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Exam Review
Psychology - Develop
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Define life span development | conception - death |
| Definition of lifespan development | growth - decline |
| Traditional Perspective | birth - adolescence |
| Multi-dimensional | a. physical/biological b. social c. cognitive d. emotional/psychological |
| Multi-directional | periods or growth and decline |
| Multi-disciplinary | a. sociology b. education c. anthropology |
| Plastic | a. mold b. shape c. bounce back from adversity |
| Contextual (Multi) | a. history graded b. normative, age graded c. non-normative |
| co-construction of Biology, culture, individual | multi-dimensional - in spite of background we can determine the course of development |
| lifelong | conception - death |
| Areas of diversity | a. gender b. culture (beliefs, attitudes, values), ethnicity (race) c. socio-economic status (education, occupaational) |
| Examples of Social Policy (law, regulation) | a. food stamps b. AEA program c. therapies d. financial aid e. veterans benefits |
| Poverty | social policies to help the poor (housing) assistance, medical care(T-19, medicare), free reduced lunch, food banks |
| Happiness | increases as we age |
| Conceptions of age | a. chronological b. biological(organs overall health) c. social ( societys roles) d. psychological (flexible, psychologically healthy) |
| Developmental issues | a. nature- nurture b. continous (gradual) c. discontinuous (stages) d. stability - change |