Test bank for life: the essentials of human development, 2nd edition all
chapters - 9781260388305
Human Development - -a multidisciplinary study of how people change or stay the same
--Fundamental issues of development addressed throughout history - -1. native vs. nurture:
inheritance vs. environment involves the degree to which genetic or hereditary influences
(natures) and experiential or environmental influences (nurture) determine the kind of
person you are
2. Continuity vs discontinuity: smooth progression vs. abrupt shifts
3. Universal vs. context specific: one path of development vs. several paths.
--Basic forces in the Bio-psychosocial framework? - -each of these forces interacts with the
other for development to happen
--How do various generations experience the biopsychosocial framework of development in
their lives: Consider interplay between individual and society - -1. Biological: genetic/health
2. Psychological: internal cognitive
3. Sociocultural: interpersonal, cultural, societal, ethnic
4. Lifecycle: context for understanding how life is perceived. Timing is everything.
How we see the world through the lens of our biological, sociological, and psychological
framework
--How does neuroscience enhance our understanding of Human Development? - -The study
of the brain behavior relationship /the study of the brain and nervous system
1. Helps to show how mental forces interact
2. Neuroscience results are being applied to human development
a. Unlocking the relationships between specific regions of the brain to explain
developmental phenomena ie memory, reasoning, and emotion
b. Molecular analysis and brain imaging techniques
--Life is shaped by a complex set of factors - -1. Family
, 2. Genetic
3. Heritage
4. Neighborhood
5. Suddenness of some changes
6. Gradualness of others
7. Culture
--Three pair of fundamental characteristics - -1. Nature vs. Nurture
2. Continuity vs. Discontinuity
3. Universal vs. Context Specific
--Developmental Theory: - -an original set of ideas that are designed to explain development
--1. How do psychodynamic theories account for development - -a. By determining how well
people resolve conflicts they face at different ages (began with Freud)
i. Erikson's Psychosocial Theory (based on the epigenetic principal)
ii. Later stages are built on the foundation laid in previous stages
epigenetic principal: each psychosocial strength has its own period of particular importance
Erikson's Theory of Development
iii. Foced on personality
iv. Student of Freud
v. Development occurred from a psychological development across the lifetime in 8 stages
in order
vi. Fixed and Stepwise Progression
vii. Certain things have to happen before moving to next steop
viii. Based on epigenetic principle of psychological stages
ix. 8 stages of psychosocial development
1. Basic trust vs, Mistrust
a. Birth to 1 year
b. world is a safe place
chapters - 9781260388305
Human Development - -a multidisciplinary study of how people change or stay the same
--Fundamental issues of development addressed throughout history - -1. native vs. nurture:
inheritance vs. environment involves the degree to which genetic or hereditary influences
(natures) and experiential or environmental influences (nurture) determine the kind of
person you are
2. Continuity vs discontinuity: smooth progression vs. abrupt shifts
3. Universal vs. context specific: one path of development vs. several paths.
--Basic forces in the Bio-psychosocial framework? - -each of these forces interacts with the
other for development to happen
--How do various generations experience the biopsychosocial framework of development in
their lives: Consider interplay between individual and society - -1. Biological: genetic/health
2. Psychological: internal cognitive
3. Sociocultural: interpersonal, cultural, societal, ethnic
4. Lifecycle: context for understanding how life is perceived. Timing is everything.
How we see the world through the lens of our biological, sociological, and psychological
framework
--How does neuroscience enhance our understanding of Human Development? - -The study
of the brain behavior relationship /the study of the brain and nervous system
1. Helps to show how mental forces interact
2. Neuroscience results are being applied to human development
a. Unlocking the relationships between specific regions of the brain to explain
developmental phenomena ie memory, reasoning, and emotion
b. Molecular analysis and brain imaging techniques
--Life is shaped by a complex set of factors - -1. Family
, 2. Genetic
3. Heritage
4. Neighborhood
5. Suddenness of some changes
6. Gradualness of others
7. Culture
--Three pair of fundamental characteristics - -1. Nature vs. Nurture
2. Continuity vs. Discontinuity
3. Universal vs. Context Specific
--Developmental Theory: - -an original set of ideas that are designed to explain development
--1. How do psychodynamic theories account for development - -a. By determining how well
people resolve conflicts they face at different ages (began with Freud)
i. Erikson's Psychosocial Theory (based on the epigenetic principal)
ii. Later stages are built on the foundation laid in previous stages
epigenetic principal: each psychosocial strength has its own period of particular importance
Erikson's Theory of Development
iii. Foced on personality
iv. Student of Freud
v. Development occurred from a psychological development across the lifetime in 8 stages
in order
vi. Fixed and Stepwise Progression
vii. Certain things have to happen before moving to next steop
viii. Based on epigenetic principle of psychological stages
ix. 8 stages of psychosocial development
1. Basic trust vs, Mistrust
a. Birth to 1 year
b. world is a safe place
