Diana has returned to college after raising her children. She feels that her human development course overemphasizes the dramatic changes that occur from birth to adolescence and disregards the various developmental issues of adulthood. Which developmental theory might address her concerns

This question lacks options, options are:

A. traditional

B. life-span

C. ethological

D. ecological

The correct answer is B.

Explanation:

Development life-span theory studies the processes of change and continuity that take place in behavior and psychological abilities during the course of life. Each stage of development revolves around a central crisis that the individual has to deal with in order to move on to the next stage. In its origins, this theory focused on the study of evolutionary changes in childhood, since it was considered that practically nothing changed in the adulthood stage. Development was defined as the progressive acquisition of functions, skills and abilities that will allow the child to interact with her environment to adapt to it. From this perspective, the great changes that occur from birth to adolescence were emphasized, development was believed to be something that only occurred in childhood, and changes in maturity and decline during old age. This approach was modified in the mid-twentieth century, at which time this discipline began to consider other periods of the life cycle, expanded its scope of study and started to consider the processes that occurred in the different evolutionary stages, beginning in prenatal development until the moment of death.