Learning Outcomes

Resources:
Development through the lifespan by Laura E. Berk

Module 6

1. Development of gross- and fine-motor skills in middle childhood

2. Different types of play in middle childhood

3. Piaget’s concrete operational stage (including achievements)

4. Different aspects of thinking within the Information Processing Approach

5. Development of the Theory of Mind and cognitive self-regulation in middle childhood

6. Language development in middle childhood

Module 7

1. Erikson’s developmental crisis during this period

2. Self-concept and self-esteem during this stage

3. Different mastery attributions

4. Moral development during middle childhood

5. Development of peer acceptance and friendships

6. Sociometric status

7. Family influences of socioemotional development

8. Risk and protective factors tied to “good” divorce for children

Module 8

1. Pubertal milestones during adolescence

2. The progression of pubertal development; factors that may accelerate/delay it

3. The risk factors associated with early/frequent sexual activity in adolescence

4. Protective and risk-factors experienced by same sex attracted youth in relation to their well-being and adjustment

5. Prevention strategies for teen pregnancy

6. Piaget’s formal operational stage

7. Typical reactions from adolescents resulting from their advancing cognition

Module 9

1. Kohlberg’s stages of moral development

2. Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development at this stage

3. Development of self-understanding

4. Familial and peer relationships influence on development

5. Early and late onset of delinquency in adolescence

6. Risk factors for persistence of delinquency

Module 10/11

1. Erikson’s three crises that occur across adult development

2. Different types of friendships in young adulthood (same sex, other sex, sibling)

3. Sternberg’s triangular theory of love

4. How different attachment styles impact adult relationships

5. Different types of marriages

6. Impact of divorce on adult development

Part 2

1. Neurological conditions that affect wellness in late adulthood

2. Theories pertaining to psychosocial development in late adulthood

3. Social Theories of aging

4. Meaning, and factors contributing to “successful aging”