prenatal development/progress before birth
course of prenatal development/stages of development
germinal
embryonic
fetal
environmental factors/prenatal development
teratogens/definition and implication on development for the fetus
alcohol/fetal alcohol syndrome
nicotine
cocaine
toxins
maternal stress
childhood
motor development/exploring the world
temperament/easy and difficult babies (chess and thomas)
maturation/experience on both development of the brain and motor development
early emotional development/social attachment/bonding
secure/insecure attachment
personality development/uniqueness
cognitive development (piaget)
stages of cognitive development
sensorimotor/object permanence
preoperational/egocentrism/animism
concrete operational/conservation
formal operational/highest level of thought processes
assimilation and accommodation
moral development/kohlberg
stages/development
pre conventional
conventional
post conventional
adolescence/transitional period of development
puberty/growth spurts
major changes
physical
cognitive
social
early vs late maturers
time for turmoil
search for identity/erikson’s identity crisis
role identity vs role diffusion
intimacy vs isolation
adulthood/major changes
physical
cognitive
personality changes
transition in family life
role of family and work commitments in adult development?
love and marriage/family
aging and physical changes
aging and cognitive changes
what are the effects on intelligence?
crystallized vs fluid intelligence
what are the effects on memory?
alzheimer’s disease
death/dying
kubler-ross/stages of death
grieving process
personal application
how do sexes differ in behavior
biological origins of gender differences
environmental origins of gender differences