Nuel 250 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NUEL 250 Final Exam (UIC)

UIC NUEL 250 midterm

NUEL 250 UIC Exam 3.

A person who subscribes to the lifespan perspective of human development would most likely endorse all EXCEPT which of the following statements? Development is dependent primarily upon maturation According to the Bioecological Perspective: individual differences in development occur as the result of differences in both how the individual influences the environment and how the environment influences the individual Previous Play Next Rewind 10 seconds Move forward 10 seconds ...

formal operational stage in Piaget's theory, the stage of cognitive development (normally beginning about age 12) during which people begin to think logically about abstract concepts. Allows an adolescent to understand systematic and experimental adjustments to narrow down what factor causes change propositional thinking People can abstract reasoning that doesn't require concrete examples. can follow a logical argument even if the basic premise is false imaginary audience adolescents' b...

Elisabeth Kubler-Ross's Theory what stages and how many? 5 stages in total. Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, and Acceptance. Denial - people resist the idea that they are going to die. - they may argue that their test results have been mixed up - that their x-ray has been read incorrectly - the physician doesn't know what they are talking about Anger when they move beyond denial they may express anger. - angry at everyone - angry at people with good health - angry at caring fami...

6 tenets of a lifespan perspective 1. lifelong process 2. multidimensional & multidirectional 3. plasticity 4. interactive process 5. contextual 6. multidisciplinary development is a lifelong process "old" model - grow, maintain, decline New model - throughout life, interplay among goals development is multidimensional 1. biological 2. cognitive 3. personal-social spiritual and career domains significant as well. domains are often considered and studied separately because the "who...

senescence the natural physical decline brought about by aging. cause of secondary aging alcohol, tobacco, unprotected sex, or behavioral choices psychoneuroimmunology the study of the relationship among the brain, the immune system, and psychological factors. primary appraisal the assessment of an event to determine whether its implications are positive, negative, or nuetral. secondary appraisal the assessment of whether one coping abbilities and resources are adequate to overcome the ha...

A person who subscribes to the lifespan perspective of human development would most likely endorse all EXCEPT which of the following statements? Development is dependent primarily upon maturation According to the Bioecological Perspective: individual differences in development occur as the result of differences in both how the individual influences the environment and how the environment influences the individual As a child, Greg frequently fought with other children at school, was apprehe...