PSY 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Thrilling Adventures, Egocentrism, Kipsigis People
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Chapter 10: human development across the life span. 10. 1 progress before birth: prenatal development: development: sequence of age-related changes that occur as a person progresses from conception to death fetal stage (2 months to birth) The course of prenatal development: prenatal period extends from conception to birth, usually encompassing nine months of pregnancy, divided into three phases, germinal stage ( rst 2 weeks, embryonic stage (2 weeks to 2 months) Ngers, toes, eyes, and ears are discernible: virtually all basic physiological structures are being formed, period of great vulnerability: most miscarriages and major structural birth defects result from problems in this stage. Nutrition: severe maternal malnutrition increases risk of birth complications and neurological de cits for newborn, impact of moderate malnutrition is dif cult to gauge because it"s often confounded with other risk factors. 10. 2 motor, social, and language development in childhood. Understanding developmental norms: developmental norms: typical (median) age at which individuals display various behaviors and abilities.
