1. Introduction To psychology Section:201 Chapter 6
Nouf Al-Ali Khodari
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Introduction To psychology
Section:201
Chapter 6
Development Over The Lifespan

2. Outline Innate Abilities infant posses. Development Tasks of childhood
Transition of Adolescence
Development Challenges Adults Face

3. Babies come into the world with many innate abilities, or abilities that are present from birth. At birth, they possess motor reflexes such as the sucking reflex and the grasping reflex.
Newborns can also hear, smell, touch, taste, and see, and these sensory abilities develop quickly.

4. Nature and nurture are the issues of heredity and environment
Development psychology is the psychology for growth, change and consistency from conception to death.
Nature and nurture are the issues of heredity and environment

5. Nature
Nature interaction means that we are all born with certain predispositions(nature)

6. Twin study
Is the means of separating the effects of nature and nurture by which investigators may compare identical twins to fraternal twins or compare twins separated early in life and raised in different environments.

7. A method of separating the effect of nature and nurture
Adoption study
A method of separating the effect of nature and nurture

8. Prenatal period The neonatal period
Infants possess innate ablilites;
Prenatal period
is the development period before birth
The neonatal period
refers to the first month after birth. At this time, time the infant has sensory and social abilities.

9. Contact comfort :
is the stimulation and reassurance derived from the physical touch of a care giver
Attachment :
is the enduring socio-emotional relationship between a child and a parent or other regular care giver

10. Types of attachment styles:
Secure attachment
Separation Anxiety
Anxious Avoidant

11. The Development tasks of childhood include:
Language acquisition
Cognitive development
Development of social relationship

12. Piagets theory: A mental structure or program that guides a developing child’s thoughts
Piaget’s theory included three stages:
The sensorimotor stage
The preoperational stage
The concrete operational stage

13. Social and emotional development include :
Temperament
Socialization

14. ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity Disorder)
This is a psychological disorder involving poor impulse control, difficulty concentrating on a task for a sustained period of time, high distract ability and excessive activity.

15. Adolescence
is the beginning of early adulthood
Emerging adulthood
is the transition period between adolescence and adulthood

16. Midlife
is the next stage of development. Complexity and generativity are parts of this stage.
Late adulthood :
is considered to be the age of integrity includes physical and cognitive changes

17. Exchange of nutrients and waste products
Fetal al chocohol syndrome (FAS):
a set of physical and mental problems seen in children whose mothers drink excessive amounts of al chohol during pregnancy.
Sensory, social and innate reflexes
are the three main abilities during the neonatal period.

18. Instinct
Is a common but imprecise term that refers to behaviors that a strong genetic basis

19. Parenting styles:
Authoritarian
Authoritative
Permissive
Uninvolved