Psychology Glossary 52

Developmental Age: The chronological age at which most children show a particular level of physical or mental development.

发展年龄：大多数儿童身体或者心理发现到某个特定级别的实际年龄。

Developmental Psychology: The branch of psychology concerned with interaction between physical and psychological processes and with stages of growth from conception thoughtout the entire life span.

发展心理学：心理学的一个分支，研究身体和心理过程的交互作用，以及从概念到各个发现阶段的整个生命过程。

Dia thesis-Stress Hypothesis: A hypothesis about the cause of certain disorders, such as schizophrenia, that suggests that genetic factors predispose an individual to a certain disorder but that environmental stress factors must impinge in order for the potential risk to manifest itself.

素质—应激假设：一种关于某些疾病（如精神分裂症）成因的假说，认为遗传因素使个人易于患上某种疾病，但必须有环境压力因素的影响才能使潜在的风险显现出来。