Psychology 2700

phsycial, social, psychological, and historical

a capacity to change and to adapt to both positive and negative circumstances

different disclipines

development can have both positive and negative change

social roles and responsibilities

a persons coping and adaptive capacities

estimate of one's present position with respect to potential life span. index of biological health.

how well a person can perform activities of daily living

personal subjective view of a persons age- how old you feel

a index variable of the passage of time( # of years since birth): allows one to represent events in standard calendar time; a superficial and least meaningful type of age; a statistical descriptive (grouping) variable, defines birth cohart

relatively permanent changes due to environmental experiences

biological unfolding of the individuals genetic plan

positive and negative changes in the maturing organism

physical changes that occur from birth to maturity

65 years and older

40-65

20-40 years old

approximately 12-20 or when the individual becomes relatively independent of parents and begins to assume adult roles.

6-12 (or until the onset of puberty)

2-5 or 6 years. Some prefe to describe as toddlers, children who have begun to walk and are age 1-3

first 2 years of life

conception to birth

how people interact socially. how were different from another and similar too.

mental (psychological) activities. ex: thoughts, memory, and perception

Physical chareacteristics, biological, processes, and genetic effects

systematic changes and contiuities (stability) in the individual occurring between conception and death. "Womb to Tomb"