...Before the use of lifespan development psychology (which studies changes that take place during each period of life) development studies were mostly done during childhood. Similarly it is generally believed that motives acquired in early childhood stay stable throughout adulthood, but studies have shown that there are age-related changes during a lifetime.”Do we seek the same fundamental things-love, power, achievment-with the same intensity throughout our whole lives? Or in other words, are implicit motives stable across the lifespan?.”(Valero, Nikitin, & Freund, 2015) One study tested the hypothesis that older adults with shorter lifetime and shorter futures are more likely to have implicit motives than younger adults with longer lifetime...
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...Developmental Psychology of the Lifespan 1. Describe how the growth in the corpus callosum allows children to increase their capabilities. The human brain is made up of two separate hemispheres. The right hemisphere is generally thought of as the creative side while the left hemisphere is thought to be the logical side. Both sides must work together to create a fully functional person. The communication channel between the two halves is known as the corpus callosum. The corpus callosum is made up of 250-800 million fibers that connect the two halves of the brain together and coordinates the processing between them (Berger, 2005, p. 200). It is the building block to more complex motor skills and expression. In other words the corpus callosum is what allows the left hand to know what the right hand is doing. Maturation of the corpus callosum can be witnessed by observing the drawings of “people” produced by children of different age groups. For example, children age two to three generally produce pictures which more closely resemble a tadpole than a person. They usually draw a circle with dots for eyes and a line underneath for the body. By age five they typically expand this “tadpole” to including a torso. After age five the drawing includes arms and hands (Berger, 2005). This progression from tadpole to stick figure directly corresponds with the maturation of the corpus callosum and the improvements in motor skills that maturation...
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...The Diverse Nature of Psychology Dawn Morris PSY/490 December 16, 2013 Cassandra Ferreira The Diverse Nature of Psychology Psychology itself attempts to define people’s behavior through aspects of the human minds ability to process information and stimulants. The diversity of psychology is very evident within the many different branches of the American Psychological Association, each addressing a unique perspective within psychology of understanding human behavior (Plante, 2011). This diversity within psychology, allows psychologists the ability to expand in all areas of explanation, assessment, and diagnoses, which furthers the science of psychology through many different subfield specialties. This paper will discuss the subfields of psychology, the importance of diversity, and the practical applications of psychological principles. The Impact of Diversity in Psychology Each of the major concepts within psychology emphasizes different parts of human behavior, such as the cognitive, social, spiritual, and unconscious factors, which contribute to a person’s behavior. One main defining feature of psychology is that it is a data based scientific study of behavior, in which each step of research used to procure knowledge has contributed to advancements in the development of sound theories within psychology. Three important features related to the science of psychology include the use of systematic empiricism, the production of public awareness, and...
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...are born with a psychological blank slate (Boyd & Bee, 2006). However, in the 19th century the study of human development was given legs to its already well-defined frame in the form of the theory of evolution, as put forth by Charles Darwin. With the idea of evolutionary stages in place, G. Stanley Hall of Clark University was able to formulate his theory of norms, which hypothesize that human development can be segregated into identifiable phases, and Arnold Gesell was able to suggest his theory of maturation, which was largely dependent on genetic predisposition. From these beginnings the lifespan development perspective of human psychology has been largely concerned with the physiological, psychological, cultural, genetic, and environmental context of individual human development from conception to old age (Baltes & Staudinger, 1999; Boyd & Bee, 2006). Moreover, the lifespan perspective (LSP) of development can be put into context through the models of both human development domains and developmental periods, the major characteristics of LSP, and the contemporary concerns about LSP. LSP is concerned with three separate, but principally overlapping, domains of human development: physical domain (ontogenesis), cognitive domain, and social domain. The physical domain of LSP studies the physiological changes that occur over a lifetime, such as puberty, menopause, and bone loss. On the other hand, the cognitive domain researches changes in thinking, problem-solving...
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...The Diverse Nature of Psychology Marie Feltio PSY 490 February 9, 2015 The Diverse Nature of Psychology The field of psychology has its modern origin set just over 100 years ago and during the last 100 years, interest in the field has risen increasingly. Psychology is the scientific discipline that works to explain human emotion, cognition, actions, and motivations. The diverse nature of psychology is clearly defined in its 54 divisions of the American Psychological Association (APA) as each unit addresses a different perspective of psychology providing a distinct aspect of human interaction (Plante, 2011). Although the psychology field has its own diverse distinctions, it offers a variety of perspectives that respects and honors the individuality of every person regardless of background. The diverse nature of the field of psychology provides a greater ability of embodying the humanity as a whole because of its broad nature and diversity. Influence of Diversity on Major Concepts in Psychology Diversity poses an enormous influence on the major concepts in psychology. The cognitive-behavioral, humanistic and psychodynamic perspectives respectively represent different perceptions of human behaviors, each providing and exclusive theory on human nature. The variety of these perspectives and their respective variations are reflective of the diverse thinking among humanity. No person will perceive an event in the same way as another person, and the same should be noted for...
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...The Diverse Nature of Psychology Paper Kristina Gonzalez August 01, 2013 Darin Browser-Anderson Psy/490 Diverse Nature of Psychology Fifty four divisions in the American Psychological Association are distinct within the diverse nature of psychology. Each division deals with a different appearance of human interactions and with a different outlook of psychology (Plante, 2011). Assumptions within psychology spread through human interactions along with sciences and additional disciplines. Through psychological science diverse analyzes and supports an assortment of perceptions and perspectives, recognizing and serving the character of human experience (Plante, 2011). Major concepts are influenced by psychological diversity and a different perspective is contributed to an individual’s behavior. Considering extended and diverse nature the complete psychology has a larger ability to enclose humanity’s complex (Plante, 2011). Diversity Influence on Psychology Major Concepts The cognitive behavioral, psychodynamic, humanistic and perspectives, varied perceptions of human behavior, each offers an absolute theory on human nature, or a unfamiliar solution to a psychological challenge (Landrum, 2010). Different appearances of human behavior are maintained by each major concept, such as spiritual, unconscious factors, social, and cognitive. The diverse natures of reasonable thought between the human populations are reflected by the assortment...
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...an effective motivational strategy for academic excellence. Further, I believe that students need the opportunity to express themselves so that they can develop their academic self-concept, which influences their academic identity. In my opinion, these three points of my teaching philosophy enable me to be an effective teacher and mentor for all students. Lastly, I possess a Master of Arts degree in Applied Experimental Psychology, a PhD in Educational Psychology, and a Graduate Certificate of Qualitative Research in Education. Further, I have previously taught Lifespan Human Development and Child Development applied to Education at the university level and Introduction to Psychology and Lifespan Human Development at the community college level. Currently, I am scheduled to teach an Advanced Qualitative Methods course at Howard University spring 2016. I believe that my combination of training, certification, and experience would allow me to serve students in the Combined Education and Psychology program as well as students in the department of Psychology. In addition to teaching in these departments, I am also interested in collaborating with the faculty in those departments. Specifically, I see my research interests aligning with Dr. Tabbye Chavous, Dr. Elizabeth Cole, and Abigail Stewart among others. ...
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...Running Head: LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT AND PERSONALITY Lifespan Development and Personality Paper: Donnie McClurkin Psych 300 Lifespan Development and Personality Developmental psychologists study the human growth and development that occurs throughout the entire lifespan. This includes not only physical development, but also cognitive, social, intellectual, perceptual, personality and emotional growth (Cherry, 2010). A person’s characteristic ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving across particular environmental circumstances defines how others view him or her. Humans develop throughout their entire lifespan, essentially from womb to tomb. A person’s personality is made up of behaviors that combined together make an individual unique (Renner, Morrissey, Mae, Feldman, & Majors, 2011). The success of psychological development consists of a complex interaction of heredity and environment during particular stages throughout childhood which lay the foundation for effective or ineffective development. Donnie McClurkin’s turbulent life from childhood could be explained through the perspectives of psychodynamic, trait, and humanistic theory by looking at his emotional, behavioral, and motivational development changes or lack of that may have influenced the situations that characterized his personality and life. Donnie McClurkin Donnie McClurkin was born Donald Andrew McClurkin, Jr. in Amityville, New York on November 9, 1959, to Frances and Donald McClurkin...
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...Dislike Negative, and Toxic People Name: Sarah Wheeler Institution: Strayer University Professor: Mrs. Andrews Course: PSY 105 Date: 11/3/2013 My dislike would be negative people with bad energy. There are many people in the world that can be negative and also toxic to your health. I dislike negative people who always try to put people down instead of lifting them higher. The subfield-(developmental psychology) I believe is best suited for providing psychological insight into your preference (the fact that you dislike the thing you do) and the reason I believe it is so, is in developmental psychology is the study of how changes of behavior and cognitive processes that occur over the lifespan. (Baron & Kalsher, 2008). My reasoning of this trait in a person becoming negative and toxic over time, from dealing with life experiences during their life span. Most people that I know that are toxics due to bad childhood or bad relationships from their past life. People who have experience these life situations never bounce back from recovery. Sometimes those bad memories and thought of reasoning never pass. (Baron & Kalsher, 2008). Another factor could also be the settings we choose to continue to be in. I feel we have to learn how to reprogram our way of thinking and also move to healthier setting environment (brainbalancecenters.com). The biological bases of behavior comes from our hormones. They are what...
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...Schizophrenia and Psychosis and Lifespan Development Cathy Perry Psy 410 September 26, 2011 Lara Ashbaugh Schizophrenia and Psychosis and Lifespan Development Schizophrenia and lifespan developmental disorders reduce the normal functioning of individuals suffering from them. These disorders consist of components that vary extensively; therefore defining and understanding each component within the individual’s circumstances is of extreme importance. This is especially true when diagnosing childhood disorders. Identifying and understanding these components assists in creating more effective therapeutic applications, intervention, and prevention of these disorders (Hansell & Damour, 2008). Schizophrenia Biological Components Evidence suggests the predisposition of schizophrenia is inherited, however the genetic factor must also interact with environmental factors such as viruses, toxins, drug use, or injuries sustained prior to birth (PubMed Health, 2010). Biological components of schizophrenia consist of brain structures and functions. Several abnormalities in brain function appear to be associated with schizophrenia. This disorder is better understood by its complex neuro-developmental basis instead of a dopamine hypothesis. This hypothesis claims that there is excessive dopamine in the neural system that is the reason for schizophrenia to develop. Emotional Components Studies on the effects of expressed emotion (EE) on schizophrenic patient’s...
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...PSY/201 Version 4 Foundations of Psychology | |Copyright © 2013, 2012, 2010, 2009 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course overviews the foundations of psychology as the field applies to everyday life. The physical and mental aspects of psychology are traced through lifespan development with emphasis on psychological health and wellness. Further study focuses on personality; thinking, learning and memory; motivation and emotions; and gender and sexuality. Based in various historical traditions, the course is set in the context of contemporary psychological principles. Policies Faculty and students will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. • Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality. Course Materials Carter, K. & Seifert, C. (2013). Learn Psychology. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning. All electronic materials are available on the student website. |Week One: A Brief History of Psychology ...
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...Megan Hill Professor Sanders Psychology August 28, 2013 Homework: 1. What is Psychology? Psychology is the scientific study of behaviors and the human mind and its functions. 2. What are some types of Psychology? 1. Social Psychology-use scientific methods to understand and explain how feeling, behavior, and thoughts of people are influenced by the actual, imagined or implied presence of other people. 2. Heath Psychology-also called behavioral medicine or medical psychology; this observes how behavior, biology and social context influence illness and health. 3. Forensic psychology - this involves applying psychology to criminal investigation and the law. 4. Evolutionary psychology - this looks at how human behavior has been affected by psychological adjustments during evolution. 5. Developmental psychology - this is the scientific study of systematic psychological changes that a person experiences over the course of his/her life span. 6. Clinical psychology - integrates science, theory, and practice in order to understand, predict and relieve maladjustment, disability, and discomfort. Clinical psychology also promotes adaption, adjustment and personal development. 7. Cognitive psychology - this branch investigates internal mental processes, such as problem solving, memory, learning, and language (how people think, perceive, communicate, remember and learn). 3. What is Universal Psychology? 4. Pick 7 Psychologist and tell about their theory. 1. Alfred...
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...Background of psychology Psychology has brief history as a scientific discipline though it has been studied since ancient time under the faculty of philosophy. The word psychology was derived from Greek word 'psyche' and 'logos' literal meaning of which was 'soul' and 'study' respectively. The definition of psychology had ever been in the process of change since then. The development of psychology can broadly be traced into four periods: Ancient Greek period, per-modern period, modern period and current status 1. Greek period: Greek philosophers had contributed much for the development of psychology. Some of the key contributors were Socrates was interested in studying the reincarnation of soul. Soul or mind was considered as the representation of individuals. Plato, a bright student of Socrates expanded Socrates concepts in philosophy about life and soul. It was Aristotle who wrote first book in psychology called Para Psyche; about the mind or soul. In the book, he introduced the basic ideas in psychology today, like law of association. However, the notion of psychology was primarily related to study of soul or mind at that stage. Later on it was found that physical existence of soul was doubtful. Also, there was controversy in defining soul and mind among the philosopher. The contributors of the period never focused on the behavior of individual. That is why the attention was diverted from the study of soul or mind 2. Pre-modern period it was during 1800's that psychology was established...
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...Psychology (Name) (Course) (Instructor) (Institution) (Date) Psychology Human development is a branch of psychology that seeks to study the changes related to age and particularly from birth to death of individuals. Psychologists in their quest to establish the causes of such changes have come up with different theories such as determinism, holism, and reductionism among others. Reductionism is a theory that seeks to explain complex phenomena by reducing it into simpler parts which can thus be summed to give full explanations and meanings (Barkway, 2009). In developmental psychology, Barkway (2009) argues that the theory of reduction as proposed by Sigmund Freud, childhood events usually have an impact on later behavior patterns of individuals (p.21). According to Barkway (2009), reductionism has received criticism from some researchers that it may lead to oversimplification and therefore it does not give full account of complex systems. Reductionism is applicable in health care in various ways such as understanding less complex systems that result in the human developmental stages which may have an impact on their future behaviors (Barkway, 2009). Since reductionism has some shortcomings, the theory of holism was developed which emphasizes that a system operates as a whole rather than in constituent parts (Barkway, 2009). As noted by Penny (1994), this theory is based on the fact that each developmental stage has emergent properties which cannot be reduced into...
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...Axia College Course Syllabus PSY/201 Foundations of Psychology Course Start Date: 2/21/11 Course End Date: 4/24/11 Please print a copy of this syllabus for handy reference. Whenever there is a question about what assignments are due, please remember this syllabus is considered the ruling document. Copyright Copyright © 2010, 2009 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. University of Phoenix® is a registered trademark of Apollo Group, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Microsoft®, Windows®, and Windows NT® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other company and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Use of these marks is not intended to imply endorsement, sponsorship, or affiliation. Edited in accordance with University of Phoenix® editorial standards and practices. Course Syllabus PSY/201 Foundations of Psychology 2 Facilitator Information Janie Lacy JanieLacy@email.phoenix.edu (University of Phoenix) Janie@JanieLacy.com (Personal) 407-924-7533 (EST) Facilitator Availability I am available from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on most days, but I attempt to reserve Sundays as my rest day. During the week, I am available most of the time during that 9 a.m.-12 p.m. time frame. On Saturdays, I tend to be available in the morning only. If these times are not convenient for you, please let me know. I will be happy to accommodate your schedule,...
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