Life Span Development Robert Diaz 9/9/13 PSY/375 Shaun-Katherine Robles The human life is developed from the time a person is born until their death. However long (or short) a person's life span is, over time, they develop both physically and cognitively. Many psychological researchers look to see how a person develops and why. Prominent figures in psychology like Sigmund Freud and Jean Piaget, along with so many others, have spent good portions of their own lifespan trying to answer these questions and give a better picture of how a person develops throughout their entire lives. Both Piaget and Freud looked at development over a life span in stages.
Human Life Span Development Marty Annette Hill PSY/375 July 18, 2013 Instructor: Lateefah Wielenga, PhD Human Life Span Development Introduction From the time a human life enters the world, grows, develops, and matures mentally and physically, and then, ultimately, dies; all is considered as part of the human life span. Life is a continuous strand of changes from beginning to end. Psychologists have dubbed the term “Lifespan Development” for referencing the continuous physical and cognitive changes which occur regularly throughout one’s lifetime (Meacham, 2013). This essay purposes to explain the Life Span Development Perspective, examine two theories of Life Span Development, and explore how heredity and environment serve to produce differences in human development. Life Span Perspective of Development Many characteristics are associated with human development.
Life span Perspective The life span perspective of development The science of human development attempts to understand how and why an individual will change or remain the same over time (Berger, 2008). There are stages in life that begins with birth and infancy then continues to early childhood, middle childhood, adolescence, early adulthood, adulthood, late adulthood, and finally the end of one’s life (Berger, 2008). If an individual lives a full lifetime, the stages mark different developments including physical, emotional, and psychological. Currently, there are five characteristics of development. First, multidirectional is a characteristic suggesting change occurs in every direction (Berger, 2008).
The characteristics of each disorder will be examined and whether there is cognitive and/or motor deficits associated. Development is a continuous process of change in our capacity to interact and exist within the world by a cumulative process (Getchell and Haywood, 2005). Along with being a continuous process development has two other defining characteristics. Getchell and Haywood (2005) describe how development is closely related to age and certain periods of rapid and slow change (p. 5). Lastly development is based on a sequence series of events that build off the previous.
Lastly, the various personality models may be changed to justify for the differences in the personal, societal, and cultural will be discussed. Influence of Cultural A person’s culture can be defined as everything that makes up an individual’s life. Culture influences in the development of a child continues into adulthood. Culture effects personality in a variety of ways. Behaviors tend to be culturally patterned with childhood experiences influencing personality as an adult and socialization throughout childhood and adulthood shape personality patterns.
DIFFERENT STAGES OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT INTRODUCTION OF Child development Child development refers to the biological, psychological and emotional changes that occur in human beings between birth and the end of adolescence, as the individual progresses from dependency to increasing autonomy. It is a continuous process with a predictable sequence yet having a unique course for every child. It does not progress at the same rate and each stage is affected by the preceding types of development. Because these developmental changes may be strongly influenced by genetic factors and events during prenatal life, genetics and prenatal development are usually included as part of the study of child development. Related terms include developmental psychology, referring to development throughout the lifespan, and pediatrics, the branch of medicine relating to the care of children.
Developmental norms refer to typical characteristics or patterns of development at any given age. http://parentingliteracy.com/parenting-a-z/44-overview/50-developmental-norms The key terminologies used throughout life are- Life course- is an individual's passage through life, and includes life choices, and life-events that influence an individuals life, for example, these are some things that could be a life choice or life event birth, marriage, parenthood, divorce, and retirement. Life expectancy- Is the amount of time an individual is expected to live, taking into account sex, physical condition, occupation, etc. Life span- this is how long you will live for, but it is not a fixed time. It depends on the person.
Life-span development and my life experie Lifespan Development (19, 07, 2010) Table of Contents Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………..3 Background of the study………………………………………………………………………..3 The theories and concepts in life-span development relative to the current case….……4 John Bowly and Mary Ainsworth’s attachment theory………………………………………4 Leonie Sugarman’s life-span development theory…………………………………………..5 Freud’s psychosexual theory…………………………………………………………………..7 Erik Erikson’s psychosocial theory…………………………………………………………….8 Conclusion..…………………………………………………………………………………….10 Reference List………………………………………………………………………………….12 Case Study: Life-span Development and My Life experiences Introduction Background of the study Life-span development involves all the stages of development of human beings from conception to death. It encompasses several intermediary stages such as birth through infancy, childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, and late adulthood to death. However, not all changes that occur in the life of an individual can be considered as development. Therefore, development involves a continuous and systematic pattern of changes that can be grouped into three broad categories. These changes include; physical development, cognitive development and psychosocial development (Sigelman & Rider 2006, pp.2-3).
This human process is called social development. This being said, it is a continual change of human behaviors, feelings, and interpersonal thoughts; which will continue to develop over our life-span. Each phase of personal development will be essential in overall growth during childhood through adulthood. Social influences come from solitary comrade or group settings, which can have powerful effects on personal behaviors. The extent in which individuals are influences can depend on self-esteem levels, and individual strengths from moral, values to self-identity.
Sarah Kingham Psychology of Education: What is lifespan development and how does it relate to lifelong learning? Lifespan development, or what can also be referred to as life course development, can be defined as, ‘the sequence of events and experiences in a life from birth until death, and the chain of personal states and encountered situations which influence, and are influenced by this sequence of events’ (Runyan, 1978 as cited in Sugarman, 1986). Our society has constructed a series of systematic events, often related to age, that individuals progress through throughout their lifetime. There is said to be different types of change over the lifespan; changes which are ‘common to everyone in a species which are linked to specific ages’, changes which are ‘less universal’ and are often shared by subgroups i.e. different cultures, and also changes which are of a result of a ‘unique, nonshared event’ (Bee, 1997a).