Introduction
About the Book
1: Introduction to Lifespan Development
1.1: Prelude to Lifespan Development
1.2: Lifespan Perspective
1.3: Conceptions of Age
1.4: Periods of Development
1.5: Issues in Lifespan Development
1.6: Historical Theories on Development
1.7: Contemporary Theories on Development
1.8: Research Methods
1.9: Research Involving Time-Spans
1.10: Experimental Research
1.11: Test your knowledge
1.R: Introduction to Lifespan Development (References)
2: Heredity, Prenatal Development, and Birth
2.1: Heredity
2.2: Genotypes and Phenotypes
2.3: Genetic Disorders
2.4: Chromosomal Abnormalities
2.5: Behavioral Genetics
2.6: Prenatal Development
2.7: Teratogens
2.8: Maternal Factors
2.9: Prenatal Assessment
2.10: Complications of Pregnancy
2.11: Birth
2.12: Assessing the Neonate
2.14: Test your knowledge
2.13: Canadian Resources
2.R: Heredity, Prenatal Development, and Birth (References)
3: Infancy and Toddlerhood
3.1: Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
3.2: Infant Sleep
3.3: From Reflexes to Voluntary Movements
3.4: Sensory Capabilities
3.5: Nutrition
3.6: Piaget and the Sensorimotor Stage
3.7: Infant Memory
3.8: Language
3.9: Psychosociological Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
3.10: Forming Attachments
3.11: Erikson - Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
3.12: Measuring Infant Development
3.13: Conclusion
3.14: Canadian Resources
3:15: Test your knowledge
3.R: Infancy and Toddlerhood (References)
4: Early Childhood
4.1: Prelude to Early Childhood
4.2: Brain Maturation
4.3: Motor Skill Development
4.4: Toilet Training
4.5: Sleep
4.6: Sexual Development
4.7: Nutritional Concerns
4.8: Cognitive Development in Early Childhood
4.9: Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory of Cognitive Development
4.10: Information Processing
4.11: Attention
4.12: Memory
4.13: Neo-Piagetians
4.14: Children's Understanding of the World
4.15: Language Development
4.16: Preschool
4.17: Autism Spectrum Disorder
4.18: Psychosocial Development in Early Childhood
4.19: Gender
4.20: Parenting Styles
4.21: Sibling Relationships
4.22: Play
4.23: Child Care
4.24: Child Abuse
4.25: Canadian Resources
4.26: Test your knowledge
4.R: Early Childhood (References)
5: Middle and Late Childhood
5.1: Prelude to Middle and Late Childhood
5.2: Sports
5.3: Childhood Obesity
5.4: Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood
5.5: Information Processing
5.6: Language Development
5.7: Theories of Intelligence
5.8: Measuring Intelligence - Standardization and the Intelligence Quotient
5.9: Education
5.10: Children with Learning Disabilities
5.11: Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood
5.12: Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development
5.13: Friends and Peers
5.14: Family Life
5.15: Canadian Resources
5.16: Test your knowledge
5.R: Conclusion and References
6: Adolescence
6.1: Growth in Adolescence
6.2: Adolescent Brain
6.3: Adolescent Sleep
6.4: Adolescent Sexual Activity
6.5: Eating Disorders
6.6: Cognitive Development in Adolescence
6.7: High School Dropouts
6.8: Teenagers and Working
6.9: Teenage Drivers
6.10: Psychological Development in Adolescence
6.11: Adolescents' Relationships
6.12: Canadian Resources
6.13: Test your knowledge
6.R: Adolescence (References)
7: Emerging and Early Adulthood
7.1: Emerging Adulthood
7.2: When Does Adulthood Begin?
7.3: Physical Development in Early and Emerging Adulthood
7.4: A Healthy but Risky Time
7.5: Gender
7.6: Sexuality
7.7: Cognitive Development in Emerging and Early Adulthood
7.8: Education and a Career
7.9: Psychosocial Development in Emerging and Early Adulthood
7.10: Attachment in Young Adulthood
7.11: Factors Influencing Attraction
7.12: Friendship
7.13: Love
7.14: Adult Lifestyles
7.15: Intimate Partner Abuse
7.16: Parenthood
7.17: Canadian Resources
7.18: Test your knowledge
7.R: Emerging and Early Adulthood (References)
8: Middle Adulthood
8.1: Physical Development in Middle Adulthood
8.2: Health Concerns
8.3: Sleep
8.4: Exercise, Nutrition, and Weight
8.5: Climacteric
8.6: Brain Functioning
8.7: Middle Adults Returning to Education
8.8: Gaining Expertise - The Novice and the Expert
8.9: Work and Leisure at Midlife
8.10: Psychosocial Development in Middle Adulthood
8.11: Stress
8.12: Erikson- Generativity vs Stagnation
8.13: Midlife Relationships
8.14: Middle Adult Lifestyles
8.15: Friendships
8.16: Women in Midlife
8.17: Religion and Spirituality
8.18: Canadian Resources
8.19: Test your knowledge
8.R: Middle Adulthood (References)
9: Late Adulthood
9.1: Late Adulthood
9.2: Life Expectancy
9.3: Age Categories in Late Adulthood
9.4: Theories of Aging
9.5: Physical Changes of Aging
9.6: Nutrition
9.7: Chronic Conditions
9.8: Brain Functioning
9.9: Sexuality
9.10: Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood
9.11: Attention and Problem Solving
9.12: Intelligence and Wisdom
9.13: Neurocognitive Disorders
9.14: Work and Retirement
9.15: Psychosocial Development in Late Adulthood
9.16: Living Arrangements
9.17: Erikson - Integrity vs. Despair
9.18: Generativity in Late Adulthood
9.19: Social Networks in Late Adulthood
9.20: Late Adult Lifestyles
9.21: Gay and Lesbian Elders
9.22: Elder Abuse
9.23: Substance Abuse and the Elderly
9.24: Successful Aging
9.25: Canadian Resources
9.26: Test your knowledge
9.R: Late Adulthood (References)
10: Death and Dying
10.1: Death and Dying
10.2: Most Common Causes of Death
10.3: Where Do People Die?
10.4: Developmental Perceptions of Death and Death Anxiety
10.5: Curative, Palliative, and Hospice Care
10.6: Advanced Directives
10.7: Cultural Differences in End-of-Life Decisions
10.8: Euthanasia
10.9: Religious Practices After Death
10.10: Grief, Bereavement, and Mourning
10.11: Canadian Resources
10.12: Test your knowledge
10.R: Death and Dying (References)
11: References
11.1: OER Attribution Information
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