Human

Development
 Human Development
IS DEFINED AS THE PROCESS OF
ENLARGING PEOPLE’S FREEDOMS AND
OPPORTUNITIES AND IMPROVING THEIR
WELL-BEING.
 FOUR MAJOR
DOMAINS OF
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
1. PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
2. COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
3. SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
4. LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
 Physical
Development
DEFINED AS THE BIOLOGICAL
CHANGES THAT OCCUR IN THE
BODY AND BRAIN.
 Cognitive
Development
DEFINED AS THE CHANGES IN THE
WAY WE THINK, UNDERSTAND, AND
REASON ABOUT THE WORLD.
 PIAGET’S 4 STAGES OF
COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
 THE SENSORIMOTOR
STAGE:

A PERIOD OF TIME BETWEEN

BIRTH AND AGE TWO DURING
WHICH AN INFANT’S KNOWLEDGE
OF THE WORLD IS LIMITED TO HIS
OR HER SENSORY PERCEPTIONS
AND MOTOR ACTIVITIES.
 THE PREOPERATIONAL
STAGE:

A PERIOD BETWEEN AGES TWO

AND SIX DURING WHICH A CHILD
LEARNS TO USE LANUAGE.
 THE CONCRETE
OPERATIONAL STAGE:
A PERIOD BETWEEN AGES SEVEN
AND ELEVEN DURING WHICH
CHILDREN GAIN BETTER
UNDERSTANDING OF MENTAL
OPERATIONS.
 THE FORMAL
OPERATIONAL STAGE:

A PERIOD BETWEEN AGES TWELVE

TO ADULTHOOD AND WHEN PEOPLE
DEVELOP THEIR ABILITY TO THINK
ABOUT ABSTRACT CONCEPTS.
 Social-Emotional
Development
DEFINED AS THE CHANGES IN THE
WAYS WE CONNECT TO OTHER
INDIVIDUALS AND EXPRESS AND
UNDERSTAND EMOTIONS.
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Language Development
INFANTS UNDERSTAND WORDS BEFORE
THEY CAN SAY. IN OTHER WORDS,
COMPREHENSION PRECEDES
PRODUCTION OF LANUAGE.
THE FOUR DIFFERENT
ASPECTS OF
LANGUAGE:
 PHONOLOGY:

THE SOUND THAT MAKES UP THE LANGAUGE

 SYNTAX:

THE GRAMMAR OF THE LANGAUGE

 SEMANTICS:

THE MEANING OF THE WORDS

 PRAGMATICS:

HOW WE USE LANGUAGE IN SOCIAL SITUATIONS

TO COMMUNICATE.
 TWO AREAS OF THE
BRAIN

Broca’s Area - important for the speech production.

Wernicke’s Area - important for understanding and

making sense out of speech.
 2 Approaches to Human
Development
TRADITIONAL- extensive change from birth to adolescence
little or no change in adulthood and decline in late old age.
LIFE SPAN- is a theoretical perspective that emphasizes the
lifelong nature of human development. It recognizes that people
change in a variety of ways throughout their lives, both physically
and mentally. The life-span approach also takes into account the
importance of both biological and environmental influences on
development.
Characteristics of Human Development
from a Life-span Perspective
Development is lifelong.
Development is plastic.
Development is multidimensional.
Development is contextual.
Development involves growth maintenance
and regulation.
THANK YOU FOR
LISTENING!!
PRESENTED BY GROUP 1:
DALE BALANGATAN
KAREN BARBOSA
JEFREY CAPIA
TRICIA CO
ALJEAN DIZON
 QUIZ!!
TRUE OR FALSE
1. Traditional approach is a linear process and
have own unique characteristics and
challenges.

2. Life span development change during birth to

adolescence.

3. Both approaches provide different

perspective on the process of change.
 4. Development consists of biological, cognitive
and socio-emotion dimensions.

5. Development is not contextual

6. One of the characteristics of life-span

development is involves growth maintenance
and regulation.

7. The traditional approach shows extensive

change from birth to adulthood.
8. The life span approach can be helpful for
understanding how development continues
throughout adulthood.

9. Development is life-long process, meaning we

will continue developing even until adulthood,
and the only thing that can stop our
development is when we die.

10. Development is possible as long as we are

alive.
11. It is important to understand the concepts of
human development, because everything related to
human development can be traced back to these
three domains.

12. Cognitive development is defined as the changes

in the way we think, understand, and reason about
the world.

13. Social-emotional development is defined as the

changes in the ways we connect to other
individuals and express and understand emotions.
14. Phonology is one of the aspect of the
language connotes to the grammar of the
language.

15. How we use language in social situations to

communicate is called Pragmatics.

16. Broca’s area is important for understanding

and making sense out of speech.