1. Brief Table of Contents
Part 1 Beginnings
Chapter 1: An Introduction to Lifespan Development
Chapter 2: The Start of Life: Prenatal Development
Chapter 3: Birth and the Newborn Infant
Part 2 Infancy: Forming the Foundations of Life
Chapter 4: Physical Development in Infancy
Chapter 5: Cognitive Development in Infancy
Chapter 6: Social and Personality Development in Infancy
Part 3 The Preschool Years
Chapter 7: Physicaland Cognitive Development in the Preschool Years
Chapter 8: Social and Personality Development in the Preschool Years
Part 4 The Middle Childhood Years
Chapter 9: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood
Chapter 10: Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood
Part 5 Adolescence
Chapter 11: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence
Chapter 12: Social and Personality Development in Adolescence
Part 6 E arly Adulthood
Chapter 13: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood
Chapter 14: Social and Personality Development in Early Adulthood
Part 7 Middle Adulthood
Chapter 15: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood
Chapter 16: Social and Personality Development in Middle Adulthood
Part 8 Late Adulthood
Chapter 17: Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood
Chapter 18: Social and Personality Development in Late Adulthood
Part 9 Endings
Chapter 19: Death and Dying
2. Full Table of Contents
Part 1 Beginnings
Chapter 1: An Introduction to Lifespan Development
An Orientation to Lifespan Development
Key Issues and Questions: Determining the Nature—and Nurture—of Lifespan Development
Theoretical Perspectives on Lifespan Development
Research Methods
Chapter 2: The Start of Life: Prenatal Development
Earliest Development
The Interaction of Heredity and Environment
Prenatal Growth and Change
Chapter 3: Birth and the Newborn Infant
Birth
Birth Complications
The Competent Newborn
Part 2 Infancy: Forming the Foundations of Life
Chapter 4: Physical Development in Infancy
Growth and Stability
Motor Development
The Development of the Senses
Chapter 5: Cognitive Development in Infancy
Piaget’s Approach to Cognitive Development
Information Processing Approaches to Cognitive Development
The Roots of Language
Chapter 6: Social and Personality Development in Infancy
Developing the Roots of Sociability
Forming Relationships
Differences among Infants
Part 3 The Preschool Years
Chapter 7: Physicaland Cognitive Development in the Preschool Years
Physical Growth
Intellectual Development
The Growth of Language and Learning
Chapter 8: Social and Personality Development in the Preschool Years
Forming a Sense of Self
Friends and Family: Preschoolers’ Social Lives
Moral Development and Aggression
Part 4 The Middle Childhood Years
Chapter 9: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood
Physical Development
Intellectual Development
Schooling: The Three Rs (and More) of Middle Childhood
Chapter 10: Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood
The Developing Self
Relationships: Building Friendship in Middle Childhood
Family and School: Shaping Children’s Behavior in Middle Childhood
Part 5 Adolescence
Chapter 11: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence
Physical Maturation
Cognitive Development and Schooling
Threats to Adolescents’ Well-Being
Chapter 12: Social and Personality Development in Adolescence
Identity: Asking “Who Am I?”
Relationships: Family and Friends
Dating, Sexual Behavior, and Teenage Pregnancy
Part 6 Early Adulthood
Chapter 13: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood
Physical Development
Cognitive Development
College: Pursuing Higher Education
Chapter 14: Social and Personality Development in Early Adulthood
Forging Relationships: Intimacy, Liking, and Loving During Early Adulthood
The Course of Relationships
Work: Choosing and Embarking on a Career
Part 7 Middle Adulthood
Chapter 15: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood
Physical Development
Health
Cognitive Development
Chapter 16: Social and Personality Development in Middle Adulthood
Personality Development
Relationships: Family in Middle Age
Work and Leisure
Part 8 Late Adulthood
Chapter 17: Social and Personality Development in Late Adulthood
Personality Development and Successful Aging
The Daily Life of Late Adulthood
Relationships: Old and New
Chapter 18: Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood
Physical Development in Late Adulthood
Health and Wellness in Late Adulthood
Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood
Part 9 Endings
Chapter 19: Death and Dying
Dying and Death Across the Life Span
Confronting Death
Grief and Bereavement