Nature Of Development

Question 1

3 Types of Nature of Development

Answer 1

1. Biological
2. Congnitive
3. Socioemotional process

Question 2

Cognitive Process

Answer 2

Changes in intelligence and language

Question 3

Biological Process

Answer 3

Visible see or internally
- produce changes in physical nature
- genes / brain development / nutrition / exercise / hormones / age

Question 4

Socioemotional Processes

Answer 4

Changes in relationship w other pls, emotions, and personality

Question 5

Characteristics of Development

Answer 5

• Multidimensional
• plastic
• contextual
• co construction

Question 6

Multidimensional =

Answer 6

Biological, cognitive, social

Question 7

Plastic =

Answer 7

capacity of change

Question 8

Contextual + 3 normative =

Answer 8

Families, schools, peer groups (how we develop ie. what might influence us)
1. Normative age grade influence puberty
2. Normative history graded influence biological/ live through a tragedy
3. Normative live events ie unusual events like death of a parent

Question 9

Lifespan Perspective

Answer 9

Emphasizes that development is a lifelong process that involves growth, mainttence, and regulation of loss

Question 10

Developmental if Life Long

Answer 10

• early adulthood is not the end point of development

Question 11

Development Involves?

Answer 11

1. Growth
2. Maintenance
   3 Regulation of Loss
   Question to maintain capacities and regulation of loss is key

Question 12

Life Exxpectancy

Answer 12

71.3 in 1960
81.9 in 2020

Question 13

Important of Staying Lifespan Development

Answer 13

• social policy is a national government course of action designed to promote welfare of citizens
• understanding HD can help us evaluate policy and government issues (ie. OSAP)
• poverty rates r staggering high in indigenous communities as the do not have good development and understanding of governments + trust issues

Question 14

Periods of Development

Answer 14

1. Parental period
2. Infancy
3. Childhood
4. Adolescence
5. Early Adulthoood
6. Middle Adulthood
7. Later Adulthood

Question 15

Parental Period

Answer 15

1. Time rom conception to birth = highest period of growth in our life
   - single cell to become a complete organism in 9m

Question 16

Infancy

Answer 16

2.
18mo - 4mo
Great dependence
Psychological activities = language, symbolic thoughts, coordination

Question 17

Childhood

Answer 17

3. Abt 24mo - 11yr
   - early childhood (up to 5/6) = more sufficient and self care
   - school readiness skills, social skills
   - middle and late childhood = master basic skills like reading and writing and arithmetic
   Exposed to world outside of family

Question 18

Adolescence

Answer 18

4. Childhood to early adulthood 10/12 - 18/22yr
   Rapid physical changes = height, weight, sexual characteristics
   - independence and indenting
   - locigal thinking

Question 19

Early Adulthood

Answer 19

5. Late teens to 20 /45yr
   Established personal and economic independence
   Bc proficient in a career , and marriage

Question 20

Middle Adhulthood

Answer 20

6. Abt 45 - 60yr
   Expanding personal, social responsibilities and involvement
   - assist next gen to bc mature individuals
   - achieving or maintain career satisfaction

Question 21

Late Adulthood

Answer 21

7. 60yr - death
   Life review, retirement, + new social roles w decreasing strength and health