Development Through Life Perspective
Erik Erikson's Overarching Psychosocial Approach believes that human life is produced by these three major systems
Biological
Psychological
Societal
Identical twins vs fraternal twins
What is a Theory
A logical system of concepts
What is the identified main factor in a person's readiness to marry?
Each partner's underlying desire to or not to marry
What guides Meaning Making
Identity
What is genetic counseling?
An intervention that permits
people to make informed decisions about conceiving
or carrying a pregnancy to term by allowing them to
influence the genotype
The 6 Types of Theories
In middle adulthood, what is the core pathology and prime adaptive ego quality
Care and Rejectivity
According to Erikson, development occurs in ____ ____ and can be ____
Continuous stages
Revisited
When does quickening occur
17-20 weeks
What is evolutionary psychology
The study of the evolutionary origins of mental structures, emotions, and social behaviors draws upon principles of evolution to understand the human mind.
At what stage are you supposed to have an interest in developing and guiding the next generation
Generativity vs Stagnation
Psychological change is guided by what?
It is guided in part by genetic information
Can result from the accumulation of experiences
Can be self-directed.
By the end of what month do the sensory receptors of the fetus become well established, and the fetus functions well within the uterine environment
End of the sixth month
5 components of psychoanalytic theory
1. Motivation and Behavior
2. Domains of Consciousness
3. Structures of Personality
4. Stages of Development
5. Defense Mechanisms
What is Isolation and the stage
A fear or unwillingness to have close, confiding, meaningful relationships.
Isolation vs intimacy
The six assumptions of Newman and Newman's perspective on development throught life
Growth
Continuity and Developmental change
Whole person
context
People Contribute
Diversity
What are the 3 periods in the first trimester
Germinal, Embryotic, Fetal
What are the 3 structures of personality
Id, Ego, Superego
What stage, age, and age group is middle adulthood
Generativity Vs Stagnation, 34-60 years, and Middle Adulthood