PSYC2314
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Lifespan Growth and Development
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Course Description
(3-3-0) Core Area 080. This course is taken for academic credit. Students will earn an A, B, C, D, F, or W. Life-span growth and Development is a study of social, emotional, cognitive, and physical factors and influences of a developing human from conception to death. PSYC 2314 is a discipline foundation course in the Psychology Field of Study Curriculum.
Academic Level
Undergraduate Credit
CIP Code
42.2703 - Developmental and Child Psychology.
Course Type (Attributes)
General Academic (ACGM) (ACGM)
Locations
Athens (01), Palestine Satellite (02), Terrell Satellite (03), Online (06), Dual Credit - High School (09), Terrell Health Science Ct (07), Extension (OOD ISD Evening)
This is a Coursedog only field and is not integrated with the SIS.
Objective
Describe the stages of the developing person at different periods of the life span from birth to death.
Objective
Discuss the social, political, economic, and cultural forces that affect the development process of the individual.
Objective
Identify factors of responsible personal behavior with regard to issues such as sexual activity, substance abuse, marriage, and parenting.
Objective
Explain the biosocial, cognitive, and psychological influences throughout the lifespan as an ongoing set of processes, involving both continuity and change.
Objective
Describe the different developmental perspectives of the major theories of development (i.e., cognitive, learning, humanistic, and psychodynamic).
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Identify examples of some of the cultural and ethnic differences that influence development throughout the lifespan.
Objective
Discuss the various causes or reasons for disturbances in the developmental process.