PSYC 1002 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Headache, Coronary Artery Disease, Analytical Psychology
25 Mar 2017
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Development is a complex interaction between biological maturation and environmental experience. Text def: the sequence of age-related changes that occur as a person progresses from conception to death: development involves physical development, cognitive development, and social and. Physical processes involve changes in an individual"s biological nature (maturation) Cognitive processes involve changes in an individual"s thought patterns, intelligence, and language. Social & emotional processes involve changes in an individual"s relationships with other people, changes in emotions, and changes in personality: all three are interdependent. Thus, early experiences do not dictate how we will be for the rest of our lives. Prenatal period extends from conception to birth, usually encompassing nine months to pregnancy: germinal period (weeks 1 and 2) From conception until zygote attaches to the uterine wall. Placenta a structure that allows oxygen and nutrients to pass into the fetus from the mother"s bloodstream and bodily wastes to pass out to the mother: embryonic period (weeks 3 through 8)
