1. Life-span perspective
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Life-span perspective
Life-span perspective-The perspective that development is lifelong, multidimensional, multidirectional, plastic, multidisciplinary, and contextual; involves growth, maintenance, and regulation; and is constructed through biological, sociocultural, and individual factors working together.
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2. Life-span perspective
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Life-span perspective
Example
Medication improvements increase life-span
Knowledge of tobacco use increase life-span
Technology and knowledge in cancer research increases life expectancy
Personal Experience-
Biological-In my family heart disease is a biologic common factor, because I know this I can take approaches to increase my life expectancy like eating right
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3. Characteristics of the life-span perspective
Development is lifelong
There is no end point to development and no one age group dominates another
Maximum life span for humans-122 years
Personal Experience
As an early adult I am still developing not as rapid physically
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4. Characteristics of the life-span perspective
Development is multidimensional
Biological
Cognitive
Socioemotional
Relationships with people change and effect you
Personal Experience
My parents were always there for me and I never heard them argue or fight. This relationship lead me to have positive relationships with people.
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5. Characteristics of the life-span perspective
Development is plastic
Various dimensions in different points of development
ability to change
“you can’t teach an old dog new tricks”
Or can you?
Personal experience
as a child and adolescent I was very out going and vibrant, now I am more reserved
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6. Characteristics of the life-span perspective
Development is multidirectional
Dimensions expand or shrink
Personal experience
As I entered motherhood my relationships with my friends decreased
My ability to learn to speak German in high school had decreased, but my children are learning the language easier because of their young age
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7. Characteristics of the life-span perspective
Developmental science is multidisciplinary
Heredity and health limit a persons intelligence?
Intelligence and relationships change the same all over the world?
Example
Can social relationships limit intelligence?
Personal Experience
I grew up in a very traditional nuclear family, after school everyday my mother would sit down for “homework time” and help my brother and I until we had completed it and understood it. This family experience influenced my intellectual development.
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8. Characteristics of the life-span perspective
Development is contextual
Occurs in a setting
School
Cities
Setting influenced
History
Culture
Social
Economic
Individuals
Personal Experience
Development occurred and influenced by
Small town
Small school
Nuclear/ Traditional family
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9. Characteristics of the life-span perspective
Development involves growth, maintenance, and regulation of loss
Conflicts and competition
Growth
Maintenance
Regulation of loss
Center stage in mid & late adulthood
Example
An adolescent grows in physical activity and as an adult they try to maintain it. As they grow older they will slowly loose the amount they can handle
Personal Experience
As an adolescent and adult I try to perfect myself in hunting; aim & technique. As I grow older I will try to keep my abilities
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10. Characteristics of the life-span perspective
Development is a co-construction of biology, culture, and the Individual
Development is different factors working together
Biology
Culture
Individual
Go beyond our genetics and environment
Personal experience
Growing up in a small town I choose to take small town values to enhance my development as an individual
Example
Culture is inherited and our heredity is formed from our culture
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11. Contextualism Normative age-grade influences Personal Experience
Similar for people in the same age group.
Biological
Puberty
Menopause
Sociocultural
Formal education
retirement
Personal Experience
my peers are the same age group thus we went threw similar changes at the same time influenced by similar culture factors. In this current time frame we are starting to find mates, start families, and starting careers
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12. Contextualism
Personal Experience Having the first African American, Barak Obama being elected president of the United States of America
Normative history- grade influences
Shared events for a generation
Baby boomers
Assassination of JFK
Peace Movement/ Hippies
My generation
9/11/2001
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13. Contextualism Cont. Normative life event influences
Unusual events that impact a persons life in a major way
Death of parent at young age
Winning the lottery
Personal Experience- I have not yet had an unusual event like this occur
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14. Concerns in life-span development
Health and well-being
Lifestyles and psychological state
Personal Experience
My lifestyle of exercising and eating healthy is thought to effect my life-span is a positive way
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15. Concerns in life-span development
Parenting and Education
Childcare
Effects of divorce
Parenting styles
Early childhood education
Bilingual education
Personal Experience
Staying at home and doing online classes keeps my children at home instead of at daycare effecting their development
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16. Concerns in life-span development cont.
Sociocultural Contexts and Diversity
Culture- products of a group passed down generation to generation
Interaction of people over many years
Cross-cultural studies- comparing cultures
Ethnicity-characteristic based on cultural heritage, nationality, race, religion, language
Socioeconomic status- people that have similar occupations, education, and economic characteristics
Gender- male or female characteristic
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17. Concerns in life-span development cont.
Sociocultural Contexts and Diversity
Personal Experience
My development has been influenced by me being a Christian, Caucasian, a female, middle class, a student, from the United States, and by my heritage.
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18. Concerns in life-span development
Social Policy
Governments course of action to promote welfare for citizens
Personal Experience
WIC
Helps make sure our children are getting enough nourishment
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19. Domains of development
Biological process
Change
Physical nature
Development in brain
Personal Experience
Genes; green eyes, high metabolism
Developed motor skills
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20. Domains of development
Cognitive process
Change
Thought
Intelligence
Language
Personal Experience
Intelligence is still developing
Colorful and wild imagination
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21. Domains of development
Socioemotional
Change
Relationships
Emotions
Personality
Personal Experience
Joy after child birth
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22. Periods of development
Prenatal
Conception to birth
remarkable growth
Nine month period
Personal Experience
Watching my body grow from my babies growing
Infancy
Birth to 18 or 24 months
Extreme dependence
Psychological activities
Personal Experience
Being on call 24/7 for my children with what ever they need
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23. Periods of development
Early childhood
End of infancy to 5 or 6
More self-sufficient
“preschool”
Personal Experience
My children are now starting preschool and can do many things on their own without my help
Middle and late childhood
6-11
Master fundamental skills
Increased self-control
Personal Experience
Tried my hardest in everything I did
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24. Periods of development
Adolescence
Begins 10 or 11 to 18 or 21
Rapid physical changes
Personal Experience
Peer relationships grew
Early adulthood
Early 20s-40s
Establish independence
Start family and career
Personal Experience
Found “mate”
Started family
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25. Periods of development
Middle Adulthood
40s-60s
Expanding personal and social involvement
Mature
Reaching/ maintain satisfaction in career
Late adulthood
60s or 70s till death
Longest period of development
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26. Four Concepts of age Chronological age Biological Age
Years since birth
Personal Experience
22 years old
Biological Age
Biological health
Younger in biological age, longer life expectancy
Personal Experience
Smoker; lessens my life expectancy
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27. Four Concepts of age Psychological Age
Adaptive capacities compared to others in age group
Personal Experience
I am very organized; predicted lower moral risk rate
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28. Four Concepts of age Social Age Roles and expectations related to age
Personal Experience
Mother
As a mother of two three year olds there are different expectations of me vs. someone without children.
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29. Developmental Issues Nature Nurture Biological inheritance
Grow in orderly way
Personal- developed physically and cognitively in ordinary pattern
Nurture
Biological Environment
Social Environment
Personal- my family and friends effected how I developed and continue too
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30. Developmental Issues Stability Change Heredity/early experiences
Personal- my children received a lot of love, care, and attention as babies and now which is thought to lead to better development
Change
Later experiences create change
Personal- as a child I was never shy after becoming an adolescent I encountered experiences that made me more shy in some settings
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31. Developmental Issues Continuity and discontinuity Continuity
Continuous development, gradual process
Example- formation of rocks
Discontinuity
Qualitative change
Example and personal experience- conception
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32. Scoring Guide Criteria Values
You illustrate characteristics of life-span perspective
You provide examples of contextualism, normative age-graded influences, normative history-graded influences, and nonnormative life events
You provide examples of concerns of the life-span development perspective
You illustrate domains of development
You illustrate the periods or stages of development
You illustrate four conceptions of age
You define nature vs. nurture, providing examples of each
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33. Scoring Guide cont.
You compare continuity versus discontinuity across the life span
You define stability vs. change, providing examples of each
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34. Scoring Guide Cont.
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