Prenatal development

(noun)

Prenatal development is the process in which a human embryo gestates during pregnancy, from fertilization until birth.

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Examples of Prenatal development in the following topics:

  • Dimensions of Human Development

    • They are characterized by prenatal development, toddler, early childhood, late childhood, adolescence, early adulthood, middle adulthood, and old age.
    • Prenatal development is the process during which a human embryo gestates during pregnancy, from fertilization until birth.
    • The terms prenatal development, fetal development, and embryology are often used interchangeably.
    • The development of this skill relies on the resolution of other stages.
    • Analyze the differences between the various stages of human life - prenatal, toddler, early and late childhood, adolescence, early and middle adulthood and old age
  • Nature vs. Nurture: A False Debate

    • But today, the concept of nurture has expanded to refer to any environmental factor - which may arise from prenatal, parental, extended family, or peer experiences, or even from media, marketing, and socioeconomic status.
    • Environmental factors could begin to influence development even before it begins: a substantial amount of individual variation might be traced back to environmental influences that affect prenatal development.
  • Kohlberg and Moral Development

  • Levinson

    • Levinson was one of the founders of the field of positive adult development.
    • In this dissertation, he attempted to develop a way of measuring ethnocentrism.
    • Now that there is scientific proof that individuals continue to develop as adults, researchers have begun investigating how to foster such development.
    • Rather than just describing, as phenomenon, the fact that adults continue to develop, researchers are interested in aiding and guiding that development.
    • Summarize Daniel Levinson's theory of positive adult development and how it influenced changes in the perception of development during adulthood
  • Industrialized Countries

    • An industrialized country, also commonly referred to as a developed country, is a sovereign state with a highly developed economy relative to other nations.
    • One measure of a nation's level of development is the Human Development Index (HDI), a statistical measure developed by the United Nations that gauges a country's level of development.
    • Thus, HDI is often used to predict trends in a nation's development.
    • The Human Development Index, along with the entire concept of "developing" and "developed" countries, has been criticized on a number of grounds.
    • The term "developing" implies inferiority compared to a developed country, and it also assumes a desire to develop along the traditional Western model of economic development.
  • Industrializing Countries

    • While Brazil has not fully developed its industrial base and its economy has much room for expansion, it is a more powerful player in the global market than less developed nations, such as Haiti.
    • Thus, it might more aptly be labeled a "less-developed country. "
    • An industrializing country, also commonly referred to as a developing country or a less-developed country, is a nation with a low standard of living, undeveloped industrial base, and low Human Development Index (HDI) relative to other countries.
    • HDI is the measure of development that is used by the United Nations.
    • This map shows what stage of economic development various countries are in.
  • Theoretical Perspectives on Childhood Socialization

    • Theories of childhood socialization and development study the elements of the cognitive and social development that occur in childhood.
    • Freud believed that sexual drive, or libido, was the driving force of all human behavior and, accordingly, developed a psychosexual theory of human development.
    • One of the most widely applied theories of childhood is Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development.
    • This video explains Piaget's theory of cognitive development and includes footage of the type of experiments Piaget performed to develop his theory.
    • Contrast the various theories of childhood development, such as Freud's psychosexual theory, Piaget's stages of development and ecological systems theory
  • Deprivation and Development

    • Social deprivation, or prevention from culturally normal interaction with society, affects mental health and impairs child development.
    • Humans are social beings, and social interaction is essential to normal human development.
    • As they develop, humans pass through critical periods, or windows of time during which they need to experience particular environmental stimuli in order to develop properly.
    • Thus, social deprivation may delay or hinder development, especially for children.
    • According to attachment theory, an infant needs to develop a relationship with at least one primary caregiver for social and emotional development to occur normally.
  • Piaget

    • Piaget's theory of cognitive development is a comprehensive theory about the nature and development of human intelligence.
    • Piaget's theory of cognitive development is a comprehensive theory about the nature and development of human intelligence.
    • Piaget explains the growth of characteristics and types of thinking as the result of four stages of development.
    • The development of object permanence is one of the most important accomplishments of this stage.
    • The pre-operational stage is the second stage of cognitive development.
  • Global Aging Trends

    • It is pretty clear from the map that more developed countries have much older populations and a greater percentage of their population is aged 65+.
    • The least developed countries are also the youngest countries as life expectancies are substantially lower.
    • More developed countries have older populations as their citizens live longer.
    • Less developed countries have much younger populations.
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