ISE Life: The Essentials of Human Development

DescriptionLife: The Essentials of Human Development is designed to be a brief but thorough account of human development from conception to death, exposing students to culture and diversity, and immersing them in practical application.Table of ContentsPart 1: About Human DevelopmentChapter 1: The Study of Human DevelopmentChapter 2: Theory and ResearchPart 2: BeginningsChapter 3: Forming a New LifeChapter 4: Birth and Physical Development during the First Three YearsChapter 5: Cognitive Development during the First Three YearsChapter 6: Psychosocial Development during the First Three YearsPart 3: Early ChildhoodChapter 7: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early ChildhoodChapter 8: Psychosocial Development in Early ChildhoodPart 4: Middle ChildhoodChapter 9: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle ChildhoodChapter 10: Psychosocial Development in Middle ChildhoodPart 5: AdolescenceChapter 11: Physical and Cognitive Development in AdolescenceChapter 12: Psychosocial Development in AdolescencePart 6: Emerging and Young AdulthoodChapter 13: Physical and Cognitive Development in Emerging and Young AdulthoodChapter 14: Psychosocial Development in Emerging and Young AdulthoodPart 7: Middle AdulthoodChapter 15: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle AdulthoodChapter 16: Psychosocial Development in Middle AdulthoodPart 8: Late AdulthoodChapter 17: Physical and Cognitive Development in Late AdulthoodChapter 18: Psychosocial Development in Late AdulthoodPart 9: The End of LifeChapter 19: Dealing with Death and BereavementAuthor BiographyGabriela Alicia Martorell was born in Seattle, Washington, but moved as a toddler to Guatemala. At eight, she returned to the United States and lived in Northern California until leaving for her undergraduate training at the University of California, Davis. After obtaining her B.S. in Psychology, she earned her Ph.D. in Developmental and Evolutionary Psychology with an interdisciplinary emphasis in Human Development from the University of California, Santa Barbara. She now works as a Full Professor of Psychology at Virginia Wesleyan University and serves as the chair of the Institutional Review Board. Gabi maintains an active teaching schedule and teaches courses in Introductory Psychology, Lifespan Human Development, Infant Development, Child Development, Adolescent Development, Culture and Development, Evolutionary Psychology, Research Methods, Original Research Project and Capstone community-based learning courses in Early Childhood Education and Adulthood and Aging. She is committed to teaching, mentoring, and advising. She recently concluded a 5-year longitudinal National Science Foundation grant focused on the retention of higher education students from traditionally underrepresented groups in science, technology, engineering, and math. She is also a volunteer trainer for Court Appointed Special Advocates, and a group fitness instructor for the YMCA of South Hampton Roads.