PSY 402 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Socioeconomic Status, Jeanne Calment, Continuity Equation

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 402
• Professor: Alba Agostino

Document Summary

Biopsychosocial perspective: a view of development as a complex interaction of biological, psychosocial and social processes: biological: Identity: how people view themselves in the biological, psychological and social domains interaction of these domains forms an overall view of the. Four principles of adult development and aging: changes are continuous over the life span. Changes occurring later on in adulthood build on what has occurred during ones past. Continuity principle individuals remain the same, even though they change: only the survivor grow old: In order for people to become old, they have to not die. Have been able to avoid death, suggesting that: inherited good genes (biological, emotionally healthy (psychological, surrounded with good support system (social) 5 ways to shorten your life: being overweight, drinking and driving, eating inadequate fruits and vegetables, being physically inactive, smoking, individuality matters. People vary within age and between age groups.