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Life-Span Perspective on Human Development

This document outlines the key concepts of life-span development from a psychological perspective. It divides the human lifespan into eight distinct periods of development from prenatal to late adulthood. It then discusses the historical perspectives on human development and lists the six main characteristics of a life-span perspective, including that development is lifelong, multidimensional, and influenced by both nature and nurture. The document also briefly introduces some developmental issues like stability and change.

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Life-Span Perspective on Human Development

This document outlines the key concepts of life-span development from a psychological perspective. It divides the human lifespan into eight distinct periods of development from prenatal to late adulthood. It then discusses the historical perspectives on human development and lists the six main characteristics of a life-span perspective, including that development is lifelong, multidimensional, and influenced by both nature and nurture. The document also briefly introduces some developmental issues like stability and change.

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Human Development

Life-span Perspective

Why is it important to study Life-span


Development?

Periods of Development

Prenatal (conception to birth)


Infancy (birth to 18 24 months)
Early Childhood (2 -5 years)
Middle/Late Childhood (6 11 years)
Adolescence ( 10 12 to 18 21 years)
Early Adulthood (20s 30s)
Middle Adulthood (35 45 to 60s)
Late Adulthood (60s 70s to death

Historical Perspective
Original sin
Tabula rasa
Innate goodness

Characteristics of Life-span perspective

Development is lifelong
Development is Multidimensional
Development is Integrated.
Development is Multidirectional
Development is Stable and Plastic (Unstable)
Development is contextual
Normative age-graded influences
Normative history-graded influences
Nonnormative life events

Development involves growth, maintenance,


decline, and regulation of loss

Developmental Issues
Nature and Nurture
Genetics and Environment

Stability and change


Stability characteristics that remains the same.
Change can be quantitative or qualitative.

Continuity and Discontinuity


Is development gradual or abrupt?

References
Santrock, John W. (2008). Life-Span
Development. 11th ed. NY: McGraw-Hill, Inc.

Papalia, Diane E. [Link]. (2007). Human


Development. 10th ed. NY: McGraw-Hill, Inc.

SALAMAT!

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