1. A Study in Human Development

2. Exploring Human Development
Developmental Psychology–
Study of how people grow and change throughout a life span.

3. Nature or Nurture? Maturation (nature) or surroundings (nurture)?
Psychologists recognize both
Genetic tendency and environment
Study identical twins
(Discussion and Video)
Video A1

4. Journal Entry Four Entries – One for each STATION
Divide into 4 groups.
TITLE ENTRY WITH: DEVELOPMENT STATION # (will have four entries )
15-20 minutes in each STATION.
WRITE YOUR OWN ANSWER(S) IN YOUR JOURNAL.

5. Beginnings: Prenatal Development

6. Stages
Zygote
Embryo
Fetal stage (study behavior)

7. Prenatal Risks Exposure to drugs, toxins, illness
Fetal alcohol syndrome
Smoking
“Crack babies“
Premature, underweight, tense, fussy More likely to be learning disabled
Malformed organs
Genetic diseases
DVD A (#2 Skin disorder video) (# 6 William Syndrome video)

8. Difficult to study Vision and Senses 20/300 eyesight Newborn
Birth Order (POP theory) = (video E-1)
Difficult to study
Vision and Senses
20/300 eyesight

9. Sharp smell and taste
Prefer mother in tests
Reflexes and Motor Skills
Grasping (Fine motor)
Turning over, crawling, standing, walking (Gross motor – large muscles)

10. Infancy and Childhood: Cognitive Development Video: B8 DVD

11. Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Stages
Sensorimotor (0-2) Object permanence.Representational thought.
Preoperational (2-7) Accelerated use of symbols and language
Concrete operations (6 or 7 – 11) Understanding of conservation, identity, serial ordering.
Formal operations (12 –adulthood) Abstract reasoning. Compare and classify ideas.

12. POSTNATAL PERSONALITY TYPES
Easy
Difficult
Slow to warm up
Mixed

13. Language Cooing to communicating (Oprah – Secret Language video-b2)
Use correct language with a child
Telegraphic
Critical Period? (wild boy/Jeannie video)

14. BRAIN video – c5 AGE % OF ADULT BRAIN WEIGHT Birth 25% 6 months 50%
2 ½ years old
75%
5-6 years old
90%

15. Social Development ATTACHMENT
Contact comfort – Harry Harlow (monkey) video c4
Separation anxiety – 7-9 months.
Unconditional love
Conditional love
(# b1 Attachment video)

16. Kohlberg’s Stages of development. Three levels and six stages.
MORAL REASONING
Kohlberg’s Stages of development.
Three levels and six stages.
Video – F1

17. Adolescence
Early Adolescence – ages 11 –14.
Middle Adolescence – ages 15 –18.
Late Adolescence – ages 18 –21.

18. Maturation
Physical: Females begin adolescent growth spurt earlier than Males.
(8-12 inches in growth)
Sexual development
Male and Female differences
Video B6 (10 min.)

19. Social Development
Parent – adolescent conflict
Independence conflict.
Adolescence still hold to their parent’s religious and political values.
Peers?
Language (E5 video) – 5 min.

20. Relationships with peers
Cliques (5 – 10 people spend a lot of time together)
Crowds (share attitudes and group identity) spend little time together.
Influence dress, hairstyles, speech patterns, and music.
Meet - group dating - pair dating - commitment.

21. Self – concept- Journal Entry
Describe your weekend in three words.
Video d9 (3 min)
2. WHO AM I? Describe you
video -d7 (4 min) and b11 (first few min.)
3. If you really knew me, you would know…. (give 3)
Watch Video (Oprah) b10 (30 min.)
4. 3 MORE of #3. If you…..

22. Adolescence Panel Discussion- Friday
Host/Hostess
Panel
Be YOU!
Do NOT have to answer All questions.
Audience cannot respond unless host or hostess invites them.

23. Adulthood
Young Adulthood (20 –40) Reassessment, settling down, marriage/intimate relationships, and children.
Middle Adulthood (40 –65) Midlife crisis, Empty Nest Syndrome.
Late Adulthood (65 +) Many physical changes. A-7 (Memory)

24. ADULTHOOD JOURNAL ENTRY
Would you get a shot that would stop the physical aging process? WHY OR WHY NOT.
What do you see yourself doing at the age of 75? (cannot be dead)

25. PANEL DISCUSSION
WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WERE THE PARENT??

26. Elderly Video A3 and C13 Why do we age?
Many physical changes (vary greatly).
Successful aging: challenges, positive outlook, and accept changes.
Financially prepared.

27. Define DEATH – must uphold in a court room.
Journal Entry - Death
Define DEATH – must uphold in a court room.

28. Death Stages of Accepting Death (Stages?)
Denial and Isolation / Numbness
Anger / Protest
Bargaining/ Yearning
Depression and Disorganization
Acceptance/ Recovery (Video D6)
(Music Video – b10)

29. Journal Entry – Death continued
Using the stages of death in your notes, describe a time in which death/loss occurred and identify what your behavior was with regards to the stages.