Developmental Psychology
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Welcome
Objectives
At the end of the lecture, students should be able to; Define Developmental Psychology Identify the history of dev. Psychology Relate the Biopsychosocial perspective of d.p. of all age groups Draw Erikson s 8 developmental stages Analyse the stages of death and dying
Developmental psychology
Scientific study of age-related changes throughout the human life span. A discipline of scientific inquiry, developmental psychology recognizes humans of all societies and cultures as beings who are in process, or constantly growing and changing. Identifies the biological, psychological, and social aspects that interact to influence the growing human life-span process.
Beginning with
Sigmund Freud (1856 1939) and Jean Piaget (1896 1980), the early focus of developmental psychology was on child development, or the maturation of children.
The Biopsychosocial Perspective
The interaction of biological, psychological, and social aspects of developmental psychology form the essence of the holistic biopsychosocial perspective. In contrast to the biopsychosocial perspective is the reductionistic perspective, which reduces complex phenomenon or events to a single cause.
Activity
Divide into 14 groups
Ages Psycho-social Development G1 G3 G5 G7 G9 G 11 Physical, Cognitive Development G2 G4 G6 G8 G 10 G 12
0-2 2-6 7 - 11 12 - 19 17- 45 45 - 65
Eric Erikson 8 stages of d.psych
1. Infancy 2. Toddler 3. Early Childhood 4. Mid School 5. Adolescence 6. Young Adult 7. Mid Adult 8. Late Adult
Aging
Erik Erikson, who took a special interest in this final stage of life, concluded that the primary psychosocial task of late adulthood (65 and beyond) is to maintain ego integrity (holding on to one's sense of wholeness), while avoiding despair (fearing there is too little time to begin a new life course).
Death & Dying
Thanatology: Study of Death and Dying At the end of the human life span, people face the issues of dying and death (the permanent cessation of all life functions).
Life Meaning and Death
Human beings think about the impact and inevitability of death throughout much of their lives. What children & adolescents think
Stages of Dying & Death
Denial Anger Bargain Depression Expression
Dealing with Dying and Death
Grief Therapy Hospice Death Education Bibliotherapy
Widowhood
Widowhood, or the disruption of marriage due to the death of the spouse, is a source of great emotional pain and stress. Widows (females whose spouse has died) and widowers (males whose spouse has died) may grieve and mourn their loss for years. Read more:
Questions
Revisit Lecture
Reference
http://www.cliffsnotes.com/study_guide/Wid owhood.topicArticleId-26831,articleId26829.html#ixzz1AgoXHRw4 retrieved Jan 11 2010. Rathus, S. A. (1985). Essentials of Psychology. (5th ed.). USA: Harcourt Brace. Taylor, S. (2007). Health Psychology. (6th ed.). USA: McGraw Hill Inc.
