Unit 1 Lifespan Development Vocabulary

Front

The period of great growth and change between childhood and adulthood

Back

adolescence

Front

Period of childhood from one to three years of age

Back

toddler

Front

The mental picture and opinion people have of themselves

Back

self-concept

Front

the study of how children grow and change physically, intellectually, emotionally, socially, and morally

Back

child development

Front

a belief that can guide behaviour

Back

theory

Front

a developmental process that refers to the ability to experience, express, and control emotions

Back

emotional development

Front

A child old enough to attend school; ages five to twelve.

Back

school age

Front

conditions or situations to which one is entitled

Back

rights

Front

a person’s surroundings and everything in them, including both human and non-human factors

Back

environment

Front

the sum of all the qualities a person inherits from his or her parents at birth

Back

heredity