PSY 411 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Weight Gain, Schizophrenia, Central Nervous System
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Life span perspective: divides human development into 2 phases, an early phase (childhood and adolescence) and later phase (adulthood, middle age, old age) Early phase- characterized by rapid age related increase in people"s size and ability. Later phase- changes in size are slow, but abilities continue to develop as people adapt to the environment. Baltes argues that there is a dynamic interaction between growth maintenance and loss regulation there is an age-related reduction in the amount and quality of biologically based resources available as people grow older. Age- related increase in the amount and quality needed to continuously generate growth. Age- related decline in the efficiency with which cultural resources are used there is a lack of old age friendly cultural resources. Biological and physical: includes all genetic/health related factors that affect development (menopause, facial wrinkling, changes in organ systems) Physiological: include all internal perceptual, cognitive, emotional and personality factors that affect development.
