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CHAPTER 1
development ANS maternal and paternal caregiving activities
normative age-graded influences ANS similar for individuals in a particular age group
Ex: beginning formal education, retiring form the workforce
nonnormative life events ANS unusual occurrences that have a major impact on the lives of
individual people
Ex: parent dying when young
prenatal period ANS conception to birth
infancy ANS 18-24 months, extreme dependence on adults, psychological activities beginning
toddler ANS 18 months to 3 years
early childhood ANS 3-5 years, preschool years, more self-sufficient, school readiness skills,
playing
middle and late childhood ANS 6-11 years, elementary school years, master fundamental school
skills, formally exposed to larger world and culture
adolescence ANS 11-20 years, puberty, pursuit of independence and identity
early adulthood ANS 20s-30s, establishing personal and economic independence, career,
selecting mate, starting family
, middle adulthood ANS 40-60 years, expanding personal social involvement and responsibility,
raising next generation, satisfaction and career
late adulthood ANS 60s - death, life review, retirement, diminishing strength and health
nature ANS an organism's biological inheritance
nurture ANS an organism's environmental experiences
Erickson's psychosocial theory ANS stage theory of psychosocial development, lifespan consists
of eight dilemmas that must be solved correctly in order to solve the next dilemma
trust vs. mistrust ANS infancy (year 1)
autonomy vs. shame and doubt ANS infancy (1-3 years)
initiative vs. guilt ANS early childhood
industry vs. inferiority ANS middle and late childhood
identity vs. identity confusion ANS adolescence
intimacy vs. isolation ANS early adulthood
generativity vs. stagnation ANS middle adulthood
integrity vs. despair ANS late adulthood