DEVELOPMENT - CONCEPT
CHECK
ERIKSONS STAGES OF
DEVELOPMENT
Industry vs. inferiority
6 to 11 years
Child either feels competent working with others or
second-rate
Identity vs. role confusion
Adolescence
Adolescent either grasps sense of who they are or
becomes confused about possible future roles as
adult
Initiative vs. guilt
3 to 6 years
Child either develops own purpose/direction or is
made to feel guilty by overly controlling caregivers
ERIKSONS STAGES OF
DEVELOPMENT
Integrity vs. despair
Late adulthood (ages 65 and up)
Feeling that life was worthwhile or feeling
hopelessness about ones life and fearing
death
Autonomy vs. shame and doubt
1 to 2 years
Child is allowed to make independent
decisions or is made to feel ashamed/full of
doubt about own decisions
ADOLESCENCE
The transition period from childhood
to adulthood
Extending from puberty to
independence
What qualifies as independence?
Puberty
the period of sexual maturation
when a person becomes capable of
reproduction
PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF
ADOLESCENCE
Primary Sex Characteristics
Menarche (meh-NAR-key)
first menstrual period
Internal Changes:
Brain becomes smaller and lighter
Pulls away from skull, increasing effects of injury
Decrease in number of neurons
Reduction in blood flow
Circulation decreases
25% less blood flow compared to age 20
Caused by hardening and shrinking of blood
vessels
Menopause
the time of
natural
cessation of
menstruation
also refers to
the biological
changes a
woman
experiences
as her ability
to reproduce
declines
COGNITION IN ADULTHOOD
Crystallized Intelligence
Fluid Intelligence
LOSSES AND
GAINS
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE IS
a progressive and irreversible brain
disorder
characterized by a gradual deterioration
of memory, reasoning, language, and
finally, physical functioning
EVALUATION OF KUBLERROSS
People dont go through identical predictable
stages , eg . Denial before anger
However, one study did show that yearning for a loved
one peaked at four months after the loss and anger
peaking about a month later
DEPRIVATION OF
ATTACHMENT
Look at the monkey, look at the
orphans, look at the impact that
lack of attachment brings:
Lower intelligence scores
Double the rate of 20% rate of anxiety
symptoms found in children assigned to
quality foster care
The Harlows monkeys had life long
scars and did not display healthy
behaviours (cowering, aggression,
inability to mate, infanticide)
While most abused children do not
become violent criminals or abusive
themselves, there are footprints