2.1 Development of the Concept of Death

Developmental age is a broad term used to describe the maturity of thought process development. At a given age, children may be more or less mature than others in their thinking and processing information. Read this article and view the videos of developmental issues prepared by Dr. Rene Hackney in order to answer the following questions.

1			What do these sites say about an infant’s understanding of death?
2			What are the most significant aspects of a toddler’s developmental understandings about death?
3			Describe the concerns and understandings of the preschool child.
4			Explain how school-age children understand death.
5			What three concepts are mastered by adolescence?
6			Describe the most interesting lessons you have obtained from reading and viewing the material on the development of the concept of death.