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Human Development Study Guide

Human development refers to the psychological and biological growth of humans throughout their life. It starts from infancy and continues through adulthood. The scientific study of human development is called developmental psychology. Development is defined as a process that enlarges people's freedoms and opportunities while improving their well-being. Patterns of development follow either a head-to-toe or center-of-body-to-extremities progression. The life-span approach emphasizes development throughout adulthood, in contrast to the traditional view which focuses on childhood and sees decline in old age. Human development has multiple dimensions and directions that are influenced by environmental contexts over one's lifetime in a non-uniform way.

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Human Development Study Guide

Human development refers to the psychological and biological growth of humans throughout their life. It starts from infancy and continues through adulthood. The scientific study of human development is called developmental psychology. Development is defined as a process that enlarges people's freedoms and opportunities while improving their well-being. Patterns of development follow either a head-to-toe or center-of-body-to-extremities progression. The life-span approach emphasizes development throughout adulthood, in contrast to the traditional view which focuses on childhood and sees decline in old age. Human development has multiple dimensions and directions that are influenced by environmental contexts over one's lifetime in a non-uniform way.

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NAVARRO, WELMER V.

ACTIVITY #2
BSED. MAJOR IN SOCSTUD
2ND YEAR/SET B
THE CHILD AND ADOLESCENT LEARNERS AND LEARNING PRINCIPLES
TUE-FRI 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Define human development in your own words.


Human development refers to the psychological and biological growth of human being
throughout life. It is starts from infancy all the way to adulthood. The scientific study of the
development of a human being, psychologically is referred to as developmental psychology.

1. Give the meaning of human development - Human development is defined as the


process of enlarging people's freedoms and opportunities and improving their well-being.

2. Fill the blanks with the correct answer.


Patterns of development
a. The direction of growth following the cephalocaudal pattern is from the head to the
trunk region, then last to the feet.
b. The direction of growth following the proximodistal pattern is from the Centre or core
of the body to the outward, toward the extremities.

3. Difference between the traditional and life-span approaches to human development.


 The traditional approach emphasizes extensive change from birth to
adolescence, little or no change in adulthood, and decline in late old age.
The life-span approach emphasizes developmental change during
adulthood as well as childhood.

4. Characteristics of human development from a life-span perspective.

Lifelong

Multi- Multi-
dimensional directional
Characteristic
of human
development

Plastic, Multi-
contextual disciplinary
5. In one sentence, write the characteristic of human development expressed in this Venn
diagram.
Answer: From the letter to message in thinking

6. Discuss the meaning of the quotations written beneath the title of these Unit and Module.
Relate the quotation to your life. Child care, education and parenting.

Love for the child is a blessing of God give adequate education, guidance and
companionship as a responsible parent.

7. Put √ check before a correct statement and an x before a wrong one.


If you put x explain why.

√ 1. Development is a pattern of change.


√ 2. Development is a either growth or decline.
√ 3. From both traditional and life-span perspectives development is lifelong.
√ 4. In the development process, there are things that hold true to all people.
√ 5. Individual develop uniformly
√ 6. Development is predictable because it follows an orderly process.
√ 7. Development is unidimensional.
√ 8. Development takes place in a vacuum.
√ 9. The effect of cognitive and socioemotional processes.

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