CFS 2355- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 19 pages long!)
6 Oct 2017
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Developmental theory -- general principles that provide a framework for understanding how and why people change as they age. For everything one theory states as true, another theory disagrees. Norm -- average or usual event or experience. Theory questions research data facts conclusions. They help explain things that we don"t understand. What is the difference between a theory and a norm? a. A norm is something that is the average behavior or attitude for that society, a theory is a way to explain why that is a norm. What is the relationship between theories and facts? a. Theories form hypotheses which become research to find facts and those facts can either verify or modify the theory. Psychoanalytic theory -- irrational, unconscious drives and motives (from childhood) underlie human behavior. There are three developmental stages in the first six years of life. Then two stages after that, lasting throughout adulthood. Sensual pleasure is linked to major developmental stages, needs, and challenges.
