Life Span Development : Infancy to Old Age
1. Developmental Psychology: Historical roots, Issues and Stages of Development, Methods of Study, and Concept of Childhood. 2. Theories of Development: Psychodynamic, Behavioral and Learning , Cognitive, biological and Contextual Theories. 3. Overview of genetic makeup, Conception, Phases of pregnancy and its Hazards. 4. Infancy: Physical and Motor Development, Sensory and Perceptual development, Piaget’s Cognitive Development, Language development and Social and Emotional Development. 5. Early Childhood and Toddler-hood: Physical, Cognitive, Language and Memory development. 6. Middle Childhood: Perspective and Physical development, Moral development, Developmental disorders. 7. Adolescence: Physical growth and Development, Identity Formation 8. Adulthood {Early, Middle, and Late Adulthood}(major topics include; physical changes, cognitive continuity and change, social relationships).
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