Development across the lifespan 2026
Abili es at 3 yoa
children can run, jump and e their shoes at this age
human development domains
biological, cogni ve, and psychosocial
mul contectual
development takes place within many contexts ie physical surrounding and family configura on
plas city
human traits can be molded and yet people maintain a certain durability of iden ty
bioecological theory
bronfenbrenner
people affected by social contexts, interpersonal interac ons and biology
psychoanaly c theory
freud
inner drives and mo ves
development stops a er puberty
psychoanaly c stages
oral l 1
anal l 3
phallic l 6
latency l 11
genital l death
psychosocial
erikson
eight stages characterized by a developmental crisis
emphasize family and culture
,psychosocial stages
trust vs mistrust l 1
autonomy vs shame l 3
ini a ve vs guilt l 6
industry vs inferiority l 11
iden ty vs role confusion adolescents
in macy vs isola on emerging adult
genera vity vs stagna on mid age adult
integrity vs despair older adult
cogni ve theory
piaget
thoughts affect ac ons
dominated psychology since the 80s
sensorimotor
infancy
use of motor and senses to understand world
object permanence
zone of proximal development
vygotsky
intellectual arena when new ideas and skills can be mastered
behaviorism
watson
examines what can be observed and measured
pruning
unused brain connec ons atrophy and die
transient exuberance
early dendrite growth
temporary and rapid
germinal
first 14 days
most life ends here/fail to implant
, embryo
3-8th week
spontaneous abor ons/miscarriages
fetal
9-birth
viability at 22 weeks
labor stages
first-cervix dilates
second-crowning
third-placenta expulsion
breast feeding benefit
reduce risk of breast cancer/osteoporosis in mom
natural contrecep on
industry vs inferiority
developmental crisis for middle childhood according to erikson
concrete opera onal
middle childhood cogni ve process that is logical
classifica on
organiza on of things into groups according to some characteris c they share
seria on
understanding that things can be arranged in a logical series
selec ve a+en on.
Ignoring distrac ons and focusing on essen al informa on is called
automa za on
One of the major differences in brain development that dis nguishes middle childhood is the
development of:
just right principle
a normal and widespread phenomenon among young children