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UNIT 2- BASIC CONCEPTS AND ISSUES ON HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

MODULE

1
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HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: MEANING,


CONCEPTS AND APPROACHES
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PREPARED BY: JEZA R. SAJONIA, LPT


At the end of this lesson, the students should
be able to:

Define human development in your


own words.
Distinguish between traditional and
life- span approach of development
Kenn, a 3- year old John, a 7- year old
TWO
APPROACHES TRADITIONAL APPROACH
TO HUMAN - Extensive change from birth to adolescence,
DEVELOPMENT little or no change in adulthood and decline in
late old age.

LIFE- SPAN APPROACH


TRADITIONAL - Believe that even adulthood developmental
change takes place as it does during childhood.
APPROACH

LIFE- SPAN
APPROACH
CHARACTERISTICS OF LIFE- DEVELOPMENT IS LIFE-LONG
SPAN APPROACH
DEVELOPMENT IS PLASTIC
What are the characteristics of human
development from a life- span DEVELOPMENT IS MULTI-
perspective? Paul Baltes (Santrock,
2002) an expert in life- span DIMENSIONAL
development, gives the following  Development is relatively orderly
characteristics:  Development takes place gradually

DEVELOPMENT IS CONTEXTUAL
DEVELOPMENT INVOLVES
GROWTH, MAINTENANCE AND
REGULATION
TWO
APPROACHES
TO HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IS LIFE-LONG
DEVELOPMENT

It does not end in adulthood.


It will continue developing even in
adulthood.
TWO
APPROACHES
TO HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IS PLASTIC
DEVELOPMENT

Refers to the potential for change.


Development is possible throughout
the life- span.
TWO
APPROACHES
TO HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT IS MULTI-DIMENSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
Development as a process is complex
because it is the product of biological,
cognitive and socioemotional
processes (Santrock, 2002)
TWO
APPROACHES
TO HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT IS RELATIVELY ORDERLY
DEVELOPMENT
PROXIMODISTAL CEPHALO-CAUDAL
PATTERN PATTERN
- Growth starts at the center of - Where the greatest
the body and moves towards the development takes place
extremities. at the top of the body.
- An example of such a pattern is - The head, and physical
the early development of development moves
muscular control of the trunk gradually downwards:
and arms relative to the hands e.g. neck, shoulders,
and fingers. trunk, etc.
TWO
APPROACHES
TO HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT TAKES PLACE GRADUALLY
DEVELOPMENT
 Cognitive processes involve changes in the individual’s
thought, intelligence, and language.
 Socioemotional processes include changes in the
individual’s relationships with other people, changes in
emotions, and changes in personality.
 These biological, cognitive and socioemotional
processes are inextricably intertwined.
TWO
APPROACHES
TO HUMANDEVELOPMENT IS CONTEXTUAL
DEVELOPMENT
 Individuals respond to and act on contexts.
 These contexts include the individual’s
biological make-up, physical environment,
cognitive processes, historical and social
and cultural context.
TWO
APPROACHES
TO HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT INVOLVES GROWTH,
DEVELOPMENT
MAINTENANCE AND REGULATIONS
 Growth, maintenance and regulations are
three (3) goals of human development.
 The goals of individuals vary among
developmental stage.

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