Each chapter contains in-text glossary, “Chapter Outline,”
“Summary,” “Important Terms and Concepts,” and “FYI—For Further
Information and Help.”
1. History, Theory, and Research Strategies.
Human Development as an Interdisciplinary, Scientific, Basic and
Applied Field Issues.The Lifespan Perspective: A Balanced Point of
View.Historical Foundations.Mid-Twentieth-Century Theories.Recent
Theoretical Perspectives.Comparing and Evaluating Theories.Studying
Development.Ethics in Lifespan Research.
2. Biological and Environmental Foundations.
Genetic Foundations.Reproductive Choices.Environmental Contexts for
Development.Understanding the Relationship between Heredity and
Environment.
3. Prenatal Development, Birth, and the Newborn Baby.
Prenatal Development.Prenatal Environmental
Influences.Childbirth.Approaches to Childbirth.Medical
Interventions.Preterm and Low-Birth-Weight Infants.Understanding
Birth Complications.The Newborn Baby's Capacities.Adjusting to the
New Family Unit.
4. Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood.
Body Growth.Brain Development.Influences on Early Physical
Growth.Learning Capacities.Motor Development.Perceptual
Development.
5. Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood.
Piaget's Cognitive-Developmental Theory.Information Processing.The
Social Context of Early Cognitive Development.Individual
Differences in Early Mental Development.Language Development.
6. Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and
Toddlerhood.
Erikson's Theory of Infant and Toddler Personality.Emotional
Development.Temperament and Development.Development of
Attachment.Self-Development during the First Years.
7. Physical and Cognitive Development in Early
Childhood.
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT.Body Growth.Brain Development.Influences on
Physical Growth and Health.Motor Development.COGNITIVE
DEVELOPMENT.Piaget's Theory: The Preoperational Stage.Vygotsky's
Sociocultural Theory.Information Processing.Individual Differences
in Mental Development.Language Development.
8. Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood.
Erikson's Theory: Initiative versus
Guilt.Self-Understanding.Emotional Development.Peer
Relations.Foundations of Morality.Gender Typing.Child Rearing and
Emotional and Social Development.
9. Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle
Childhood.
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT.Body Growth.Common Health Problems.Motor
Development and Play.COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT.Piaget's Theory: The
Concrete Operational Stage.Information Processing.Individual
Differences in Mental Development.Language Development.Learning in
School.
10. Emotional and Social Development in Middle
Childhood.
Erikson's Theory: Industry versus
Inferiority.Self-Understanding.Emotional Development.Understanding
Others: Perspective Taking.Moral Development.Peer Relations.Gender
Typing.Family Influences.Some Common Problems of Development.
11. Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence.
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT.Conceptions of Adolescence.Puberty: The
Physical Transition to Adulthood.The Psychological Impact of
Pubertal Events.Health Issues.COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT.Piaget's
Theory: The Formal Operational Stage.An Information-Processing View
of Adolescent Cognitive Development.Consequences of Abstract
Thought.Sex Differences in Mental Abilities.Learning in School.
12. Emotional and Social Development in Adolescence.
Erikson's Theory: Identity versus Identity
Diffusion.Self-Understanding.Moral Development.Gender Typing.The
Family.Peer Relations.Problems of Development.
13. Physical and Cognitive Development in Early
Adulthood.
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT.Biological Aging Begins in Early
Adulthood.Physical Changes.Health and Fitness.COGNITIVE
DEVELOPMENT.Changes in the Structure of Thought.Information
Processing: Expertise and Creativity.Changes in Mental
Abilities.The College Experience.Vocational Choice.
14. Emotional and Social Development in Early Adulthood.
Erikson's Theory: Intimacy versus Isolation.Other Theories of Adult
Psychosocial Development.Close Relationships.The Family Life
Cycle.The Diversity of Adult Lifestyles.Career Development.
15. Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle
Adulthood.
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT.Physical Changes.Health and Fitness.Adapting
to the Physical Challenges of Midlife.COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT.Changes
in Mental Abilities.Information Processing.Vocational Life and
Cognitive Development.Adult Learners: Becoming a College Student in
Midlife.
16. Emotional and Social Development in Middle
Adulthood.
Erikson's Theory: Generativity versus Stagnation.Other Theories of
Psychosocial Development in Midlife.Stability and Change in
Self-Concept and Personality.Relationships at Midlife.Vocational
Life.
17. Physical and Cognitive Development in Late
Adulthood.
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT.Life Expectancy.Physical Changes.Health,
Fitness, and Disability.COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT.Memory.Language
Processing.Problem Solving.Wisdom.Factors Related to Cognitive
Change.Cognitive Interventions.Lifelong Learning.
18. Emotional and Social Development in Late Adulthood.
Erikson's Theory: Ego Integrity versus Despair.Other Theories of
Psychosocial Development in Late Adulthood.Stability and Change in
Self-Concept and Personality.Individual Differences in
Psychological Well-Being.A Changing Social World.Relationships in
Late Adulthood.Retirement and Leisure.Successful Aging.
19. Death, Dying and Bereavement.
How We Die.Understanding of and Attitudes toward Death.Thinking and
Emotions of Dying People.A Place to Die.The Right to
Die.Bereavement: Coping with Death of a Loved One.Death Education.
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