Biosocial
Brain and body
Cognitive
Mental process
Psychosocial
Emotions, relationships, and beliefs
Developmental theories
Relevant across lifespan, focus on age “levels,” identify stimulants for successful development
Psychoanalytic (Freud Erikson)
Non-developmental theories
Relevant across the lifespan, may acknowledge age associated changes, these kind of changes are not the focus
Behavior (skinner bandura)