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What is Lifespan Development?
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?
What are the focuses of Lifespan Development?
Universal principles of development, cultural differences, individual traits.
What is Psychodynamic Theory?
What is Psychodynamic Theory?
Theories proposing that development is determined by resolving conflicts at different ages.
What does Psychosocial Theory state?
What does Psychosocial Theory state?
What is the study of Neuroscience?
What is the study of Neuroscience?
What does physical development involve?
What does physical development involve?
What is Cognitive Development?
What is Cognitive Development?
What does Personality Development entail?
What does Personality Development entail?
What is social Development?
What is social Development?
What is Social Construction?
What is Social Construction?
What is Developmental Diversity?
What is Developmental Diversity?
What does One's Cohort mean?
What does One's Cohort mean?
What is continuous change?
What is continuous change?
What is discontinuous change?
What is discontinuous change?
What is a Critical Period?
What is a Critical Period?
What are Sensitive Periods?
What are Sensitive Periods?
What did early developmentalists focus on?
What did early developmentalists focus on?
What is the influence of Nature on Development?
What is the influence of Nature on Development?
What is the influence of Nurture on Development?
What is the influence of Nurture on Development?
What is a gene and its role in fetal development?
What is a gene and its role in fetal development?
What are monozygotic twins?
What are monozygotic twins?
What are dizygotic twins?
What are dizygotic twins?
What is a teratogen?
What is a teratogen?
What characterizes the germinal stage?
What characterizes the germinal stage?
What occurs during the embryonic stage?
What occurs during the embryonic stage?
What happens during the fetal stage?
What happens during the fetal stage?
What is a neonate?
What is a neonate?
What is the first stage of labor?
What is the first stage of labor?
What occurs during the second stage of labor?
What occurs during the second stage of labor?
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.