PSY 209 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Midlife Crisis, Habituation, Egocentrism
Document Summary
Development conception until death: prenatal development, zygote, prenatal period, prenatal development, germinal stage after conception, placenta. One-celled organism formed by union of sperm and an egg. Period from conception to birth, usually 9 months of pregnancy. First phase of prenatal development, encompassing the first 2 weeks mother"s bloodstream and bodily waste to pass out the mother. Structure that allows oxygen & nutrients to pass into fetus from the. Second stage of prenatal development, lasting from 2 weeks to end: embryonic stage of second month, most vital organs are formed. Sequence of age-related changes that occur as a person progresses from: fetal stage. Third stage of prenatal development, lasting from 2 months until birth: muscles form, and bones harden, threshold of viability age at which a baby can survive pre-mature birth, about, environmental factors & prenatal development. 22 26 weeks: teratogens embryo or fetus. Progression of muscular coordination required for physical. Development that reflects the gradual unfolding of one"s genetic blueprint.