Understanding Lifespan Development
Edition: 3
Copyright: 2017
Edition: 3
Copyright: 2017
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Understanding Lifespan Development is an excellent selection for college courses such as Lifespan Development, Developmental Psychology, and Human Behavior in the Social Environment. Some unique features make this book particularly attractive for instructors and students.
Drawing on many years teaching lifespan courses at the university level in Psychology and Social Work programs, the authors have created a textbook which covers critical theory, issues, and concepts in terms of physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development across the lifespan. In doing so, the authors have maintained a smooth and proficient narrative style of writing, creating a concise textbook which fits neatly into an undergraduate course semester. The narrative style steers away from the overly dense texts which often infiltrate undergraduate courses. Another advantage of this philosophy of proficiency relates to the cost: A new version of Understanding Lifespan Development is a fraction of the cost of many other lifespan textbooks.
With the third edition of Understanding Lifespan Development, updates have been made with research findings in a variety of areas, as well as policy updates which impact human development. Moreover, an ecological perspective on human development is introduced early in the text and interwoven throughout the subsequent chapters for specific phenomena, helping illustrate the complex and interactive nature of many aspects of human development. Beginning with the third edition of Understanding Lifespan Development, a supplemental site accompanying the book contains quiz material and other resources, including lecture slides. Together, all textbook features combine to generate a clear and coherent text which engages the student and aligns nicely with an undergraduate course and semester objectives and length.
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Introduction
Context and Cohort
Capturing Context and Cohort:
Life Expectancy
Principles of Development
Key Terms
Reference
Chapter 2: Developmental
Psychology as a Science
and Practice
Developmental Psychology
Developmental Psychology as a Science
Developmental Psychology as a Practice
Key Terms
Reference
Chapter 3: Theoretical
Bases
Theory
Nature and Nurture
Classical Conditioning
Operant Conditioning
Social Learning
Biological Theory
Plasticity Principle
Evolutionary Theory
Ecological Theory
Research Paradigms
Erikson’s Stage Theory
Summary
Key Terms
References
Chapter 4: Prenatal
Development
Biological Bases of Prenatal Development
A Brief History
Teratogens
Prenatal Care and Diagnostic Tests
The Birth Event
Low Birth Weight
Premature Delivery and Care
Infertility
Infant Mortality
Key Terms
References
Chapter 5: Physical and Cognitive
Development in Infancy
Infancy
Neurological Development
Synaptogenesis and Myelination
Physical and Motor Development
Language
Cognitive Development: Piaget
Habituation and Object Permanence
Memory
Concurrent Developmental Processes
Key Terms
References
Chapter 6: Socioemotional
Development in Infancy
Temperament
Ethological Evidence of Bonding and
Attachment
Attachment
Strange Situation Paradigm
Attachment Development
Ecological Considerations of Daycare
Erikson
Key Terms
References
Chapter 7: Physical Development
in Childhood
Defining Childhood
Neurological Development
Motor Development
Obesity
Health Socialization
Key Terms
References
Chapter 8: Cognitive Development
in Childhood
Piaget
Vygotsky
Theory of Mind
Reading
Key Terms
References
Chapter 9: Socioemotional
Development in Childhood
Erikson
Self-Esteem
Emotional Regulation
Prosocial Behavior
Aggression
Bullying and Popularity
Play
Family
Corporal Punishment
Siblings
Identity
Gender Identity
Racial Identity
When May Children Be Left Alone?
Key Terms
References
Chapter 10: Physical Development
in Adolescence 127
Neurological Development
Puberty
Factors Associated with Pubertal Onset
Disordered Eating and Eating
Disorders
Key Terms
References
Chapter 11: Cognitive
Development in Adolescence
Concrete and Symbolic Thought
Piaget
Moral Development
Egocentrism
Intelligence
Key Terms
References
Chapter 12: Socioemotional
Development in Adolescence
Peer Groups
Organized Activities
Intimacy, Identity, and Friendships
Dating
Sexuality
Reconciling Cognitive and Socioemotional
Development in Adolescence
Key Terms
References
Chapter 13: Emerging
Adulthood
Defining Adulthood
Social Clock
Intimacy and Love
Marriage and Cohabitation
Divorce
Pregnancy and Parenting
Co-parenting and the Spillover
Hypothesis
Career Exploration
Income and Happiness
Substance Use in Emerging
Adulthood
An Ecological Perspective on
Substance Use
Key Terms
References
Chapter 14: Middle
Adulthood 181
Personality
Generativity and Socioemotional
Selectivity Theory
Empty Nest
Midlife Transitions
Key Terms
References
Chapter 15: Later Life
Later Life and Life Expectancy
Physical Aging
Neurological Aging
Memory
Dementia
Assisted Living
Exercise in Later Life: Physical Benefits
Exercise in Later Life: Cognitive and
Psychosocial Benefits
Key Terms
References
Chapter 16: Death and Dying
Definition of Death
Death Perspectives
Grief and Bereavement
Mourning
Suicide
Euthanasia
Death with Dignity
Palliative Care: Hospice
Widowhood
An Ecological Perspective on Grief
Key Terms
References
GLOSSARY
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