Development Across the Life Span

Were you looking for the book with access to MyDevelopmentLab? This product is the book alone, and does NOT come with access to MyDevelopmentLab. Buy the book and access card package to save money on this resource. Offers a strong balance between research and applications. Robert Feldman offers students a chronological overview of physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development-from conception through death with his text Development Across the Life Span. This best-selling text presents up-to-date coverage of theory and research, with an emphasis on the application of these concepts by students in their personal-and future professional-lives. The text taps into students' inherent interest in the subject of human development, encouraging them to draw connections between the material and their own experiences. MyDevelopmentLab is an integral part of the Feldman program. Key learning applications include, MyDevelopmentLab video series, MyVirtualLife, and MyVirtualChild. 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It helps students prepare for class and instructor gauge individual and class performance. *Improve Critical Thinking - Review and Apply sections - Consist of short recaps of the chapters' main points, followed by questions designed to provoke critical thinking. *Engage Students - Chapter Opening Prologues - Describe an individual or situation that is relevant to the basic developmental issues being addressed in the chapter. *Explore Research - From Research to Practice boxes - Describe a contemporary developmental research topic. *Support Instructors - A number of Instructor Resources including PowerPoint Presentations, MyTest Test Bank, and Instructor's Manual.1. Brief Table of Contents Part 1 Beginnings Chapter 1: An Introduction to Lifespan Development Chapter 2: The Start of Life: Prenatal Development Chapter 3: Birth and the Newborn Infant Part 2 Infancy: Forming the Foundations of Life Chapter 4: Physical Development in Infancy Chapter 5: Cognitive Development in Infancy Chapter 6: Social and Personality Development in Infancy Part 3 The Preschool Years Chapter 7: Physicaland Cognitive Development in the Preschool Years Chapter 8: Social and Personality Development in the Preschool Years Part 4 The Middle Childhood Years Chapter 9: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood Chapter 10: Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood Part 5 Adolescence Chapter 11: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence Chapter 12: Social and Personality Development in Adolescence Part 6 E arly Adulthood Chapter 13: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood Chapter 14: Social and Personality Development in Early Adulthood Part 7 Middle Adulthood Chapter 15: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood Chapter 16: Social and Personality Development in Middle Adulthood Part 8 Late Adulthood Chapter 17: Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood Chapter 18: Social and Personality Development in Late Adulthood Part 9 Endings Chapter 19: Death and Dying 2. Full Table of Contents Part 1 Beginnings Chapter 1: An Introduction to Lifespan Development An Orientation to Lifespan Development Key Issues and Questions: Determining the Nature-and Nurture-of Lifespan Development Theoretical Perspectives on Lifespan Development Research Methods Chapter 2: The Start of Life: Prenatal Development Earliest Development The Interaction of Heredity and Environment Prenatal Growth and Change Chapter 3: Birth and the Newborn Infant Birth Birth Complications The Competent Newborn Part 2 Infancy: Forming the Foundations of Life Chapter 4: Physical Development in Infancy Growth and Stability Motor Development The Development of the Senses Chapter 5: Cognitive Development in Infancy Piaget's Approach to Cognitive Development Information Processing Approaches to Cognitive Development The Roots of Language Chapter 6: Social and Personality Development in Infancy Developing the Roots of Sociability Forming Relationships Differences among Infants Part 3 The Preschool Years Chapter 7: Physicaland Cognitive Development in the Preschool Years Physical Growth Intellectual Development The Growth of Language and Learning Chapter 8: Social and Personality Development in the Preschool Years Forming a Sense of Self Friends and Family: Preschoolers' Social Lives Moral Development and Aggression Part 4 The Middle Childhood Years Chapter 9: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood Physical Development Intellectual Development Schooling: The Three Rs (and More) of Middle Childhood Chapter 10: Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood The Developing Self Relationships: Building Friendship in Middle Childhood Family and School: Shaping Children's Behavior in Middle Childhood Part 5 Adolescence Chapter 11: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence Physical Maturation Cognitive Development and Schooling Threats to Adolescents' Well-Being Chapter 12: Social and Personality Development in Adolescence Identity: Asking "Who Am I?" Relationships: Family and Friends Dating, Sexual Behavior, and Teenage Pregnancy Part 6 Early Adulthood Chapter 13: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood Physical Development Cognitive Development College: Pursuing Higher Education Chapter 14: Social and Personality Development in Early Adulthood Forging Relationships: Intimacy, Liking, and Loving During Early Adulthood The Course of Relationships Work: Choosing and Embarking on a Career Part 7 Middle Adulthood Chapter 15: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood Physical Development Health Cognitive Development Chapter 16: Social and Personality Development in Middle Adulthood Personality Development Relationships: Family in Middle Age Work and Leisure Part 8 Late Adulthood Chapter 17: Social and Personality Development in Late Adulthood Personality Development and Successful Aging The Daily Life of Late Adulthood Relationships: Old and New Chapter 18: Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood Physical Development in Late Adulthood Health and Wellness in Late Adulthood Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood Part 9 Endings Chapter 19: Death and Dying Dying and Death Across the Life Span Confronting Death Grief and Bereavement