DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCH 140
FINAL REVIEW PORTAGE
LEARNING QUESTIONS AND
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED
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,lifespan developmental psychology - Answer: Study of the patterns of growth and change that occur
throughout life
Why is it important to study human development across the lifespan? - Answer: It is important to study
and understand human development across the lifespan because it helps us understand what others are
going through and what we go through at various stages in life. This is important for those who work in
healthcare because it involves one's emotional, physical, and cognitive states that are constantly
changing. It allows us to identify potential issues and work with the patient to create a treatment plan
that can lead to a positive outcome.
What does it mean that development is multidirectional? - Answer: Development is multidirectional
because we grow and change in many ways that involve loss and gains in the process. These changes can
be good, bad, or both.
What does it mean that lifespan development is multidisciplinary? What disciplines are involved? Why? -
Answer: Lifespan development is multidisciplinary because it uses theories from other areas of science
that include, biology, psychology, and sociology to help us understand a person as a whole.
Since development is multidimensional, there are a variety of areas in which a person could change. -
Answer: Biological- physical changes are going on in the body
Social - how does the individual change his/her interactions with others
Emotional - how does one change in how one regulates and experiences their emotions
Cognitive - how does one change in the way he or she thinks
Lifespan development periods - Answer: prenatal development
infancy and toddlerhood
early childhood
middle childhood
adolescence
early adulthood
, middle adulthood
late adulthood
Development is considered - Answer: Lifelong
Multidirectional
Multidisciplinary
Multidimensional (biological, social, emotional, and cognitive)
nature vs. nurture controversy - Answer: the question of the degree to which inborn biological processes
or environmental events determine human behavior
Continuity vs. Discontinuity - Answer: Does development smoothly progress or shift abruptly?
Freud's Psychosexual Stages - Answer: 1. Oral Stage
2. Anal Stage
3. Phallic Stage
4. Latency Stage
5. Genital Stage
Freud Personality Development - Answer: Id- inborn drives for gratification
Ego- balances Id and Superego
Superego- moral component of personality, "culture w/in"
Personality develops as the Id clashes with the Superego
Oral Stage (Freud) - Answer: 0-18 months, infant uses mouth for gratification and exploration
Anal Stage (Freud) - Answer: 18 months - 3 years
Children derive pleasure from learning to control their bodies, and by extension, to control the
environment around them
FINAL REVIEW PORTAGE
LEARNING QUESTIONS AND
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED
A+
Your Exam Plug
,lifespan developmental psychology - Answer: Study of the patterns of growth and change that occur
throughout life
Why is it important to study human development across the lifespan? - Answer: It is important to study
and understand human development across the lifespan because it helps us understand what others are
going through and what we go through at various stages in life. This is important for those who work in
healthcare because it involves one's emotional, physical, and cognitive states that are constantly
changing. It allows us to identify potential issues and work with the patient to create a treatment plan
that can lead to a positive outcome.
What does it mean that development is multidirectional? - Answer: Development is multidirectional
because we grow and change in many ways that involve loss and gains in the process. These changes can
be good, bad, or both.
What does it mean that lifespan development is multidisciplinary? What disciplines are involved? Why? -
Answer: Lifespan development is multidisciplinary because it uses theories from other areas of science
that include, biology, psychology, and sociology to help us understand a person as a whole.
Since development is multidimensional, there are a variety of areas in which a person could change. -
Answer: Biological- physical changes are going on in the body
Social - how does the individual change his/her interactions with others
Emotional - how does one change in how one regulates and experiences their emotions
Cognitive - how does one change in the way he or she thinks
Lifespan development periods - Answer: prenatal development
infancy and toddlerhood
early childhood
middle childhood
adolescence
early adulthood
, middle adulthood
late adulthood
Development is considered - Answer: Lifelong
Multidirectional
Multidisciplinary
Multidimensional (biological, social, emotional, and cognitive)
nature vs. nurture controversy - Answer: the question of the degree to which inborn biological processes
or environmental events determine human behavior
Continuity vs. Discontinuity - Answer: Does development smoothly progress or shift abruptly?
Freud's Psychosexual Stages - Answer: 1. Oral Stage
2. Anal Stage
3. Phallic Stage
4. Latency Stage
5. Genital Stage
Freud Personality Development - Answer: Id- inborn drives for gratification
Ego- balances Id and Superego
Superego- moral component of personality, "culture w/in"
Personality develops as the Id clashes with the Superego
Oral Stage (Freud) - Answer: 0-18 months, infant uses mouth for gratification and exploration
Anal Stage (Freud) - Answer: 18 months - 3 years
Children derive pleasure from learning to control their bodies, and by extension, to control the
environment around them
