Chapter 1 Notes (PSY 402)
PSY402: Adult Development
Week 1, Fall 2012
Themes and Issues in Adult
Reading: Chapter 1
Introduction: à Aging affects every individual (from the time we are born to the day we die) à In order to have a healthier and better aging process, we should incorporate behaviours and activities designed to maintain high levels of functioning well into the later decades of life
For ex. smoking and drinking alcohol can/may decrease your lifespan
Another ex. exercising and having a healthy diet may maintain or increase your lifespan à Remember that it is never too late to start fresh (meaning, incorporating behaviours & activities to maintain high levels of functioning in our lives). AND, it is never too late to initiate behaviours that can maintain and/or enhance your everyday functioning
The BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL Perspective: à Biopsychosocial perspective - "a view of development as a complex interaction of biological, psychosocial, and social processes"
Biological processes (including the functions and structures of body that change throughout the aging process)
Physiological factors
Genetics
Psychological processes (examines thoughts, feelings, and behaviours associated with development)
Cognition
Emotions
Personality
Social processes [OR aka. 'sociocultural' processes] (associated with environment or context; also referring to the status/social structure you have within your family, community, culture, country, and the world)
Social context
History
Culture à 'Identity' plays an important role within the biopsychosocial model
Refers to "a composite of how people view themselves in the biological, psychological, and social domains of life"
In other words, "how you view yourself as an individual"
'Self' is the combination and interaction of these 3 domains
4 Principles of Adult Development and Aging:
1. Changes are continuous over the life span
Meaning "Individuals remain the 'same' even though they change"
In other words, as you age your
Week 1, Fall 2012
Themes and Issues in Adult
Reading: Chapter 1
Introduction: à Aging affects every individual (from the time we are born to the day we die) à In order to have a healthier and better aging process, we should incorporate behaviours and activities designed to maintain high levels of functioning well into the later decades of life
For ex. smoking and drinking alcohol can/may decrease your lifespan
Another ex. exercising and having a healthy diet may maintain or increase your lifespan à Remember that it is never too late to start fresh (meaning, incorporating behaviours & activities to maintain high levels of functioning in our lives). AND, it is never too late to initiate behaviours that can maintain and/or enhance your everyday functioning
The BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL Perspective: à Biopsychosocial perspective - "a view of development as a complex interaction of biological, psychosocial, and social processes"
Biological processes (including the functions and structures of body that change throughout the aging process)
Physiological factors
Genetics
Psychological processes (examines thoughts, feelings, and behaviours associated with development)
Cognition
Emotions
Personality
Social processes [OR aka. 'sociocultural' processes] (associated with environment or context; also referring to the status/social structure you have within your family, community, culture, country, and the world)
Social context
History
Culture à 'Identity' plays an important role within the biopsychosocial model
Refers to "a composite of how people view themselves in the biological, psychological, and social domains of life"
In other words, "how you view yourself as an individual"
'Self' is the combination and interaction of these 3 domains
4 Principles of Adult Development and Aging:
1. Changes are continuous over the life span
Meaning "Individuals remain the 'same' even though they change"
In other words, as you age your