GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

Growth-the measurable physical changes that occur

throughout a person's life.
examples: height, weight, body shape, dental structure
(teeth)
Development - Refers to the changes in intellectual,
mental and emotional skills that occur over time. Think,
maturation.
Erikson’s Stages of Human Development
1. Infancy
2. Early Childhood
3. Preschool Children
4. School Age
5. Adolescence
6. Young Adult
7. Adulthood
8. Old Age
 Infancy (birth-1yr)
The first stage is infancy which starts at birth to one
year of age. An infant is dependent and establishing trust
to the one who takes care of him but if there is no
fulfillment it will lead into feeling of mistrust.
 Early Childhood (2yrs-3yrs)
The second stage of development takes place during
early childhood and is focusing on developing a greater
sense of personal control. He/she performs basic actions
and simple decisions that make him/her secure and
confident.
 Preschool Children (4years-6years)
The preschool children need to begin asserting control
and power over the environment. In a success stage, it
leads to a sense of purpose, the failure results in a sense
of guilt.
 School Age (7yrs-12yrs)
The School age develops a sense of pride in their
accomplishments and abilities, competence and beliefs
in their skills. Those who receive little or no
encouragement from others will doubt their abilities to
be successful.
 Adolescence (13yrs-19yrs)
During Adolescence, children explore and develop a
sense of self. Those who remain unsure of their beliefs
and desires will feel insecure and confused about
themselves and the future.
 Young Adult (19yrs-35yrs)
Young Adult stage is in the state of exploring personal
relationships, develops closeness and committed
relationships other people. Those who are successful at
this step will form relationships that are committed and
secure.
 Adulthood(35yrs-55yrs)
Adulthood stage focuses on career and family.
They feel that they are contributing to the world by
being active in their home and community, failure
to attain will lead to feeling of unproductive and
uninvolved to the community.
 Old Age(55yrs-above)
The Old Age is focused on reflecting
back on life if with few regrets and a
general feeling of satisfaction.
 In what phase of development are you now?

If your characteristics fit to the adolescence stage, then

you are already an adolescent.
Adolescence is the stage to determine your identity.
Identity means how a person sees himself in relation to
his world. It means a sense of self or individuality in
the context of life and what is going to happen in the
future. The adolescent learns relationships, and a to
negotiate new responsibilities, evolving new sense of
self.
Adolescence with puberty. Puberty is the time
when you start to become sexually mature. It
usually happens at the age of 10 or 11 for girls
and 12 or 13 for boys. However, this is not
true for everybody.
The age when you experience puberty is
influenced by heredity, nutrition, exercise, and
other environmental factors
Girls usually complete puberty by ages 15 to 17,
and boys usually complete puberty by ages 16 to
17, and attain reproductive maturity about four
years.
 Physical Changes
BOYS
• The voice becomes deeper .
• The adam’s apple becom
bigger
• The shoulder becomes
wider than the hips
• Hair grows on the face,
body and pubic area .
• The skin on the upper arms
and thighs becomes rough
GIRLS
• Breast develop
• The hips become wider than
the shoulders.
• Hair grows on the under
arm and pubic area.
COMMON CHANGES
• There is a rapid increase in height
and weight.
• The head, hands and feet grow
faster first, then the arms and
legs.
• Body composition muscles
develop rapidly .
• Muscles grow
• Body fat increases, although the
increase in girls body fat is more
than the boys.
• There is sudden increase in
hormone production
• Bones develop and become
harder •
• Sweat and oil glands become
more active