PSY 220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Pescetarianism
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How people grow and change across their lives. How we study development and develop interventions to help people across the lifespan. Where you live; when you live (history); family medical history (shared environment); height; weight; stressful events. Physical activity; marital status; sexual partners; driving; type of work; weight. Blue-zone: parts of the world where people are more likely to live 100+ years; japan; Sardinia; california; costa rica greece; environmental factors and social factors are the most important; Having a sense of purpose is most important; move naturally; pescetarian diet. Happiest americans are interacting in person 6 hours a day. Health behaviors are infectious; have relationships with people with good habits. Make blue-zone cities with specific rules and behaviors that are encouraged. Systematic changes and continuities in the individuals that occur between conception and death. Continuities: remain the same or carry features forward.