Human Development In Social Context Flashcards
1
Q
What is human development
A
Systematic changes and continuities in an individual that occur in each phase of life; between conception and death
2
Q
Domains of development
A
Physical
Cognitive
Psychosocial
3
Q
Prenatal period
A
Conception to birth
4
Q
Infancy
A
First two years of the life
5
Q
Preschool period
A
Two to five or six
6
Q
Middle childhood
A
Six to twelve
7
Q
Adolescence
A
Twelve to eighteen
8
Q
Early adulthood
A
Twenty to forty
9
Q
Middle adulthood
A
Forty to sixty-five
10
Q
Late adulthood
A
Sixty-five and older
11
Q
Period of the life span
A
Specific age ranges
12
Q
Social clock
A
Internalised expectations for people at different ages
13
Q
Age norms/ social norms
A
Social expectations for people at different ages
14
Q
Nature
A
The influences of genetic heredity
15
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Nurture
A
The influences of environment
