Developmental Psychology Portage
Module 1
Major periods of lifespan development
1. prenatal development
2. infancy and toddlerhood
3. early childhood
4. middle childhood
5. adolescence
6. early adulthood
7. middle adulthood
8. late adulthood
What does it mean that development is multidi...
Developmental Psychology Portage
Module 1
Major periods of lifespan development
1. prenatal development
2. infancy and toddlerhood
3. early childhood
4. middle childhood
5. adolescence
6. early adulthood
7. middle adulthood
8. late adulthood
What does it mean that development is multidirectional?
Development involves both improvement and decline. Specific terms, such as growth, aging, and
maturation reflect the multidirectional nature of development. (example: adults who are aging and
facing some physical declines but are becoming more emotionally mature at the same time)
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Maturation
becoming more developed and advanced / can be physical, emotional, and/or cognitive
Multidisciplinary
involving two or more subject areas (understanding human development is important to health
sciences, social sciences, and education)
we perceive smooth, continuous patterns rather than discontinuous ones
Discontinuity
A view of development as taking place in stages that are distinct from one another rather than as one
gradual, continuous process. One stage ends before the other begins.
Sigmund Freud
psychosexual stages, each of which involves a conflict and a fixation with an area of the body that is
associated with sexual gratification
Id
, emerges at birth, unconscious impulses, demand immediate fulfillment
ego
emerges in infancy, conscious mind, weighs desires of the id with reality
Superego
emerges in early childhood, internalization of social norms and standards
oral personality
dependent, needy, chewing gum, biting fingernails
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anal retentive
order, cleanliness, control environment
Freud's stages of developement
Oral Stage (Birth - 18 months) *feeding
Anal Stage (18 months - 3 years) *toilet training
Phallic Stage (3 years - 5 years) *Oedipal conflict
Latency Stage (5 years - puberty) *social development & new skills/interests
psychosexual stage that focuses on the male genitals
latency stage
develop friendships, skills, and interests
genital stage
psychosexual stage that focuses on sexual maturity, healthy relationships, and productive work
Erik Erikson
Known for his 8-stage theory of Psychosocial Development
Behaviorism
studying behavior in a measurable and observable way
classic conditioning
a learned response to a specific stimilus
classic conditioning can help...
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