Human Development
Total Contact Hours:
18 hours
Course Directors:
Brenda Roman, M.D., Professor, Psychiatry
Sabrina Neeley, Ph.D., MPH, Assistant Professor, Community Health
Course Description:
This course is an introduction to human development across the life span and provides a foundation for providing patient care from a developmental perspective. The objectives of this course are for the student to be able to:
- articulate the normal developmental stages across the life cycle
- recognize the common reactions to normative crises in the life cycle
- apply the psychosocial theories of human development to future patient encounters
Included in this course are the special topics of the impaired physician and how to recognize domestic violence.
Course Learning Goals, Assessment, Practice, Teaching and Learning Activities, and their Integration with the Institutional Educational Objectives:
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What does our institution want our graduates to do? |
If your students mastered the content of your course, what would they be able to do? |
What will students need to do for them and others (peers, professors) to know whether they have achieved this specific learning goal? |
How will students get the information they need to learn? |
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1. Describe physical developmental milestones (motor, language and cognitive), psychological development (Erickson’s Stages), sexual development (gender identity, sexual identity and sexual orientation) and social development for the following live stages:
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MCQ exam Essay exam TBL IRAT/GRAT (Adolescence and Older Adulthood) |
Practice MCQ exam Practice essay exam TBL GAPP (Adolescence and Older Adulthood) |
Assigned readings Online tutorials Development charts Live lectures Notepack TBL |
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2. Describe the major issues and common reactions to normative crises for the following live stages:
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MCQ exam Essay exam TBL IRAT/GRAT (Adolescence and Older Adulthood) |
Practice MCQ exam Practice essay exam TBL GAPP (Adolescence and Older Adulthood) |
Assigned readings Online tutorials Development charts Live lectures Notepack TBL |
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3. Define health according to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) definition. |
MCQ exam Essay exam |
ARS questions Practice MCQ exam Practice essay exam |
Online tutorial Live lecture Notepack |
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4. Describe the leading causes of mortality and the leading morbidity risks for each of the following live stages:
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MCQ exam Essay exam |
ARS questions Practice Essay exam |
Development charts Live lectures |
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5. Define child abuse, elder abuse and domestic violence, including the types of abuse; identify the risk factors for the various types of abuse and the psychological consequences; and write a treatment plan, including the responsibilities of a physician, for managing domestic violence, child abuse and elder abuse.
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MCQ exam Essay exam |
Practice MCQ exam Practice essay exam |
Panel discussions Online tutorials |
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6. Write a comprehensive description of each of the components of the following live stages:
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Essay exam |
Practice essay exam |
Assigned readings Online tutorials Development charts Live lectures |
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7. Demonstrate professionalism through the ability to:
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No formal assessment |
Participation in class, TBLs and exams |
Faculty role-modeling during class |
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