[pic] MODULE BOOKLET Module Title: Developmental Psychology 1 Module Code: PY1002N Undergraduate students Session: 2012-2013 Semester: Spring * Programme details and lecture notes can be obtained on Weblearn: www.londonmet.ac.uk/weblearn London Metropolitan University Welcome to Developmental Psychology 1 (PY1002N). More information is also available on Weblearn where other course related information‚ including lecture slides‚ may
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Developmental Delays and Trauma Mukia Myrick Coun 502 4/5/2014 Developmental delays and trauma Developmental delays is when your child does not reach their developmental milestones at the projected times. It is an ongoing major or minor delay in the course of development. Developmental delays can have many different causes. There are many types of Developmental delays in children; they include problems with language or speech‚ vision‚ movement (motor skills)‚ social
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constraints‚ as well as individual’s skills and experiences. According to the developmental perspective‚ the changes in the motor skills were defined as sequential‚ cumulative and individual. Everyone would follow the same sequence of the motor development‚ however‚ age does not determine the sequence because the skills are built based on individual’s background experiences and knowledge. Prenatal Period The first stage of motor development is the prenatal period‚ it is the period from conception
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Adolescence Adolescents: Who are they? Adolescence* (from a Latin word meaning “to grow up”) is a transitional stage between childhood and adulthood. In some ways adolescents resemble the children they were‚ yet the many changes they undergo during this stage ensure that they will be different from children in many respects. Similarly‚ we see glimpses of the adults the adolescents will come‚ but more often we observe that they don’t behave like adults. As adolescents mature‚ we see fewer resemblances
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MOODY FAMILY MUSEUM EXHIBIT HISTORY. This exhibit traces the history of early Texas banking and the involvement of the Moody family of Galveston in the expansion of that industry. Colonel William Lewis Moody began the family’s banking heritage by serving as president of the National Bank of Texas‚ which was the second bank established in the state receiving its charter on March 6‚ 1866. His son‚ W. L. Moody‚ Jr.‚ continued the family tradition with the founding of City National Bank in 1907 and
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Developmental Psychology Developmental Psychology • The study of physical‚ cognitive‚ and social changes throughout the life cycle. Three Major Problems • Nature/Nurture: How do genetic inheritance (our nature) and experience (the nurture we receive) influence our development? • Continuity/Stages: Is development a gradual‚ continuous process like riding an escalator or does it proceed through a sequence of separate stages‚ like climbing rungs on a ladder? • Stability/Change:
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Development Sex – sexual anatomy and sexual behaviour Gender – perception of maleness or femaleness related to membership in a given society Week 8 Growing brain The brain grows at a faster rate than any other part of the body. By age 5‚ child’s brain weighs 90% of average adult brain weight‚ whereas total body weight is merely 30%. One reason is due to increase in the number of interconnections among cells. These interconnects allow for more complex communication between neurons‚ permit
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the possibility of having any of the markings for a disability or disease. It is specifically significant that prenatal tests are performed when there are cases of advanced maternal age‚ a positive family history for a specific inherited disorder‚ or ethnicity. 3. Read the article on Developmental Disabilities Causes. a. Out of the causes of disabilities that are listed in the first section‚ which cause surprised you the most? Why? (6 pts) None of the causes of disabilities that are listed in
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The history and development of the tuba family and its fundamental keys Introduction The tuba is one of the youngest members of the modern day standard orchestra and it is still less than 200 years old. It is also one of the only orchestral instruments which has initially been patented; this was done in Prussia‚ September 1835 by Wilhelm Wieprecht. In this modern age we have the full range of instrumentation available for any ensemble‚ this was not always the case as Herbert & Wallace (1997)
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same after a family suicide‚ as it is up to them to take over that person’s role as well as carrying out their previous responsibilities before the tragic event. This can be a lot for someone to handle and as a result of this they may experience levels of depression that become difficult to cope
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