PSYC 2314 - Lifespan Growth & Development

• Describe the stages of the developing person at different periods of the life span from birth to death.
• Discuss the social, political, economic, and cultural forces that affect the development process of the individual.
• Identify factors of responsible personal behavior with regard to issues such as sexual activity, substance abuse, marriage and parenting.
• Explain the biosocial, cognitive, and psychological influences throughout the lifespan as an ongoing set of processes involving both continuity and change.
• Describe the different development perspectives of the major theories of development (i.e., cognitive, learning, humanistic and psychodynamic).
• Identify examples of some of the cultural and ethnic differences that influence development throughout the lifespan.
• Discuss the various causes or reasons for disturbances in the developmental process.