Introduction

to Developmental
Psychology
Ms. Shaine C. Hayag, RPm
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OBJECTIVES
1. Explain the distinctive aspect of
life-span perspective on
development.
2. Identify the most important
processes, periods, and issues in
development.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

01 THE LIFESPAN PERSPECTIVE

02 THE NATURE OF DEVELOPMENT

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THE LIFESPAN PERSPECTIVE
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What determines the What led a person to retain

features that a person the same persistent,
shares with others and determined disposition
those that make his/her throughout their life but to
unique? change in other essential
ways?

How do historical and What factors--both genetic

cultural condition affect and environmental led a
well-being throught life, as person to die sooner than
well, timing of events? expected?
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developmental science

A field of study devoted to understanding

constancy and changes throughout the
lifespan
(Lerner et. al, 2014; Overton & Molenaar, 2015 as cited by
Berk, 2018)
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developmental
psychology
the branch of psychology concerned with the
changes in cognitive, motivational,
psychophysiological, and social functioning that
occur throughout the human life span
(The Editors of Encylopaedia Brittanica)
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development

the pattern of movement or change that begins

at conception and continues through the
human life-span
(Santrock, 2019)
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Importance of studying Developmental Psychology

Prepares us to take Gives us insight about

responsibility for children our own lives
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life-span expectancy

The number of years that will probably be

lived by the average person born in a
particular year.
(Santrock, 2019)
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LIFE EXPECTANCY (Philippines)

70.4
2019 (both sexes)

67.4
2019 (male)

73.6 (Global Health Observatory

2019 (female)
data repository of WHO, 2020)
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life-span perspective

The perspective that development is lifelong,

multidimensional, multidirectional, plastic,
multidisciplinary, and contextual; involves growth,
maintenance, and regulation; and is constructed
through biological, sociocultural, and individual
factors working together.
(Santrock, 2019)
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Characteristics of the life-span perspective

LIFELONG Researchers increasingly study the

experiences and psychological orientations of
adults at different points in their lives.

MULTIDIMENSIONAL No matter what your age might be, your body,

mind, emotions, and relationships are
changing and affecting each other.

MULTIDIRECTIONAL Throughout life, some dimensions or

components of a dimension expand and
others shrink/
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Characteristics of the life-span perspective

PLASTIC Plasticity means the capacity for change.

MULTIDISCIPLINARY Various researchers all share an interest in

unlocking the mysteries of development
through the life span.

CONTEXTUAL All development occurs within a context, or

setting.
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Development is Contextual
Normative age-graded
influences Similar for individuals in a particular
age group

Normative history-graded
influences Common to people of a particular
generation because of historical
circumstances

Nonnormative life
Unusual occurrences that have a major
events
impact on the lives of individual people
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Characteristics of the life-span perspective

GROWTH, MAINTENANCE,
As individuals age into middle and late
& REGULATION OF LOSS
adulthood, the maintenance and regulation of
loss in their capacities takes center stage

CO-CUNSTRUCTION OF BIOLOGY,
CULTURE, AND THE INDIVIDUAL These are factors working together
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HEALTH AND
WELL- BEING

Contemporary SOCIAL POLICY

PARENTING AND concerns in
EDUCATION
lifespan
development
SOCIOCULTURAL TECHNOLOGY
CONTEXTS AND
DIVERSITY
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SOCIOCULTURAL CONTEXTS AND DIVERSITY

SOCIOECONOMIC
CULTURE ETHNICITY STATUS GENDER
behavior patterns,
beliefs, and all other rooted in cultural person’s position
products of a heritage, within society based
characteristics of
particular group of on occupational,
people that are nationality, race, educational, and
people as males
passed on from religion, and economic and females
generation to language characteristics.
generation
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THE NATURE OF DEVELOPMENT
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The Nature of Development

changes in an individual'’ physical
Biological processes nature

changes in an individual’s thought,

Cognitive processes intelligence, and language

Socioemotional changes in an individual’s relationship

with other people, emotions, and
processes personality
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developmental cognitive
neuroscience

explores links between development,

cognitive processes, and the brain
(Santrock, 2019)
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developmental social
neuroscience

examines connections between

socioemotional processes, development,
and the brain
(Santrock, 2019)
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processes and periods of

development

The unfolding of life’s periods of

development is influenced by the
interaction of biological, cognitive, and
socioemotional processes.
(Santrock, 2019)
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developmental period

a time frame in a person’s life

that is characterized by certain
features
(Santrock, 2019)
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FOUR AGES

first age second age third age Fourth age

Prime adulthood, Approximately Approximately
Childhood and
ages 20 through 60 to 79 years of 80 years and
adolescence
59 age older
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THREE DEVELOPMENTAL PATTERNS OF AGING

pathological
normal aging successful aging
aging
individuals whose positive
physical, cognitive, and
individuals who show
socio- emotional
greater than average
most individuals development is maintained
decline as they age through
longer, declining later in old
the adult years
age than is the case for
most people
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THE SIGNIFICANCE OF AGE

Age and Happiness Conceptions of age

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CONCEPTIONS OF AGE

Chronological Psychological
Biological age Social age
age age
an individual’s
adaptive capacities connectedness with
the number of years a person’s age in
compared with those others and the social
that have elapsed terms of biological
of other individuals of roles individuals
since birth health
the same adopt
chronological age.
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DEVELOPMENTAL ISSUES
concerns the extent to which
NATURE AND NURTURE development is influenced by nature
and by nurture

the degree to which early traits and

STABILITY-CHANGE characteristics persist through life or
ISSUE change

the degree to which development

CONTINUITY- involves either gradual, cumulative
DISCONTINUITY ISSUE change (continuity) or distinct stages
(discontinuity) of change
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