Chapter 10: Life Span Development II

Expanded Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of Chapter 10, the student should be able to:

Textbook Core LO: How does morality change over the life span?

  1. List and describe Kohlberg’s three levels of moral development, and provide an example of typical reasoning at each stage (pp. 362-365).
  2. Describe the relationship between moral reasoning and moral behavior, and discuss the major criticisms of Kohlberg’s theory related to political, cultural, and gender biases (pp. 365-366).

Textbook Core LO: How does personality change from infancy to old age?

  1. Describe Thomas and Chess’s temperament theory of personality development, and their concept of the goodness-of-fit (pp. 367-368).
  2. Describe Erikson’s eight stages of psychosocial development, and discuss both the criticisms and contributions of his theory (pp. 368-371).
  3. Discuss the three myths of development: adolescent storm and stress, mid-life crisis, and empty nest syndrome (pp. 371-372).

Textbook Core LO: Can we have a successful adult life?

  1. Describe 6 factors related to a happy marriage (pp. 372-374).
  2. Discuss the causes of and treatment for family violence, and the consequences and prevention of teen pregnancy, on social and emotional development (pp. 374-376).
  3. Discuss research regarding factors that can increase resilience in children who are developing in “high-risk” environments (pp. 376-377).
  4. Describe how occupational choices affect development, and discuss the activity, disengagement, and socioemotional selectivity theories of aging (pp. 377-379).
  5. Define ageism, and discuss its effects. Describe cultural, gender, and ethnic differences in the status and treatment of the elderly (pp. 379-380).

Textbook Core LO: Are there predictable stages of grief and death?

  1. Describe the four stages of grieving, and list three strategies for coping with grief (pp. 381-382).
  2. Describe cultural and age variations in attitudes toward death and dying (pp. 382-383).
  3. Describe Kubler-Ross’s five-stage theory of death and dying, and discuss both the criticisms and contributions of her theory (pp. 383-384).