Nuel 250 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

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...