Growth and development focusing on age group Growth and development of human is a continuous process which will proceed in an orderly manner throughout our life. The sequence of growth and development is predictable. Human at different age group will have different stages of growth and development. Generally, growth and development of human are divided to few stages in different age group which are prenatal, childhood, adolescence and adulthood. Prenatal stage is the first stages of human’s growth
Human development is a process individual becoming different and changes through time. The process of human development includes birth until death. According to Berger and Thompson (1994) human development is defined as a process of human moves from conception to death. Meanwhile, Papalia and Feldman (2012) defined human development as a lifelong process of changes and stability throughout the human life span from early stages of life until death. Generally, human development process consists of
everyone needs to go through. Life-span development is the process for someone to achieve maturity throughout his or her entire life. In biological term, “human development refers to the sequence of changes which organisms undergo in their route from simple state of organization to complex state of organization, from prenatal stage to maturity” (Van de Ven & Poole, 1995). It involves in physical, mental, cognitive and as well as emotional. In human growth and development, there are eight vital stages for
Adolescence is a period of developmental transition between childhood and adulthood. It begins with puberty and ends with attainment of adult status approximately at the age 18 or 21 years. Many authors like Greece philosophers Plato and Aristotle (forth Century B.C), suggest that scientific study of Adolescence begins with reasoning (Plato) and it is a period of having true ability to choose and that self-determination is a hallmark of maturity. The idea of adolescence is today one of our most widely
1. HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES OF ADOLESCENT Adolescence is a developmental transition between childhood and adulthood. It is the period from puberty until full adult status has been attained. Typically, adolescence begins at puberty and ends at 18 or 21 years of age. Many authors like Greece philosophers Plato and Aristotle (forth Century B.C), they say that suggest that scientific study of Adolescent begins with reasoning (Plato) and it is a period of having ability to choose and that self-determination
CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEWAND THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK 2.0 INTRODUCTION A cursory search on the internet and the library aptly revealed that quite a number of studies has been done in the area of adolescent reproductive health. A lot of research and work has gone into common adolescents’ reproductive health problems ranging from issues of teenage pregnancy, abortion, drug use, drug abuse, STDs and HIV/AIDS. Most of these works revolve around behavioral and attitudinal challenges of adolescents but
Human Development - Adolescence PSY1009 10/6/2017 Kamilah Vein – 1602511 Words: 999 Tutor: Tsietso Mafoso (Tuesday 14:15-15:00) Human Development refers to the psychological and biological development of a person throughout their lifespan. This development consists of the transitions from infancy, to childhood, to adolescence and finally to adulthood. In this essay I shall discuss the development of adolescence to adulthood with focus on the theoretical approach to physiological, cognitive
2.1 Adolescents The first nineteen year period of a person’s life is considered as the golden opportunity that a human is receiving to make his/her life towards betterment. Adolescence is the transient period in human growth and development that occurs after childhood and before adulthood, from ages 10 to19years. So, it is a period of opportunity as well as a time of risk. It opens the window of opportunity to set the stage for healthy and productive adulthood while serious health problems could
Adolescence is a developmental stage that involves various changes. Physical development, at the start of the adolescence, almost every part of the body undergoes some changes. It is triggered by hormonal changes that alter both the primary and secondary sex characteristics. Adolescence is also a stage that has been thought as period of “storm and stress”, a time of heightened emotional tension resulting from physical and physiological changes that are taking place in young adults. Emotions of the
The WHO identifies adolescence as the period in human growth and development that occurs after childhood and before adulthood, from ages 10 to19. Adolescence as a development stage is quite turbulent. Many changes occur in this developmental stage. Apart from the physical changes that are occuring in the body. Adolescence is also a time when risk taking behaviour happens. Peer relationships are more important now than ever before. There are also significant cognitive changes and the shift from concrete