Patterns of change and stability beginning at conception and continuing throughout the lifespan
Development
Three types of influences on development
Biological, cognitive, social
What is the overarching influence on development
Biopsychosocial
Average years someone is expected to live based on their birth date
Life expectancy
People that live to be over 100 years old
Centenarians
Development is… (6)
Three things that influence development contextually
Normative, Age-graded influences, Normative, history-graded influences, and nonnormative life events
Contextual development based on biological, developmental timeline influences
Normative, age-graded influences
Contextual development based on the historical time someone grew up in influences
Normative, historical-graded influences
Contextual development based on rare events such as winning the lottery influences
Nonnormative life events
Timeline for when life events occur, linked to social environment
Social clock
Developmental period: conception to birth?
Prenatal period
Developmental period: Birth to 18-24 months
Infancy
Developmental period: 18 mo - 3 years
Toddler
Developmental period: 3-5 y/o
Early childhood
Developmental period: 5-10 y/o
Middle and late childhood
Developmental period: 10-12 to 18-21
Adolescence
Developmental period: 18-25
Emerging adult
Developmental period: early 20s-30s
Early adult
Developmental period: 40s and 50s
Middle adult
Developmental period: 60’s - death
Late adult
First age
Childhood and adolescence
Second age
Prime adulthood (20-59)
Third age
60-79