Human Development

General Psychology: Topic 6

What is Development?
What Is Developmental Psychology?

 Developmental psychology is the branch of psychology that focuses on

how people grow and change over the course of a lifetime. Those who
specialize in this field are not just concerned with the physical changes
that occur as people grow; they also look at the social, emotional, and
cognitive development that occurs throughout life.
Some of the many issues that developmental
psychologists may help patients deal with include:

 Motor skill development

 Language acquisition
 Emotional development
 The emergence of self-awareness and self-concept
 Cognitive development during childhood and throughout life
 Social and cultural influences on child development
 Personality development
 Moral reasoning
 Developmental challenges and learning disabilities
Concerns at Different Stages of Development
Concerns at Different Stages of
Development
 Prenatal period
 Infancy (Birth – 2 years old)
 Early childhood (3 – 5 years old)
 Middle and Late (6 – 12 years old)
 Adolescence (13 – 18 years old)
 Early Adulthood (19 – 29 years old)
 Middle Adulthood (30 – 60 years old)
 Late Adulthood (61 years old and above)
Developmental Tasks
Developmental Tasks
Parenting Styles
Parenting Styles
Developmental Theories

 Freud's Psychosexual Developmental Theory (Sati)

 Erikson's Psychosocial Developmental Theory (Dava)
 Behavioral Child Development Theories : John B. Watson and B.F.
Skinner
 Piaget's Cognitive Developmental Theory (Yiping)
 Bowlby's Attachment Theory (Afi)
 Bandura's Social Learning Theory (Fadhil)
 Vygotsky's Sociocultural Theory (Nabila)
 Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development (Yayi)
Issues in Human Development
Recurring Issues of Human
Development
Debates in Developmental
Psychology
Sources

 https://www.verywellmind.com/child-development-theories-2795068
 https://www.verywellmind.com/developmental-psychology-4157180
 https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-psychology/chapter/theori
es-of-human-development/