1.1 What is lifespan development

Lifespan development

change from conception to death by investigating major periods of development

Periods of lifespan development

Prenatal development, infancy and toddlerhood, early childhood, middle childhood, adolescence, early adulthood, middle adulthood, late adulthood

Lifelong

first development, primarily used on children, emphasizes major changes throughout adolescence to adulthood

Multidirectional

second development good and bad change, improving in some ways and falling behind in others

Aging

process of becoming old

Growth

physical change

Maturation

physical, emotional, and/or cognitive. Becoming more developed and advanced. Ex: brain (they do not grow), adults aging and facing physical declines

Multidisciplinary

third, different trainings/ professional fields in understanding human development

Multidimensional

experience changes in biological, social, emotional, and cognitive. Moral development as an important area of consideration