Views of development

• Psychodyanmic approach

  Presents most coherent theory of development, tying its concepts and processes to specific (psychosexual) stages that are determined by age.
• Development in teen years- PA


  Freud however saw little development once child entered genital stage in teen years
• Cognitive approach

  Stage theories within Cognitive approach have contributed to our understanding our understanding of child development like children form increasingly concepts (schema) once they get older
• Biological approach

  Maturation is an important principle in the biological approach whereby genetically determined changes in child's physiological status influence psychological and behaviour characteristics
• Humansitic approach


  Sees the development of self as ongoing throughout life and child's relationship with parents is a key determinant of psychological health
• Behavioural approach and Social learning theory


  Do not offer coherent stages of theories of development but see the processes that underpin learning as continuous- occurring at any age