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Lifespan Psychology examines the behavioral patterns and trends that occur
through persons life.
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Specially examine the Growth, Change and Stability.

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Most things in human lives can be divided into one of these (Growth, Change
and Stability)
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In the olden days, theres a theory that the human was either shaped by their
Environment (nurture) or shaped by their Biology (nature).
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Human personalities are product of both Nature and Nurture.

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Nature+Nurture= Biopsychosocial model

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Lifespan development is the product of the interaction of biological,
psychological, and social forces.
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Biological included Physical Health, Disability, Genetic Vulnerabilities and also
a certain extent IQ.
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Psychological included Self-esteem, Coping Skills and Social Skills- On how we
think the way we develop our ideas.
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Social included Peers, School and Family Circumtances.

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No one has exactly the same Biology, Psychology and Social Influence.

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Study of Lifespan Psychology is

- To offer an organized account of development across the lifespan;
- To identify the interconnections between earlier and later events;
- To account mechanisms responsible for lifespan development;

To specify the biological, psychological and social factors that shapes an individuals
development.
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Developmental or life span psychology is a relatively new field.

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Its a new field because parenting was much different upon about a hundred
years ago.
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In the Middle Ages (800-1300s), the catholic church discourage family
planning, thus there were very high birth rates.
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During that period women would often give birth to 12-14 children in their
lifetime.

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However, it has a high mortality rates, approximately 3 out of 5(60%)
children died before reaching adulthood.
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Thus, parenting was very different because we couldnt really get attached to
those children, the vast majority of them would die before they hit eight or nine
years old.
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During that days, adulthood started around age 7/ 8 years in terms of
working
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Boys were apprenticed out for trades or worked the farm.

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Girls were betrothed to their future husband and worked the farm.

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Boys and girls got married when the puberty hit.

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Renaissance (1300-1600s) is characterized by a period of rebirth of learning
and culture in society.
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People began
- To think about their place in the world
- To see themselves as individuals
- To see their children as individuals with rights

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Theory of Tabula Rasa/ Blank Slate is developed by John Locke(philosopher) in
1693.
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John Locke said that human brains are empty at birth just like a bucket
waiting to be filled with everything that we experienced at home at school in the job
and essentially we are the products of our social environment.
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Parents and family members have the ability to shape the personality of their
child.
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It was the first time the childhood was seen as a developmental stage.

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Industrial age (late 1700s late 1800s) was during the rise of machinery
and industrialization.
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During that time, children were seen as economic asset.

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Children were put to work in factories to help support the family when they
were 7 years old.
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Children able do the jobs that adult size people could not do, thus children
became as valuable as adult.

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Modern age (Beginning of 20th century/early 1900s) is when the wives of
factory owners and social rights crusaders were able to enact child labor laws.
34)

Child labor laws went into effect in the late 19 th century.

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Child under age 16 could not work in factories but can work in their family
own farm.
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Child labour laws were the first time childhood became a legal definition.

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After all the kids are pushed out at the factories, they need to go to school
and educate.
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Around world war 2, the idea that adulthood started at 18 was recognized.

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Adolescence became a stage of development in the early 20 th century.

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Adolescence begins with biology and ends in cultural recognition of
adulthood.
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Relationships within the family shift and peers become highly influential.

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Definition of development = how we change

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Development is not defined by age alone, but ages provides a rough
estimate.
44)
Each developmental stage of childhood is represented by ages, but that
represents the average.
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However, there are always exceptions to the rule.