John S. Dacey,
Boston College John F. Travers,
Boston College Lisa B. Fiore,
Lesley University
ISBN: 0073382655 Copyright year: 2009
Table of Contents
Part 1 Introduction
Chapter 1
An Example of Development Through The Lifespan
Thinking About Lifespan Development
Changing Views of the Lifespan
The Importance of Biopsychosocial Interactions
Issues in Lifespan Development
Developmental Research
Chapter 2
The Psychoanalytic Tradition
Psychosocial Crises and Development
The Cognitive Developmental Approach
The Cultural Framework Approach
The Behavioral Approach
A Bioecological Model
Developmental Theory: Current Status, Future Direction
Part 2 Beginnings
Chapter 3
The Fertilization Process
Infertility
Heredity at Work
The Human Genome Project
Chapter 4
The Prenatal World
Influences on Prenatal Development
The Birth Process
Part 3 Infancy
Chapter 5
Physical Development In Infancy
Perceptual Development
Cognitive Development
Language Development
Chapter 6
The Meaning of Relationships
Attachment
Temperament
Early Emotional Development
Part 4 Early Childhood
Chapter 7
Physical and Motor Development
Cognitive Development
Early Childhood Education
Language Development
Chapter 8
The Family in Development
The Self Emerges
The Role of Gender in Development
The Importance of Play
Part 5 Middle Childhood
Chapter 9
Physical Development
Cognitive Development
Thinking and Problem Solving
Moral Development
Language Development
Chapter 10
The Changing Sense of Self
The Influence of Peers
Schools and Middle Childhood
Television and Development
Stress in Childhood
Part 6 Adolescence
Chapter 11
Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence
How Should We Define Adolescence?
Theories of Adolescence
Physical Development
Cognitive Development
Chapter 12
Psychosocial Development in Adolescence
Changing American Families and Their Roles in Adolescent Life
Peer Relations
Sexual Behavior
Sexually Transmitted Infections
The Teenage Parent
Illegal Behavior
Part 7 Early Adulthood
Chapter 13
Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood
Initiation into Adulthood
Physical Development
Cognitive Development
Patterns of Work
Chapter 14
Psychosocial Development in Early Adulthood
Marriage and the Family
Personal Development
Sexual Identity and Gender Roles
Sexuality
Part 8 Middle Adulthood
Chapter 15
Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood
Physical Development
Cognitive Development
Patterns of Work
Chapter 16
Psychosocial Development in Middle Adulthood
Dealing with the Stresses of Adulthood
Marriage and Family Relations
Sex and Love in Middle Adulthood
Personality Development: Continuous or Changing?
Part 9 Late Adulthood
Chapter 17
Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood
Must We Age and Die?
Physical Development
Cognitive Development
Chapter 18
Psychosocial Development in Late Adulthood
Social Development
The Older Worker
Personal Development
Chapter 19
Dying and Spirituality
The Role of Death in Life
Dealing Successfully with the Death of Others
Dealing Successfully with One’s Own Death
Spirituality
2009