlights how culture, ethnicity, and race affect development.
    • Cohorts: Groups born around the same time share life experiences that influence development.

    Developmental Processes

    • Continuous Change: Gradual progression where achievements at one stage build on prior ones.
    • Discontinuous Change: Development in distinct stages, each with qualitatively different behaviors.
    • Critical Period: Times when specific events exert the strongest impact on development.
    • Sensitive Periods: Times when organisms are more receptive to environmental stimuli, but without irreversible consequences for absence.

    Evolution of Developmental Perspectives

    • Modern views recognize that growth and change persist throughout life, influenced by the surrounding social environment.

    Nature vs. Nurture

    • Nature: Refers to inherited traits, abilities, and characteristics.
    • Nurture: Encompasses environmental influences on development.

    Genetic Aspects

    • Gene: A DNA unit directing protein synthesis crucial for bodily functions.
    • Monozygotic Twins: Genetically identical twins resulting from one fertilized ovum.
    • Dizygotic Twins: Non-identical twins from two separate ova fertilized simultaneously.

    Development Stages

    • Teratogen: An agent causing birth defects.
    • Germinal Stage: First two weeks post-conception, focusing on cell division and attachment to the uterine wall.
    • Embryonic Stage: Covers 2-8 weeks post-fertilization with three cellular layers.
    • Fetal Stage: Begins at 8 weeks to birth, where size increases and organs develop.

    Labor Stages

    • First Stage of Labor: Long phase with contractions occurring every 8-10 minutes.
    • Second Stage of Labor: Involves the descent of the baby’s head through the birth canal.

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    Test your knowledge on lifespan development, exploring various theories and domains affecting behavior throughout different stages of life. This quiz covers psychodynamic and psychosocial theories by Freud and Erikson, as well as aspects of cognitive, social, and physical development.

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