PSYC 140 Developmental (Lifespan Psychology) Module 1
Lifespan development-the field of study that examines patterns of growth, change, and stability in behavior that occur throughout the entire life span -the changes that occur have physical, social, cognitive, and emotional dimensions and are from conception to death Major periods of human development1. Prenatal-conception to birth 2. Infancy and toddlerhood-birth-2 years 3. Early childhood-2-6 years 4. Middle childhood-6-11 years 5. Adolescence-11-18 years 6. Early adulthood-18-40 years 7. Middle adulthood-40-65 years 8. Late adulthood-65 years-death 4 features of development1. Lifelong 2. Multidirectional 3. Multidisciplinary 4. Multidimensional Lifelong developmentno age period dominates development and considering development at each period is important Multidirectional developmentsome things in development improve somethings get worse. At every period, one may be improving in some and falling in others. Aging: process of becoming old. Maturation: can be physical, emotional or cognitive Multidirectional can be seen in adults who are aging and facing physical declines but are more emotionally mature at the same time
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