An Introduction to Lifespan Development

1An Introduction to Lifespan DevelopmentFLDNMC01_002-041-hr 5/4/10 4:17 PM Page 213An Introduction toLifespan DevelopmentPROLOGUE:The Oldest Newest MotherIn May 2009, British businesswoman Elizabeth Adeney gave birth to a 5 pound 3 ounce infantboy. This would not be remarkable, of course, except for one startling fact: Elizabeth Adeneywas 66 years old at the time of her child s delivery. At the time, Elizabeth Adeney was the old-est woman to have ever given birth in the United Kingdom. CHAPTER OVERVIEWAN ORIENTATION TO LIFESPANDEVELOPMENTC haracterizing Lifespan Development : TheScope of the FieldCohort and Other Influences onDevelopment: Developing with Others in aSocial WorldKEY ISSUES AND QUESTIONS:DETERMINING THE NATURE ANDNURTURE OF LIFESPANDEVELOPMENTC ontinuous Change VersusDiscontinuous ChangeCritical and Sensitive Periods: Gauging theImpact of Environmental EventsLifespan Approaches Versus a Focus onParticular PeriodsThe Relative Influence of Nature andNurture on DevelopmentTHEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES ONLIFESPAN DEVELOPMENTThe Psychodynamic perspective : Focusingon the Inner PersonThe Behavioral perspective : Focusing onObservable BehaviorThe Cognitive perspective : Examining theRoots of UnderstandingThe Humanistic perspective : Concentratingon the Unique Qualities of Human BeingsThe Contextual perspective : Taking a BroadApproach to DevelopmentEvolutionary Perspectives: Our Ancestors Contributions to Behavi

THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES ON LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT The Psychodynamic Perspective: Focusing ... adolescence, and to marriage and parenthood. Though the specifics of development vary— ... at the way an adolescent can make involved decisions about whom to invite to a party or the

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