Lesson 3 - Lifespan development

Question 1

What happens in the prenatal period?

Answer 1

• a lot of growth begin physically

Question 2

What happens in the infancy stage?

Answer 2

• development period from 8-24 months
• extreme dependency on adults
• beginning of many psychological learning
• development of psych activities - language, social learning

Question 3

What happens in early childhood?

Answer 3

• end of infancy to age 5
• lean more to be independent and care for themselves
• develop school behaviours

Question 4

What happens in mid/late childhood?

Answer 4

• 6-7 to 10-11
• fundamental skills of reading, writing and math
• expose to larger world
• achievement are central theme and self-control increases

Question 5

What happens in adolescence?

Answer 5

-10-12 to 18-21
- begin physical changes from puberty
- being independent and know yourself (identity)
- 5 key features:
1. identity exploration
2. instability
3. self-focus
4. feeling in between
5. age of possibilities

Question 6

What happens in early adulthood?

Answer 6

• 20s-30’s
• time to establish personal and economic independence, pursuing career and selecting mate

Question 7

What happens in middle adulthood?

Answer 7

40’s-50’s
- expanding personal and social involvement and responsibility of helping next generation to become mature individuals

Question 8

What happens in late adulthood?

Answer 8

60s-70s
- time to review, retirement and adjust social roles
-longest span
- may depend on others
- deterioration occurs a lot here

Question 9

Development is lifelong?

Answer 9

• constantly developing, no end point
• no age dominants development

Question 10

Development is multidimensional?

Answer 10

• many categories in development like cognitive, socioemotional and physical that overlapping, if you pull it out it impacts the other

Question 11

Development is multidirectional?

Answer 11

• some of these categories (cognitive, socioemotional and physical) mentioned can be bigger or smaller than others
  abilities can get better or worse

Question 12

Development has plasticity?

Answer 12

meaning the capacity for change or improvement like improve cognitive skills

Question 13

Developmental science is multidiscplinary?

Answer 13

Other -ogists and researchers have same interest to unlock questions/mysteries of development through life

Question 14

Development is contextual?

Answer 14

• 3 main influences:
  1. normative age graded influences
  2. normative history graded influences
  3. non-normative or highly individualized life events

Question 15

Development Involves Growth,
Maintenance & Regulation of Loss

Answer 15

Baltes + colleagues found that achieving in life involves conflicts and competition in 3 parts of human developmental goals
- Growth, maintenance and regulation of loss

Question 16

Development is a Co-construction of Biology, Culture & the Individual

Answer 16

These factors work together
- For individual factors, it can go beyond just environment and genetics, but rather unique developmental path by choosing things that optimize our lives

Question 17

What is the lifespan perspective?

Answer 17

emphasizes developmental changes throughout adulthood as well as during childhood
- Assuming that the aging process is complex

Question 18

What contemporary concerns?

Answer 18

• researchers examine many topics of contemporary concerns that impact someone’s development
• Roles that health and well-being, parenting, education and socio cultural contexts play in development → social policies related to these issues focus on typical approaches to lifespan development

Question 19

What is health & well-being?

Answer 19

Connection between lifestyles and psychological states in health and wellbeing

Question 20

What is parenting and education impacts on lifespan?

Answer 20

Consider impact that parents and education systems have on growth and development of children and impact on adults

Question 21

What is sociocultural contexts and education have to do with development?

Answer 21

• impact all aspects of life
• Ethnicity: characteristic based on cultural heritage, nationality characteristics, race, religion and language
• Socioeconomic status: classification of a person’s position in society based on occupational, educational and economic characteristics
• Gender: the characteristics of people as male, female and non-binary
  Intersectional approach: different aspects of an individual or groups identity impacts their experiences, opportunities, and their development

Question 22

What is social policy?

Answer 22

• government’s course of action designed to promote the welfare of its citizen
• Lifespan researchers work to undertake studies that they hope will lead to effective social policy change