Developmental Psychology

DP -- ATP SG -- Developmental Psychology -- Updated 04.26.20173
Chapter 1: Introduction to Lifespan and Developmental Psychology9
Overview:9
Objectives:9
Developmental Psychology: The Basics:9
Domains of Development:10
Development in Context:11
Approaches to Development:12
Using an Ecological Approach:13
Theories of Developmental Psychology:14
Freud’s Theory of Psychosexual Development:16
Evaluation of Freud’s Theories:18
Erik Erikson’s Stages of Psychosocial Development:18
Classical Conditioning:20
Operant Conditioning:22
Reinforcement Schedules:22
Social Learning Theory:23
Lev Vygotsky:24
Information Processing and Memory:25
Chapter 1: Review28
Chapter 1 Answers:31
Chapter 2: Research Methods in Psychology32
Overview:32
Objectives:32
The Scientific Method:32
Methods:32
Research Designs:34
Interpreting Study Results:35
Ethics in Research:35
Chapter 2: Review37
Chapter 2 Answers:39
Chapter 3: Genetics, Prenatal Development, and Childbirth40
Overview:40
Objectives:40
Concepts of Genetics:40
Gene-Gene Interaction:41
Gene-Environment Interactions:41
Genetic and Chromosomal Abnormalities:42
Prenatal Development:43
Childbirth and Bonding:45
Chapter 3: Review Questions47
Chapter 3 Answers:49
Chapter 4: Infancy and Toddlerhood50
Overview:50
Objectives:50
Physical Development:50
Motor Skill Development:51
Reflexes:51
Sensory-Perceptual Development:52
Nutrition:53
Cognitive Development:54
Sensory Coordination:54
Language Development:55
Social and Emotional Development:56
Awareness:57
Non-Parental Daycare:59
Chapter 4: Review Questions60
Chapter 4 Answers:63
Chapter 5: Early Childhood64
Objectives:64
Physical Development:64
Cognitive Development:65
Language and Grammar:66
Social and Emotional Development:67
Learning Theories:67
Parent-Child Relationships:68
Sibling Relationships and Birth Order:69
The Media:70
Childhood Fears:70
Concerns which may arise during Early Childhood:70
Chapter 5: Review Questions73
Chapter 5 Answers:76
Chapter 6: Middle Childhood77
Overview:77
Objectives:77
Physical Development:77
Cognitive Development:78
Language:78
Intelligence:78
Children with Special Needs:79
Social and Emotional Development:81
Difficulties of Adjustments:82
Possible Conflicts in Middle Childhood:82
Chapter 6 Answers:86
Chapter 7: Adolescence87
Overview:87
Objectives:87
Physical Development:87
Hormones of Puberty:88
Health and Hazards of Adolescence:88
Adolescent Cognition:89
Adolescent Sexual Activity:90
Adolescent Morality:91
Adolescent Psychosocial Development:91
Parenting and Peers:92
Vocational Choices:93
Concerns and Conflicts of Adolescence:93
Chapter 7: Review Questions95
Chapter 7 Answers:98
Chapter 8: Early Adulthood99
Overview:99
Objectives:99
Physical Development and Changes:99
Concerns and Conflicts of Early Adulthood:100
Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood:101
Psychosocial Development in Early Adulthood:102
Vocational Achievement in Early Adulthood:106
Chapter 8: Review Questions107
Chapter 8 Answers:109
Chapter 9: Middle Adulthood110
Overview:110
Objectives:110
Physical Development in Middle Adulthood:110
Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood:112
Psychosocial Development:113
Social Dynamics:114
Chapter 9: Review Questions116
Chapter 9 Answers:118
Chapter 10: Late Adulthood119
Overview:119
Objectives:119
Age Related Demographic Changes:119
Ageism:119
Physical Changes of Late Adulthood:119
Health Problems of Late Adulthood:121
Aging Theories:121
Cognitive Development:123
Dementia and Alzheimer’s:123
Psychological Problems:124
Psychosocial Development Theories:124
Work and Retirement:124
Relationships and Intimacy:125
Conflicts and Concerns of Late Adulthood:125
Chapter 10: Review Questions126
Chapter 10 Answers:129
Chapter 11: Death and Dying130
Overview:130
Objectives:130
Attitudes toward death:130
The Hospice Movement:131
The Dying Process131
Bereavement and Grief:132
Right to Die and Euthanasia:132
Chapter 11: Review Questions133
Chapter 11 Answers:135
Practice Exam136
Practice Exam Answer Key162

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