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Lifespan, Growth, Development Exam 1
Chapters 1-3 Exam Study Guide.
3 Domains of Human Development - answer✔*Physical Development*: Process starts in human
infancy and continues into late adolescent concentrating on motor skills as well as puberty.
Involves developing control over the body, particularly the muscles and the physical
coordination.
*Cognitive Development*: Construction of thought processes, including remembering, problem
solving, and decision making, from childhood through adolescence to adulthood.
*Psychosocial Development*: Created by Erick Erickson. Comprehensive psychoanalytic theory
that identifies a series of eight stages, in which a healthy developing individual goes through
from infancy to late adulthood.
Define and explain "Rite of Passage". Be able to list 3 Examples... - answer✔Ritual that marks a
person's "passage" from one status to another.
Examples would be...
-Body Painting
-Bar or bat mitzvahs in Jewish Culture
-Quinceanera
-Piercing
Discuss and Explain the 3 Main Categories of *Storm and Stress* described by G. Stanley Hall. -
answer✔1.) *Conflict with Parents*: Adolescents tend to rebel against authority figures as they
seek greater independence and autonomy.
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2.) *Mood Disruption*: Hormonal changes and the psychological stress of adolescence can
cause uncontrollable shift in emotions
3.) *Risky Behavior*: The combination of a neurological need for stimulation and emotional
immaturity lead to increased risk taking behavior during adolescence
Discuss Paul Balte's *Life Span Developmental Theory* - answer✔Created the Six Principes of
Balte's Life-Span Development Approach.
1.) Development is Lifelong
2.) Development involves both gain and loss
3.) The relative influences of biology and culture shift over the life span
4.) Development involves a changing allocation of resources
5.) Development is modifiable
6.) Development is influenced by the historical and cultural context
It is also characterized by lifelong plasticity. Capacity to change in response to experience.
Product of Nature vs Nurture. Must be studied by multiple disciples.
3 Parts of Personality in Freud's Psychoanalytic Theory - answer✔Id, Ego, and Super Ego
Id: Seeks pleasure, avoids pain, and self-centered
Ego: Understands how to satisfy the Id. Understands cause and effect.