Growth n development with principles

1. PSYCHOLOGY
GROWTH

&

DEVELOPMENT

2. GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT
•Growth can be defined as an increase in
size, length, height, and weight or the
changes in quantitative aspects of an
organism.
• Development is a series of orderly
progression towards maturity. It implies
overall qualitative changes resulting in
the improved functioning of the
organism.

3. GROWTH VS DEVELOPMENT
•quantitative changes in size,
weight number etc.
•one of the parts of
development.
•changes that take place in
particular aspects of the body &
behaviour
•continue throughout life but
stops with the attainment of
maturity
•changes may be measured
•quantitative & observable
•may or may not bring about
development.
•qualitative
•changes in the quality
•overall changes in the
individual. Growth is one of
its parts
•describes the changes in the
organism as a whole.
•continuous process- from
womb to tomb
•changes are qualitative in
nature & cannot be
measured- can be assessed
•possible without growth

4. PRINCIPLES OF DEVELOPMENT
•There are seven principles of development
that have been put forth from the scientific
knowledge gained from observing
children.

5. PRINCIPLES OF DEVELOPMENT
•PRINCIPLE OF CONTINUOUS DEVELOPMENT
•PRINCIPLE OF ORDERLY DEVELOPMENT
•PRINCIPLE OF SEQUENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
•PRINCIPLE OF UNIQUE DEVELOPMENT
•PRINCIPLE OF INTER-RELATED DEVELOPMENT
•PRINCIPLE OF INTERACTION OF HEREDITY &
ENVIROMENT
•PRINCIPLE OF INTERACTION OF MATURATION &
LEARNING

6. PRINCIPLE OF CONTINUOUS DEVELOPMENT
•This states that development is a
continuous process.
•Only disease or severe malnutrition
may halt its continuity for some time.

7. PRINCIPLE OF ORDERLY DEVELOPMENT
•It states that development proceeds from
general to specific directions.

8. PRINCIPLE OF SEQUENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
•According to this, development follows a
sequential pattern wherein puberty is achieved
before full physical structure.

9. PRINCIPLE OF UNIQUE DEVELOPMENT
•This states that even though
there is a set pattern of
development every
individual differs with
regards to the time he
achieves the changes.
•For ex. All children crawl
before standing but the age
at which they perform these
activities is different.

10. PRINCIPLE OF INTER-RELATED
DEVELOPMENT
•This states that the three types of developments that
take place in an individual are social, mental and
emotional.
•However these three are inter-related and one
doesn’t exist without the other.

11. PRINCIPLE OF INTERACTION OF HEREDITY
& ENVIROMENT
•According to this
principle, an individual
is the product of his
heredity and
environment.
•Even though the genes
play an important role
in determining the rate
and quality of growth
and development, his
socio-cultural,
emotional and physical
environment has its
own importance.

12. PRINCIPLE OF INTERACTION OF
MATURATION & LEARNING
•Maturation refers to the
changes in the developing
organism due to ripening
of abilities,
characteristics, traits,
behaviour due to training
etc.
•This principle states that
the interaction of the
maturity and learning
process of an individual
influences growth and
development.

13. STAGES OF CHILD’S DEVELOPMENT
•Every child is a changing,
growing and developing
organism. Rousseau
attempted to divide the
child’s development into 4
stages.
•infancy lasting upto 5 years,
•childhood lasting upto 12
years,
•adolescence upto 18 years
•maturity from 18 years
onwards