Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Introduction
Context and Cohort
Capturing Context and Cohort:
Life Expectancy
Principles of Development
Key Terms
Reference
Chapter 2: Developmental
Psychology as a Science
and Practice
Developmental Psychology
Developmental Psychology as a Science
Developmental Psychology as a Practice
Key Terms
Reference
Chapter 3: Theoretical
Bases
Theory
Nature and Nurture
Classical Conditioning
Operant Conditioning
Social Learning
Biological Theory
Plasticity Principle
Evolutionary Theory
Ecological Theory
Research Paradigms
Erikson's Stage Theory
Summary
Key Terms
References
Chapter 4: Prenatal
Development
Biological Bases of Prenatal Development
A Brief History
Teratogens
Prenatal Care and Diagnostic Tests
The Birth Event
Low Birth Weight
Premature Delivery and Care
Infertility
Infant Mortality
Key Terms
References
Chapter 5: Physical and Cognitive
Development in Infancy
Infancy
Neurological Development
Synaptogenesis and Myelination
Physical and Motor Development
Language
Cognitive Development: Piaget
Habituation and Object Permanence
Memory
Concurrent Developmental Processes
Key Terms
References
Chapter 6: Socioemotional
Development in Infancy
Temperament
Ethological Evidence of Bonding and
Attachment
Attachment
Strange Situation Paradigm
Attachment Development
Ecological Considerations of Daycare
Erikson
Key Terms
References
Chapter 7: Physical Development
in Childhood
Defining Childhood
Neurological Development
Motor Development
Obesity
Health Socialization
Key Terms
References
Chapter 8: Cognitive Development
in Childhood
Piaget
Vygotsky
Theory of Mind
Reading
Key Terms
References
Chapter 9: Socioemotional
Development in Childhood
Erikson
Self-Esteem
Emotional Regulation
Prosocial Behavior
Aggression
Bullying and Popularity
Play
Family
Corporal Punishment
Siblings
Identity
Gender Identity
Racial Identity
When May Children Be Left Alone?
Key Terms
References
Chapter 10: Physical Development
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Neurological Development
Puberty
Factors Associated with Pubertal Onset
Disordered Eating and Eating
Disorders
Key Terms
References
Chapter 11: Cognitive
Development in Adolescence
Concrete and Symbolic Thought
Piaget
Moral Development
Egocentrism
Intelligence
Key Terms
References
Chapter 12: Socioemotional
Development in Adolescence
Peer Groups
Organized Activities
Intimacy, Identity, and Friendships
Dating
Sexuality
Reconciling Cognitive and Socioemotional
Development in Adolescence
Key Terms
References
Chapter 13: Emerging
Adulthood
Defining Adulthood
Social Clock
Intimacy and Love
Marriage and Cohabitation
Divorce
Pregnancy and Parenting
Co-parenting and the Spillover
Hypothesis
Career Exploration
Income and Happiness
Substance Use in Emerging
Adulthood
An Ecological Perspective on
Substance Use
Key Terms
References
Chapter 14: Middle
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Personality
Generativity and Socioemotional
Selectivity Theory
Empty Nest
Midlife Transitions
Key Terms
References
Chapter 15: Later Life
Later Life and Life Expectancy
Physical Aging
Neurological Aging
Memory
Dementia
Assisted Living
Exercise in Later Life: Physical Benefits
Exercise in Later Life: Cognitive and
Psychosocial Benefits
Key Terms
References
Chapter 16: Death and Dying
Definition of Death
Death Perspectives
Grief and Bereavement
Mourning
Suicide
Euthanasia
Death with Dignity
Palliative Care: Hospice
Widowhood
An Ecological Perspective on Grief
Key Terms
References
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