PSYC 2034 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Parietal Lobe, Elastin, Myelin

• School: Virginia Tech
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2034
• Professor: P K Harrison

Document Summary

Growth: growth sequence that gradually works from top to bottom of body. Proximodistal pattern: sequence in which greatest growth starts at center of body and moves toward extremities- torso to arms and legs to fingers and toes. Hormones: powerful chemical substance secreted by endocrine glands and carried through bloodsteam. Hypothalamus: brain structure involved in eating and sexual behavior. Early and late maturation: early maturing boys perceived themselves more positively and had more successful peer relationships than late maturing boys, early maturation may increase girl"s vulnerability to problems. Underlying biological changes overtime vary: based on genetics also. Difficult to prove that age causes changes. Health is result from lifetime of life changes. Use own cohort as measure of evaluation. Results depend on what and how you measure. Many based on medical model : focus on specific illness and cure, health is absence of illness/symptoms. Subtle physical changes happen throughout early adulthood. Peak functioning of joints occurs in 20s.