Psychology › Section I · Lifespan development › Topic I.3
Stages of development
From a single cell to old age, each period of life brings its own physical, cognitive and social changes. This topic walks through them in order: before birth, infancy and childhood, adolescence, and the long stretch of adulthood.
In this topic
- Before birth: three stages and their risks
- The newborn and the growing brain
- Infant and child minds
- Attachment: comfort and a secure base
- Ainsworth's Strange Situation
- Self, temperament and parenting
- Adolescence
- Adulthood and ageing
- Worked example: reading the Strange Situation
- Worked example: does intelligence fall after 30?
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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