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Introduction
About the Book
1. 1.1: Prelude to Lifespan Development
2. 1.2: Lifespan Perspective
3. 1.3: Conceptions of Age
4. 1.4: Periods of Development
5. 1.5: The Biopsychological Approach & Issues in Lifespan Development
6. 1.6: Historical Theories on Development
7. 1.7: Contemporary Theories on Development
8. 1.8: Research Methods
9. 1.9: Research Involving Time-Spans
10. 1.10: Ethical Research
11. 1.11: Test your knowledge
12. 1.R: Introduction to Lifespan Development (References)
13. 2.1: Heredity
14. 2.2: Genotypes and Phenotypes
15. 2.3: Genetic Disorders
16. 2.4: Chromosomal Abnormalities
17. 2.5: Behavioural Genetics
18. 2.6: Prenatal Development
19. 2.7: Teratogens
20. 2.8: Maternal Factors
21. 2.9: Prenatal Assessment
22. 2.10: Complications of Pregnancy
23. 2.11: Birth
24. 2.12: Assessing the Neonate
25. 2.13: Canadian Resources
26. 2.14: Test your knowledge
27. 2.R: Heredity, Prenatal Development, and Birth (References)
28. 3.1: Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
29. 3.2: Infant Sleep
30. 3.3: From Reflexes to Voluntary Movements to the Milestones of Motor Development
31. 3.4: Sensory Capabilities
32. 3.5: Nutrition
33. 3.6: Piaget and the Sensorimotor Stage
34. 3.7: Infant Memory
35. 3.8: Language
36. 3.9: Psychosocial Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
37. 3.10: Forming Attachments
38. 3.11: Erikson – Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
39. 3.12: Measuring Infant Development
40. 3.13: Conclusion
41. 3.14: Canadian Resources
42. 3:15: Test your knowledge
43. 3.R: Infancy and Toddlerhood (References)
44. 4.1: Prelude to Early Childhood
45. 4.2: Brain Maturation
46. 4.3: Motor Skill Development
47. 4.4: Toilet Training
48. 4.5: Sleep
49. 4.6: Sexual Development
50. 4.7: Nutritional Concerns
51. 4.8: Cognitive Development in Early Childhood
52. 4.9: Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory of Cognitive Development
53. 4.10: Information Processing
54. 4.11: Attention
55. 4.12: Memory
56. 4.13: Neo-Piagetians
57. 4.14: Children’s Understanding of the World
58. 4.15: Language Development
59. 4.16: Preschool
60. 4.17: Autism Spectrum Disorder
61. 4.18: Psychosocial Development in Early Childhood
62. 4.19: Gender
63. 4.20: Parenting Styles
64. 4.21: Sibling Relationships
65. 4.22: Play
66. 4.23: Child Care
67. 4.24: Child Abuse
68. 4.25: Canadian Resources
69. 4.26: Test your knowledge
70. 4.R: Early Childhood (References)
71. 5.1: Prelude to Middle and Late Childhood
72. 5.2: Sports
73. 5.3: Childhood Obesity
74. 5.4: Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood
75. 5.5: Information Processing
76. 5.6: Language Development
77. 5.7: Theories of Intelligence
78. 5.8: Measuring Intelligence – Standardization and the Intelligence Quotient
79. 5.9: Education
80. 5.10: Children with Learning Disabilities
81. 5.11: Psychosocial Development in Middle and Late Childhood
82. 5.12: Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development
83. 5.13: Friends and Peers
84. 5.14: Family Life
85. 5.15: Canadian Resources
86. 5.16: Test your knowledge
87. 5.R: Conclusion and References
88. 6.1: Growth in Adolescence
89. 6.2: Adolescent Brain
90. 6.3: Adolescent Sleep
91. 6.4: Adolescent Sexual Activity
92. 6.5: Eating Disorders
93. 6.6: Cognitive Development in Adolescence
94. 6.7: Psychosocial Development in Adolescence
95. 6.9: Canadian Resources
96. 6.8: Adolescents’ Relationships
97. 6.10: Test your knowledge
98. 6.R: Adolescence (References)
99. 7.1: Emerging Adulthood
100. 7.2: When Does Adulthood Begin?
101. 7.3: Physical Development in Early and Emerging Adulthood
102. 7.4: A Healthy but Risky Time
103. 7.5: Gender
104. 7.6: Sexuality
105. 7.7: Cognitive Development in Emerging and Early Adulthood
106. 7.8: Education and a Career
107. 7.9: Psychosocial Development in Emerging and Early Adulthood
108. 7.10: Attachment in Young Adulthood
109. 7.11: Factors Influencing Attraction
110. 7.12: Friendship
111. 7.13: Love
112. 7.14: Adult Lifestyles
113. 7.15: Intimate Partner Abuse
114. 7.16: Parenthood
115. 7.17: Canadian Resources
116. 7.18: Test your knowledge
117. 7.R: Emerging and Early Adulthood (References)
118. 8.1: Physical Development in Middle Adulthood
119. 8.2: Health Concerns
120. 8.3: Sleep
121. 8.4: Exercise, Nutrition, and Weight
122. 8.5: Climacteric
123. 8.6: Brain Functioning
124. 8.7: Middle Adults Returning to Education
125. 8.8: Gaining Expertise – The Novice and the Expert
126. 8.9: Work and Leisure at Midlife
127. 8.10: Psychosocial Development in Middle Adulthood
128. 8.11: Stress
129. 8.12: Erikson- Generativity vs Stagnation
130. 8.13: Midlife Relationships
131. 8.14: Middle Adult Lifestyles
132. 8.15: Friendships
133. 8.16: Women in Midlife
134. 8.17: Religion and Spirituality
135. 8.18: Canadian Resources
136. 8.19: Test your knowledge
137. 8.R: Middle Adulthood (References)
138. 9.1: Late Adulthood
139. 9.2: Life Expectancy
140. 9.3: Age Categories in Late Adulthood
141. 9.4: Theories of Aging
142. 9.5: Physical Changes of Aging
143. 9.6: Nutrition
144. 9.7: Chronic Conditions
145. 9.8: Brain Functioning
146. 9.9: Sexuality
147. 9.10: Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood
148. 9.11: Attention and Problem Solving
149. 9.12: Intelligence and Wisdom
150. 9.13: Neurocognitive Disorders
151. 9.14: Work and Retirement
152. 9.15: Psychosocial Development in Late Adulthood
153. 9.16: Living Arrangements
154. 9.17: Erikson – Integrity vs. Despair
155. 9.18: Generativity in Late Adulthood
156. 9.19: Social Networks in Late Adulthood
157. 9.20: Late Adult Lifestyles
158. 9.21: Gay and Lesbian Elders
159. 9.22: Elder Abuse
160. 9.23: Substance Abuse and the Elderly
161. 9.24: Successful Aging
162. 9.25: Canadian Resources
163. 9.26: Test your knowledge
164. 9.R: Late Adulthood (References)
165. 10.1: Death and Dying
166. 10.2: Most Common Causes of Death
167. 10.3: Where Do People Die?
168. 10.4: Developmental Perceptions of Death and Death Anxiety
169. 10.5: Curative, Palliative, and Hospice Care
170. 10.6: Advanced Directives
171. 10.7: Cultural Differences in End-of-Life Decisions
172. 10.8: Euthanasia
173. 10.9: Religious Practices After Death
174. 10.10: Grief, Bereavement, and Mourning
175. 10.11: Canadian Resources
176. 10.12: Test your knowledge
177. 10.R: Death and Dying (References)
178. 11.1: OER Attribution Information
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