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Basic Concepts and Issues On Human Development

Human development begins at conception and continues throughout the lifespan. It includes patterns of growth and decline in biological, cognitive, and socio-emotional domains. Approaches to human development include the traditional view that focuses on childhood and the life span view that sees development occurring throughout one's entire life in a multi-dimensional, contextual, and plastic manner with the goals of growth, maintenance, and regulation.

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Basic Concepts and Issues On Human Development

Human development begins at conception and continues throughout the lifespan. It includes patterns of growth and decline in biological, cognitive, and socio-emotional domains. Approaches to human development include the traditional view that focuses on childhood and the life span view that sees development occurring throughout one's entire life in a multi-dimensional, contextual, and plastic manner with the goals of growth, maintenance, and regulation.

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BASIC CONCEPTS AND

ISSUES ON HUMAN
C

DEVELOPMENT
Human Development
••Human development is the pattern of
movement or change that begins at conception
and continues through the life span.
••It includes growth and decline.
••Development can be positive or negative.
PATTERNS FOR HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT
•Proximodistal pattern

•Cephalocaudal pattern
Proximodistal pattern
•the early development of muscular
control of the trunk and arms
relative to the hands and fingers.
Cephalocaudal pattern
•the greatest growth always occurs at
the top - the head with physical
growth in size, weight, and future
differentiation gradually working its
way down from top to bottom.
Major domain of Development

••BIOLOGICAL
••COGNITIVE
••SOCIO-EMOTIONAL
BIOLOGICAL
-involve changes in the
individual’s physical nature.
COGNITIVE
-involves a changes in the
individuals thought,
intelligence, and language.
SOCIO-EMOTIONAL
-include changes in the
individual's relationships with
other people, change in emotions,
and change of personality.
APPROACHES TO HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT
-Traditional

-Life Span
TRADITIONAL
Human development shows extensive
change from birth to adolescence,
little or no change in adulthood and
decline in the late old age.
LIFE SPAN
Human development occurs
all throughout the life-span
of an individual.
Characteristics of Life-span
Development
-Life-long - It does not end by
adulthood and no development
stage dominates the development.
Multi-dimensional
Development
consists of biological, cognitive,
and socio- emotional dimensions.
Plastic/Plasticity
Development is possible
throughout the life-span. Refers
to malleability, or openness to
change in response to experience.
Contextual
Individuals are changing
beings in a changing world.
Growth, maintenance
and regulation are
three goals of every
human development.

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