PSYC 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Preterm Birth, Prenatal Development

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Myriam Mongrain

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Chapter 11 human development across the life span. A lot of (cid:272)hild(cid:859)s de(cid:448)elop(cid:373)e(cid:374)t is the (cid:396)esult of p(cid:396)edete(cid:396)(cid:373)i(cid:374)ed ph(cid:455)siologi(cid:272)al (cid:272)ha(cid:374)ges. Children and their development also affected by cultural forces, social class, and social forces. Development- the sequence of age-related changes that occur as a person progresses from conception to death, a cumulative process that includes behavioural and biological changes. 4 periods described about lifespan development: prenatal period, childhood, adolescence, adulthood. Development begins with conception, which occurs when fertilization creates a zygote. Zygote- a one-celled organism formed when the sperm reaches/ unites with the egg. Each of cells contains messages from each of your parents carried on chromosomes that lie within nucleus. Each chromosome houses many genes, which are the functional unit in hereditary transmission, they carry details of hereditary blueprint. Prenatal period- extends from conception to birth, usually encompassing nine months of pregnancy: the course of prenatal development.