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PSY 199
Psychology Data
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Development | The pattern of movement or change that begins at conception and continues through the human life |
| Life-span perspective | The perspective that development is lifelong, multidimensional, multidirectional, plastic, multidisciplinary, and contextual involves growth, maintenance and regulation, and is constructed through biological, sociocultural, and individual factors working |
| Traditional Approach | Study of development emphasizes extensive change from birth to adolescence. Little or no change in adulthood and decline in old age |
| Development is life long | Mo age period dominates. Increasing study the experiences and psychological orientations of adults at different points in their lives. |
| Development is Multidimensional | |
| Developmemt is Multidirectional | |
| Development is Plastic | The capacity for change |
| Contex | The setting in which development occurs that is influenced by historical, economic, social and cultural factors. |
| Normative age graded | Influences are similar for individuals in a particular age gtoup, These influences include biological processes such as puberty and menopause. |
| Normative history graded | Influences are common to people of a particular generation because of historical circumstances. |
| Nonnormative life events | Are unusual occurrences that have amajor impact on the individual's life. |
| Biological Processes | Produce changes in an individual's physical nature. |
| Cognitive Processes | Change in the individuals thought,intelligence, and language. |
| Socioemotional Processes | Change in the individual's relationships with other people, emotions, and personality. |
| Prenatal Peroid | Time from conception to birth |
| Infancy | Developmental period from birth to 18 or 24 months. |
| Early childhood | Developmental period from the end of infancy to age 5 or 6. |
| Middle and Late Childhood | Developmental period from about 6-11 years of age. |
| Adolescence | Developmental period of transition from childhood to early adulthood starting at about 10-12 years of age and ending at 18-22 years of age. |
| Early adulthood | Developmental period that begins in the late teens or early 20's and last through the 30's |
| Middle Adulthood | Developmental period from about 40 years of age to about 60. |
| Late Adulthood | Develop,emtal period that begins in the 60's or 70's and lasts until death. |
| Life-span development is termed into how many ages? | Four |
| First Age | Childhood and adolescence |
| Second Age | Prime adulthood, 20's through 50's |
| Third Age | Approximately 60 - 79 years of age |
| Fourth Age | Approximately 80 years and older |
| Chronological age | Number of years that have elapsed since birth. |
| Biological Age | A person's age in terms of biological health. |
| Psychological Age | An individual's adaptive capacities compared with those of other individuals of the same chronological age. |
| Postpartum Period | 6 weeks after childbirth |
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