Lifespan Development Psychology

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Course Outline

  1. Prenatal Development Stages
  2. Prenatal Influences and Risks
  3. Motor Development in Infancy
  4. Attachment and Emotional Bonds
  5. Attachment Patterns
  6. Early Language Development
  7. Piaget Cognitive Development
  8. Vygotsky Sociocultural Theory
  9. Adolescence and Adult Personality
  10. Ageing and Neural Change

1. Prenatal Development Stages

Essential Points

  • 🔄 Prenatal development proceeds through these stages:

    1. Fertilization
    2. Zygote formation
    3. Cellular division
    4. Blastocyst formation
    5. Implantation
  • Fertilization occurs when a human egg and sperm fuse, combining 23 female chromosomes and 23 male chromosomes to produce 46 chromosomes.

  • The germinal stage lasts from day 0 to day 14 and ends with implantation of the blastocyst into the uterine wall.

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1. Which sequence best represents the main progression of prenatal development from conception to attachment in the uterus?

2. What is the initial stage of prenatal development called, during which the fertilized egg attaches to the uterine wall?

3. What happens during fertilization in human prenatal development?

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What are the main stages of prenatal development?

Fertilization, zygote formation, cellular division, blastocyst formation, and implantation.

Prenatal stages

Fertilization, Zygote, Embryonic, Fetal

When does the fetal stage of prenatal development occur?

From week 9 to week 38.

Fertilization process

Egg and sperm fuse, 46 chromosomes

What does nature refer to in prenatal development?

Genetic influences.

Germinal stage duration

Day 0–14, ends with implantation

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