adult development lecture notes
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Varsity CollegePsych 4805
Adult Development and Aging
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Checklist
HousekeepingPlanning and admin covered
Check in developedOutcomes clearly stipulatedDynamic intro using key questionTopic contextualisedResources for lesson
!lides "ith info Activity planned # game$ discussion
Time managed and planned effectively
Outcome summarised and reinforced%valuation # "hat "orked or didn&t "ork in the lecture'
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Lecture 1
(ntroduction # )* minutes +ame
,here you live
!tudy full time or part time
,hat made you select this course'
(f you "ere a chocolate "hich "ould you -e and "hy'
Do you have any special requests$ questions$ or needs you need me to kno" a-out
Contracting # . minutes Cell phones
/athroom and food -reaks Time keeping
Communication # "hatsapp$ email list 0get someone to comprise a list of names$ num-ers and emails1
Class attendance
2+(!A requirementsDates$ ho" "e&ll plan$ "ho&ll -e in charge of this'Our parking lot and curiosity -oard
3earning !tyles # )* minuteshttp455"""6engr6ncsu6edu5learningstyles5ils"e-6html
Prepare music for -reaks
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Lecture 2
Real life pro-lem/reak into t"o groups$ spend 7* minutes
coming up "ith a plan for 8gro"ing oldsuccessfully&
Learning Objectives What is gerontology? How does ageism relate to
stereotypes of aging?
What is the life-span perspective?
What are the characteristics of the older adult population?
How are they likely to change?
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Gerontologythe study o aging ro! !aturitythrough old age
9yths of aging lead to the negativestereotypes of older people6
,hat are some of the myths and stereotypes a-out aging'
Do you have any erroneous -eliefs a-out aging'
Do you har-or any stereotypes a-out older people'
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The Life Span Perspective
3!P divides human development into t"o phases476 %arly0childhood and adolescence1
)6 3ater0young adulthood$ middle age$ and old age1
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"altes Lies #$an Pers$ective%
9ultidirectionality
Plasticity: A-ility to increase skill through training and practice
Historical Context: (mpact of culture and circumstances in "hich "e are -orn
9ultiple causation: -iological$ psychological$ socio:logical and life cycle forces
9ore resources need to maintain and cope therefore lessresources to develop
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Po$ulation &rends 'round the (orld
; age
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Lecture )
Learning ObjectivesWhat three main forces shape development?
What are normative age-graded influences,normative history-graded influences, and non-normative influences?
How do culture and ethnicity influence aging?
What are the nature-nurture, stability-change,
continuity-discontinuity, and the universalversus context-specific developmentcontroversies?
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&he orces o develo$!ent
,hat is the impact of an ageing population on theeconomy'
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3ife Cycle =orces %xample
Pregnant &een
/iological4 lack of nutrition in diet
Psychological4 "orried$anxious$ depressed
!ociocultural4 perceived asnegative$ outcast at school
Pregnant *arried )0 yrold
/iological4 Healthy diet$ vitamins
Psychological4 %xcited$+ervous
!ociocultural4 !upported -y family and friends
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C
ohort#group
ofpeople-or
natthesame
point
+ormative age graded influences
+evelo$!ental inluences
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Core issues in develo$!ent
+ature
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Primary Agingnormal$ disease free development
!econdary Agingchanges related to disease$lifestyle$ and environmentallyinduced changes
Tertiary Agingrapid loss occurring shortly -eforedeath 0>Terminal Drop?1
Definitions of Age
Chronological Ageyears since -irth
/iological Agemeasure of the functioning ofvarious vital$ life:limiting$ organsystems
Psychological Agefunctioning level of psychologicala-ilities used to adapt tochange4 memory$ intelligence$motivation$ feelings$ etc
The 9eaning ofAge
,o- Old are .ou/
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/iopsychosocial =rame"ork !ummaryAging is not clear cutDoesn&t affect us all equally9utually interactiveAging is uniqueDevelopment cannot -e understood -y examining in isolation
%ncompasses life span yet appreciatesunique aspects of eachphase of life
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Learning Objectives
What approaches do scientists use to measurebehavior in adult development and aging research?
What are the general designs for doing research?
What specific designs are uniue to adultdevelopment and aging research?
What ethical procedures must researchers follow?
esearch *ethods
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Measurement in Research
Relia-ilityconsistent measure each time
Baliditymeasures "hat it is supposed to measure
esearch *ethods
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!ystematic o-servation
+aturalistic 0"atch as it happens naturally1
!tructured 0set up situation to elicit a certain -ehavior1
!ampling -ehavior "ith taskscreate tasks that are thought to sample the -ehavior of interesti6e6 grocery list to test memory
!elf:reports
Ask the participant to report on topic of interest
Representative samplingPopulations # -road groups i6e6 all students taking eriatrics!ample # a su-set of the population
9ethods of Research
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Designs for Studying Development
Age effects 0"ithin su-ects1differenced caused -y age
Cohort effectsdifferences caused -y experiences and circumstances unique to thegeneration to "hich one -elongs
Time:of:measurement effectsdifferences stemming from sociocultural$ environmental$ historical orother events at the time the data is o-tained
Cross:sectional designstesting different age groups at the same time
3ongitudinal designstesting same individual repeatedly at different points
!equential designsdifferent com-inations of cross:sectional or longitudinal studies
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Integrating Findings from Different Studies
9eta:analysisresults from many studies
Po"erful toolAllo"s scientists to determines "hether a finding generaliEes acrossmany studies that used different methods
esearch *ethods
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Conducting Research Ethically
9inimiEe risks to research participants6
Descri-e the research to potential participants6
Avoid deception6
Results should -e anonymous or confidential6
esearch *ethods
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