Essentials of Lifespan Development
Final (Santrock) Questions with
Verified Answers
Freud's second stage - ANSWERSAnal stage- Child's pleasure focuses on the anus 1
1/2 to 3 years.
proximodistal pattern - ANSWERSDevelopmental sequence in which growth starts at
the center of the body and moves toward the extremities.
Memory - ANSWERSA central feature of cognitive development, pertaining to all
situations in which an individual retains information over time.
sucking reflex - ANSWERSA newborn's built-in reaction to automatically suck an object
placed in its mouth.
development - ANSWERSThe pattern of change that begins at conception and
continues through the life span. Involves growth, although it also includes decline
brought on by aging and dying.
normative age-graded influences - ANSWERSInfluences that are similar for individuals
in a particular age group. Examples are puberty, menopause, retirement.
normative history-graded influences - ANSWERSInfluences that are common to people
of a particular generation because of historical circumstances.
non-normative life events - ANSWERSUnusual occurrences that have a major impact
on the lives of individual people. (Ex. Death of a parent when a child, pregnancy in early
adolescence)
Chronological age - ANSWERSis the number of years that have elapsed since birth
Biological age - ANSWERSIs a person's age in terms of biological age in terms of the
biological health. involves knowing the functional capacities of a person's vital organs.
Psychological age - ANSWERSan individual's adaptive capacities compared with those
of other individuals of the same chronological age
Social Age - ANSWERSconnectedness with others and the social roles individuals
adopt
, nature-nurture issue - ANSWERSthe controversy over the relative contributions of
biology and experience
stability-change issue - ANSWERSthe degree to which early traits and characteristics
persist through life or change
Continuity and discontinuity - ANSWERSfocuses on whether the changes people
undergo over the life span are gradual or abrupt
psychoanalytic theory - ANSWERSTheories that describe development as primarily
unconscious and heavily colored by emotion. (i.e. Frued)
Frued's Theory - ANSWERSTheorized that patients problems were the result of
experiences early in life. Focus of pleasure and sexual impulses shift from he mouth to
the anus and eventually to the genitals.
Oral Stage - ANSWERSInfant's pleasure center's on the mouth
Phallic Stage - ANSWERSChild's pleasure focuses on the genitals
Latency Stage - ANSWERSchild represses sexual interest and develops social and
intellectual skills (6 years to puberty)
Genital Stage - ANSWERSa time of sexual reawakening; source of sexual pleasure
becomes someone outside the family (puberty onward)
Trust v. Mistrust - ANSWERSErikson's first stage
Autonomy v. Shame and Doubt - ANSWERSErikson's 2nd stage
Initiative v. Guilt - ANSWERSErikson's 3rd stage
Industry v. Inferiority - ANSWERSErikson's 4th stage
Identity v. Identity Confusion - ANSWERSErikson's 5th stage
Intimacy v. Isolation - ANSWERSErickson's 6th stage
Generativity vs. Stagnation - ANSWERSErikson's 7th stage
Integrity v. Despair - ANSWERSErikson's 8th stage
Erikson's Theory - ANSWERS(Psychosocial Theory) A theory made up of eight stages
of human development. Each stage consists of a unique developmental task that
confronts individuals with a crisis that must be resolved.
Final (Santrock) Questions with
Verified Answers
Freud's second stage - ANSWERSAnal stage- Child's pleasure focuses on the anus 1
1/2 to 3 years.
proximodistal pattern - ANSWERSDevelopmental sequence in which growth starts at
the center of the body and moves toward the extremities.
Memory - ANSWERSA central feature of cognitive development, pertaining to all
situations in which an individual retains information over time.
sucking reflex - ANSWERSA newborn's built-in reaction to automatically suck an object
placed in its mouth.
development - ANSWERSThe pattern of change that begins at conception and
continues through the life span. Involves growth, although it also includes decline
brought on by aging and dying.
normative age-graded influences - ANSWERSInfluences that are similar for individuals
in a particular age group. Examples are puberty, menopause, retirement.
normative history-graded influences - ANSWERSInfluences that are common to people
of a particular generation because of historical circumstances.
non-normative life events - ANSWERSUnusual occurrences that have a major impact
on the lives of individual people. (Ex. Death of a parent when a child, pregnancy in early
adolescence)
Chronological age - ANSWERSis the number of years that have elapsed since birth
Biological age - ANSWERSIs a person's age in terms of biological age in terms of the
biological health. involves knowing the functional capacities of a person's vital organs.
Psychological age - ANSWERSan individual's adaptive capacities compared with those
of other individuals of the same chronological age
Social Age - ANSWERSconnectedness with others and the social roles individuals
adopt
, nature-nurture issue - ANSWERSthe controversy over the relative contributions of
biology and experience
stability-change issue - ANSWERSthe degree to which early traits and characteristics
persist through life or change
Continuity and discontinuity - ANSWERSfocuses on whether the changes people
undergo over the life span are gradual or abrupt
psychoanalytic theory - ANSWERSTheories that describe development as primarily
unconscious and heavily colored by emotion. (i.e. Frued)
Frued's Theory - ANSWERSTheorized that patients problems were the result of
experiences early in life. Focus of pleasure and sexual impulses shift from he mouth to
the anus and eventually to the genitals.
Oral Stage - ANSWERSInfant's pleasure center's on the mouth
Phallic Stage - ANSWERSChild's pleasure focuses on the genitals
Latency Stage - ANSWERSchild represses sexual interest and develops social and
intellectual skills (6 years to puberty)
Genital Stage - ANSWERSa time of sexual reawakening; source of sexual pleasure
becomes someone outside the family (puberty onward)
Trust v. Mistrust - ANSWERSErikson's first stage
Autonomy v. Shame and Doubt - ANSWERSErikson's 2nd stage
Initiative v. Guilt - ANSWERSErikson's 3rd stage
Industry v. Inferiority - ANSWERSErikson's 4th stage
Identity v. Identity Confusion - ANSWERSErikson's 5th stage
Intimacy v. Isolation - ANSWERSErickson's 6th stage
Generativity vs. Stagnation - ANSWERSErikson's 7th stage
Integrity v. Despair - ANSWERSErikson's 8th stage
Erikson's Theory - ANSWERS(Psychosocial Theory) A theory made up of eight stages
of human development. Each stage consists of a unique developmental task that
confronts individuals with a crisis that must be resolved.
