Divided attention

Erikson’s Psychosocial Theory

Erikson proposed eight stages of development – A period of life that is characterized by a specific underlying organization

Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development

Cognition: The process of organizing and making meaning of Experience:

Four stages of cognitive development:–Sensorimotor Stage (0-18 months)–Preoperational Stage (18 months-6 years)–Concrete Operational Stage (7-11 years)•Enables scientific reasoning–Formal Operational Stage (11 Years on)–Knowledge is created through active engagement–Novelty promotes Cognitive development

Thanatology  The Field of science that addresses dying and death, as well as the psychological Mechanisms of coping with them

Integrity  the Ability to accept the facts of one’s life and to face death without great fear

Longevity: It is defined as long individual life; great Duration of individual life.

We are entering a period in which increasing numbers of People are living into old age

– Improvements in health care and fitness

– Size of the baby boom cohort

 – New information and Technologies

 • What are the Secrets to longevity? –Optimism, motivation to live, appropriate diet, medical Attention, intense physical activity, cultural activities, and healthy Environment

Emotional Development :

 •Involves:–Increased Emotional complexity–The interdependence of cognition and emotion

•Leads to the ability to:–Empathize with others–Understand One’s own emotions–Monitor and manage emotions–Internalize and externalize Emotion

Spiritual Maturity  is a process that begins when a person accepts Jesus Christ as Savior.