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Hello, I am Dr.
Gina Touch Mercer,
a clinical psychologist
and director of
the behavioral and social
sciences curriculum at
the University of Arizona
College of Medicine
in Phoenix, Arizona.
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As a foundation of the
Behavioral Medicine series,
I will talk about the
psycho-social theories
that underlie study
of human development.
In the first of these two talks,
I will summarize the major
theories relevant to
child development and
then the second talk,
the focus will be on adult
development and aging.
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Our agenda for Part 1,
child development begins with
an introduction to lifespan
human development,
I will define human development
and review the terms,
concepts and stage theories that
highlight healthy and typical
functioning in children.
I will also highlight
the atypical presentations and
deviations from the range of
normal development that
often correlate with
adverse health and
mental health outcomes
in children and adolescents.
I will note the developmental
considerations for health and
health care using
actual patient examples
from my practice.
In highlighting these
considerations,
I will identify and summarize
the theories of child
development that can help to
explain the etiology of
health and mental health
concerns or presenting
problems and will focus
on what practitioners
and researchers can do to
promote optimal health.
I will also identify
adaptive living and
coping skills and support
systems for living
with health conditions that
emerge when development
is non-linear,
arrested, or regressed.
Finally, in throughout
the two talks on healthy
human development,
I will note particular relevance
to medical specialties,
well as to general practice and
we'll provide resources
for further study.
