ISE Life: The Essentials of Human Development

Description

Life: The Essentials of Human Development is designed to be a brief but thorough account of human development from conception to death, exposing students to culture and diversity, and immersing them in practical application.

Table of Contents

1. Part 1: About Human Development
   1. Chapter 1: The Study of Human Development
   2. Chapter 2: Theory and Research
2. Part 2: Beginnings
   1. Chapter 3: Forming a New Life
   2. Chapter 4: Birth and Physical Development during the First Three Years
   3. Chapter 5: Cognitive Development during the First Three Years
   4. Chapter 6: Psychosocial Development during the First Three Years
3. Part 3: Early Childhood
   1. Chapter 7: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood
   2. Chapter 8: Psychosocial Development in Early Childhood
4. Part 4: Middle Childhood
   1. Chapter 9: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood
   2. Chapter 10: Psychosocial Development in Middle Childhood
5. Part 5: Adolescence
   1. Chapter 11: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence
   2. Chapter 12: Psychosocial Development in Adolescence
6. Part 6: Emerging and Young Adulthood
   1. Chapter 13: Physical and Cognitive Development in Emerging and Young Adulthood
   2. Chapter 14: Psychosocial Development in Emerging and Young Adulthood
7. Part 7: Middle Adulthood
   1. Chapter 15: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood
   2. Chapter 16: Psychosocial Development in Middle Adulthood
8. Part 8: Late Adulthood
   1. Chapter 17: Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood
   2. Chapter 18: Psychosocial Development in Late Adulthood
9. Part 9: The End of Life
   1. Chapter 19: Dealing with Death and Bereavement

Author Biography

Gabriela Alicia Martorell was born in Seattle, Washington, but moved as a toddler to Guatemala. At eight, she returned to the United States and lived in Northern California until leaving for her undergraduate training at the University of California, Davis. After obtaining her B.S. in Psychology, she earned her Ph.D. in Developmental and Evolutionary Psychology with an interdisciplinary emphasis in Human Development from the University of California, Santa Barbara. She now works as a Full Professor of Psychology at Virginia Wesleyan University and serves as the chair of the Institutional Review Board. Gabi maintains an active teaching schedule and teaches courses in Introductory Psychology, Lifespan Human Development, Infant Development, Child Development, Adolescent Development, Culture and Development, Evolutionary Psychology, Research Methods, Original Research Project and Capstone community-based learning courses in Early Childhood Education and Adulthood and Aging. She is committed to teaching, mentoring, and advising. She recently concluded a 5-year longitudinal National Science Foundation grant focused on the retention of higher education students from traditionally underrepresented groups in science, technology, engineering, and math. She is also a volunteer trainer for Court Appointed Special Advocates, and a group fitness instructor for the YMCA of South Hampton Roads.