Family Law and Personal Life

Special fields of psychology

Much emphasis i psychology has bee give o he child a d o he devia perso ali y. Developme al psychology is par icularly sig ifica , he , i ha i provides for formal s udy of childre a d adul s a every s age of developme hrough he life spa . Developme al psychology reflec s he view ha huma developme a d behavior hroughou he life spa is a fu c io of he i erac io be wee biologically de ermi ed fac ors, such as heigh or emperame , a d e viro me al i flue ces, such as family, schooli g, religio , a d cul ure. S udies of hese i erac io s focus o heir co seque ces for people a differe age levels. For example, developme al psychologis s are i eres ed i how childre who were physically abused by heir pare s behave whe hey hemselves become pare s. S udies, al hough i co clusive, sugges ha abused childre of e become abusive pare s. O her rece s udies have focused o he rela io ship be wee he agi g process a d i ellec ual compe e ce; co rary o he radi io al o io ha a perso ’s i ellec ual skills decli e rapidly af er he age of 55, research i dica es ha he decli e is gradual.