• we are the end product of who raised us, what our environments were like
  • but this is not who defines us
• important to figure out how background experiences shape us
• ideas encoded as a child
  • ex: abuse victims believe it is their fault
• also looking at the positives! like me
• prenatal development
• think about the past and present
• DON'T MISS THIS MOMENT!
• be excited about the future

a developmentalist perspective

• who was I?
  • who rasied me?
• who am I?
  • what defines me?
• who will I become?
  • What do I choose?

developemental psychology

• the study of continuity and change across the life span
  • infancy
  • childhood
    • pre-adolescence
  • adolescence
    • emergent adulthood (18-25)
  • adulthood
    • early, mid, late

five major themes

1. how do nature and nurture interact in development?
2. how does the sociocultural context influence development?
3. is development continuous or discontinous?
   • more appreciative of continous
4. how do the various domains of devlopment interact?
5. what factors promote risk or resilience in development?