dev psych Flashcards
aims to further delve further into age-related changes in our bodies, behavior, thinking, emotions, social relationships, and personalities
dev psych
pattern of movement/change that begins at conception and continues throughout the lifespan
human development
involved an interwoven and interdependent process of 3 domains
- physical domain
- cognitive domain
- socio-emotional domain
changes in an indiv’s biological nature
physical domain
intellectual development of an indiv
can be measured thru iq
cognitive domain
rs with other people
social skills
management of one’s emotions
can be measured by eq
socio-emotional domain
development is strongly influenced by biology and genetics
biopsychology
studies the effects of heredity and genetics on behavior
behavioral genetics
piaget’s theory of cognitive development
- sensory-motor stage
- pre-operational
- concrete operational
- formal operational
birth-2
develop experiences thru 5 senses
sensory-motor stage
pre-operational
2-7
thinking is mainly categorized for symbolic functions and intuitive thoughts
lots of fantasies
7-11
discover logic and we develop concrete cognitive operations
inductive reasoning
concrete operational
12+
ability to think more rationally about abstract concepts and hypothetical events
formal operational
8 stages of development
- basic trust vs mistrust
- autonomy vs shame & doubt
- initiative vs guilt
- industry vs inferiority
- identity vs role confusion
- intimacy vs isolation
- generativity vs stagantion
- ego integrity vs despair
1-2
who to trust
mother
basic trust vs mistrust
2-4
self-confidence
both parents play an important role
autonomy vs shame & doubt
4-5
trying new things
learning from entire fam
initiative vs guilt
5-12
figure out ur interests
realize we are differnet from others
industry vs inferiority
13-19
we have diff social roles
identity crisis
identity vs role confusion
20-40
relationships
intimacy vs isolation
40-65
contributing to society
generativity vs stagantion
65-death
look back at our lives
ego integrity vs despair
developmental stages
- conception - prenatal
- infancy - babyhood
- childhood
- puberty - adolescence
- adulthoood
- late adulthood/old age
union of the ovum and sperm
fertilization
cell resulting from uniting of the ovum and sperm
zygote
1-2 weeks after fertilization
germinal