Definition of Developmental Psychology

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Physical Development

Cognitive DevelopmentEmotional and Social Development

Stages of Adult Life

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Development Psychology

Developmental Psychology

Early Stage Adulthood

Middle Stage Adulthood

Later Stage of Adulthood

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Presented by Developmental psychology, also known as human development, is the scientific study of progressive psychological changes that occur in human beings as they age. Originally concerned with infants and children, the field has expanded to include adolescence and more recently, aging, and the entire life span. .

Definition of Developmental Psychology

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•The period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and fully developed. •Developmental changes continue throughout adulthood: not a single phase of life•Taking on adult responsibilities in work and social relationships•Challenges: love, work, play continue changing

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• Growth and strength in early adulthood, then slow process of decline afterwards

• Speed and endurance• Vision and ability to see in

weak lighting• Hearing and detection of

tones• Taste – intact until later in

life; men tend to lose hearing and taste earlier than women

• Decline affected by health and lifestyles






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Presented by •Continues throughout adulthood; some abilities improve while others decline

•Fluid intelligence peaks in 20s, declines thereafter •Crystallized intelligence improves until 30s; then declines slowly afterwards.

Cognitive Development





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Presented by•Many aspects of personality are fairly stable over time, and changes are predictable

•On average, adults become •less anxious and emotional, socially outgoing, and creative

•People become more dependable, agreeable, and accepting of life’s hardships

•Much disagreement about when and how changes occur during aging – differences between stages of infant/child development and adult development

•Not all adults go through every stage•Order of stages can vary for individuals•Timing of stages not controlled by biological maturation.

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Isolation• Loneliness, self-absorption.

• Hesitate to form close ties.

• Fear of losing identity.

Intimacy• Making a permanentcommitment to a lifePartner.• Other close relationships:friends, work.• Involves giving up somenewfound independence,redefining identity.

Erikson’s Theory:

Intimacy versus Isolation





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Stages of Adult life

Erikson’s Theory: Intimacy vs. Isolation 18s

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Integrity vs. Despair Old age





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GenerativityTaking stock of what one has, who s/he isSome are happy, some are disappointed.

The alternative is self-absorption and stagnation, where the person feels that his or her own life is the only thing that matters.

Erikson’s Theory:

Generativity versus stagnation (40-65 years)

Stagnation /Self Absorption





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satisfying existence or merely staying alive.

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IntegrityLooks back over life as a whole:

Erikson’s Theory:Integrity versus Despair(65years onwards)





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