Chapter 9: The Voyage Through the Life Span Learning Outcomes Explain prenatal development and the role that sex hormones play. Explain the physical‚ cognitive‚ moral‚ social‚ and emotional development of children. Learning Outcomes Explain the physical‚ cognitive‚ moral‚ social and emotional development of adolescents. Explain the features of emerging adulthood. Explain the physical‚ cognitive‚ moral‚ social‚ and emotional development of adults. Prenatal Development Prenatal Development
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Theories of Motivation 1. Instinct Theory The assumption of the theory is that there is an innate biological force causing an organism to act in a certain way. These “forces” are perceived to be automatic‚ involuntary‚ and unlearned behavior patterns or reflexive behaviors that are elicited when certain stimuli are present. 2. Homeostatic Theories The assumptions of the homeostatic theory are that organisms attempt to maintain homeostasis‚ the balance of physiological state or equilibrium
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Child Psychology Study Guide Exam 3 / Chapters 10-13 Socioemotional Development Emotion: a feeling or affect that is characterized by behavior that expresses or reflects that feeling or affect. The purposes of emotions are to signal other about how one feels‚ regulating one’s own behavior & plays a role in social exchange. Emotional regulation: the ability to control one’s own emotions and emotional expression. Emotional display rules help determine appropriateness. Emotional Development:
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Imagine a girl having the opportunity to play in a football game. She is not only the star kicker‚ who can kick a forty five yard field goal‚ but she can also take blocks extremely well. She wins her first game and she can’t wait to experience an amazing career ahead of her‚ until she receives the call. The call informs her that she can’t play football because she is a girl. This all happened to Kacey Stuart in 2008. The Georgia State Officials denied her the access to continue her football season
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1. Define gender identity and sexual orientation‚ paying particular attention to the differences between the two. Gender identity is a person’s own understanding or perception of their gender. Sexual orientation refers to a person’s sexual or romantic preference or pattern. Gender identity is originated by the way a person feels about themselves verses sexual orientation which refers to a person’s romantic feelings about the same or other genders. A person who has clinically male genitalia may not
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Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome‚ or PCOS‚ is the most common endocrine disorder in females. Five to ten percent of women at childbearing age have polycystic ovarian syndrome. However‚ less than fifty percent of women are diagnosed (PCOS Foundation Web). Although scientists do not know much about PCOS‚ they do know that it is caused by irregular hormones. Therefore‚ it is also believed to be genetically spread (WebMD Web). According to the PCOS Foundation‚ “If a mother has PCOS‚ there is a fifty percent
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Background-done-I-10 Description-done-P-10 Proposed strategy-P/I-20 a Phase II study can be performed-Title Rationale-P/I-20 Trial Outline-P/I-30 Background Bortezomib‚ chemically a dipeptidyl boronic acid from the amino acids leucine and phenyl alanine‚ is a proteosome inhibitor. It causes accumulation of the growth inhibitory molecules p21 and p27 subsequently leading to cell arrest and cell death. • Irinotecan is a prodrug‚ whose active metabolite inhibits Topoisomerise 1 leading
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Five weeks before the 2012 London Olympics‚ The International Olympic Committee (IOC) released a web post that stated “women with levels of testosterone that reach a man’s normal level will be barred from competing with other women” (Macur‚ 2012). Women who have a surplus of testosterone are viewed as having an unfair competitive advantage. However‚ a high amount of testosterone can be a biological outcome that most people do not have control over. The 2012 regulations do not make room for intersex
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The endocrine system is a control system of ductless glands that secrete chemical "instant messengers" called hormones that circulate within the body via the bloodstream to affect distant cells within specific organs. Endocrine glands secrete their products immediately into the blood or interstitial fluid‚ without storage of the chemical. Hormones act as "messengers‚" and are carried by the bloodstream to different cells in the body‚ which interpret these messages and act on them. Typical endocrine
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History of psychology Dr money theory of gender neutrality In 1966‚ a botched electrical circumcision left David Reimer (then named Bruce) without a penis. A malfunction in the doctor’s equipment (electro-cautery needle) caused the needle to burn Reimer’s penis from tip to base. The Reimer’s were left with a dilemma: a son with no penis. They visited several medical experts who assured them that penile reconstruction would prove worthless. The Reimer’s were devastated and did not know how to
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