8. Schedule Week Topic Chapter 1 Introduction to Lifespan Development 1 2 Foundation of Development 2 & 3 3 Infancy & Toddlerhood; The First Two Years 4 & 5 & 6 4 Early Childhood; Two to Six Years 7 & 8 5 Middle Childhood; Six to Eleven Years 9 & 10 6 Adolescence 11 & 12 7 Early Adulthood 13 & 14 8 Middle Adulthood 15 & 16 9 Late Adulthood 17 & 18 10 Death, Dying and Bereavement 19
16. Developmental Issues Nature and Nurture Stability and Change Continuity-Discontinuity Extent to which development is influenced by nature and by nurture Degree to which early traits and characteristics persist through life or change Extent development involves gradual, cumulative change (continuity) or distinct stages (discontinuity)
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Editor's Notes
Theories guide and give meaning to what we see. once we understand what we see, we will then be in a much better position to help and improve the welfare and treatment of all
Stage theory where we have to cross certain markers to attain maturity of that stage, or is it a smooth process. Can be likened to stages in development of life cycle of frog and fish A third major issue in developmental psychology is that of continuity. Does change occur smoothly over time, or through a series of predetermined steps? Some theories of development argue that changes are simply a matter of quantity; children display more of certain skills as they grow older. Other theories outline a series of sequential stages in which skills emerge at certain points of development.
Individual is centre, most important. the immediate environment of the individual is the microsystem. The interaction of elements in the microsystem is what determines the mesosystem. The next system is the exosystem, which includes extended family, workplace etc, and finally the macrosystem which talks about the political system, moral values of society etc.
There are so many schools of thought, what are the
