Human Growth and Development through the life stages
Physical development across the life stages
Growth
Development
Intellectual development across the life stages
Social development across the life stages
The stages of play, in infancy and early childhood
The importance of friendships and friendship groups
Infancy and Early childhood
Gross and Fine motor skills
Milestones
Adolescence
Primary sexual characteristics
Secondary sexual characteristics
The role of hormones in sexual maturity
Early adulthood
Peak of physical strength
Pregnancy and lactation
Perimenopause
Middle adulthood
Menopause
Effects of ageing
Later adulthood
Deterioration of health
Deterioration of intellectual abilities
Intellectual and language skills in infancy and early childhood
Piaget's model
Stages of cognitive development
Development of schemas
Tests of conservation
Egocentrism
Criticisms
Chomsky's model of language acquisition
Language Acquisition Device (LAD)
Early, Middle and Later Adulthood
The effects of age on the function of memory
Memory loss in later adulthood
Emotional development across the life stages
Attachment to caregivers
Theories of attachment
The development and importance of self-concept
Definitions and factors involved in developing positive or negative self-esteem
Definitions and factors involved in developing a positive or negative self-image
Parallel play
Co-operative play
Social benefits of friendships
Effects of peer pressure on social development
Developing relationships with others
The development of independence across the life stages
Infancy and childhood
Peer influence in adolescence
Starting employment
Leaving home
Starting a family
Middle adulthood
Older adulthood