ISE Life: The Essentials of Human Development

Gabriela 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. 

Chapter 1 The Study of Human Development 
Chapter 2 Theory and Research 


Beginnings 
Chapter 3 Forming a New Life 
Chapter 4 Birth and Physical Development during the First Three Years 
Chapter 5 Cognitive Development during the First Three Years 
Chapter 6 Psychosocial Development during the First Three Years 


Early Childhood 
Chapter 7 Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood 
Chapter 8 Psychosocial Development in Early Childhood 


Middle Childhood 
Chapter 9 Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood 
Chapter 10 Psychosocial Development in Middle Childhood 


Adolescence 
Chapter 11 Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence 
Chapter 12 Psychosocial Development in Adolescence 


Emerging and Young Adulthood 
Chapter 13 Physical and Cognitive Development in Emerging and Young Adulthood 
Chapter 14 Psychosocial Development in Emerging and Young Adulthood 


Middle Adulthood 
Chapter 15 Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood 
Chapter 16 Psychosocial Development in Middle Adulthood 


Late Adulthood 
Chapter 17 Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood 
Chapter 18 Psychosocial Development in Late Adulthood 


The End of Life 
Chapter 19 Dealing with Death and Bereavement 


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