What is Human Development? * Process of a life span from a single cell through late adulthood and is influenced by the interaction of hereditary and environment
I. Periods of Life Span Development
What is Life Span Development? * In this contemporary time is referred to as the numbers of periods in the life cycle.
a. Parental Period * Starts from conception of birth
b. Newborn * They could never survive on their own however; they are far from being completely inert and passive.
c. Infancy * Extends from birth to eighteen to twenty four months or two years.
d. Motor Development * Of infant at an average of 0-2 months is seen with his head turning to the directions …show more content…
* Age of 7-8 months they sit alone and get into sitting position * Age of 9-10 months tey can stand with help and can crawl. * 11-12 months they can pull self to a standing position and walk with support
e. Cognitive Development * 0-2 months they prefer looking at faces, like familiar sounds, and are interest in novelty that they track where things are * 3-4 months they are interested in recognizing different faces and details of objects * 5-6 months starts to develop depth perception and understand object identity * 7-8 months they can recall a familiar face, understand some words at 9-10 months * 11-12 months the can utter first meaningful words
f. Emotionally * 0-2 months they can intimate adult facial expressions and cries when distressed * 3-4 months maybe distressed by objects that are too unfamiliar * 5-6 months shows apparent fear, and facial expressions of anger may appear in response to frustration especially when they are not fed * 7-8 months shows their first signs of stress and anxiety to separation * 11-12 months shows sadness upon loss of an attachment figure like the mother or …show more content…
Early Childhood * Stage of development between nineteen and thirty five years and is characterized by a peak of physical performance and health
m. Middle Childhood * Phase of the life cycle from approximately thirty five to sixty-five years
n. Late Childhood or Senescence * Lasts from approximately sixty-five to eighty years of age until death
II. Theories of Human Development
A. Theory of Psychosexual Stages of Human Development
Father of Psychoanalysis, believed that all human beings pass through a series of psychosexual stages.
Psychosexual Stages
• Oral Stage (first year of life) * Infant’s need for gratification from a mother
* Anal Stage (second to third year of life) * Toddlers need for gratification along the rectal area
• Phallic stage (fourth to fifth year of life) * Preschooler’s gratification involving the genitals
• Latency stage (sixth year of life to puberty) * Sexual desires are repressed and all the child’s availale libido is channeled into socially acceptable outlets
• Genial Stage (from puberty onwards) * Characterized by the maturation of the reproductive