This definition can be contrasted with that proposed by life-span developmental psychologists: Development is a life-long process beginning at conception and ending at death (Honzik, 1984, p. 309). Development is thus extended to include the whole of life.
A cockroache can live up to 10 days without its head. In fact it doesn't die of suffication but of dehydration.  a cockroach can live up to a week without it's head because â¦it's brain is in its body. 1 person found this useful.
For example, a cockroach possesses a higher immunity against radiation than humans, (although it cannot survive a nuclear explosion), it can hold its breath for as long as 40 minutes, and it can last for weeks without food. However, the most amazing thing of allâ¦ a cockroach can survive without its head! And not just for a minute or twoâ¦ a decapitated cockroach can go on living for weeks on end!. Before we delve deeper into this mystery of roachesâ headless survival, letâs first examine why humans (and almost every other creature on the planet) cannot survive without their precious heads.