Psychological development is the process of a person's mental and emotional growth and change throughout life.
biopsychosocial model is a holistic approach to understanding the human experience in terms of the influence of biological, psychological, and social factors
Biological factors: internal genetic and/or physiologically based factors
Psychological factors: internal factors pertaining to an individual’s mental processes, including their cognition, affect, thoughts, beliefs, and attitudes
Social factors: external factors relating to an individual’s interactions with others and their external environment, including their relationships and community involvement
Examples of biological factors are:
-genetic predispositions
-medications
-nutrition
-sleep
-diseases and immune system functioning
-hormones
Examples of psychological factors are:
-attitudes/beliefs
-emotions
-personality
-coping skills
-sense of self
-self-esteem
-thoughts
-memories and learning
Examples of social factors include:
-interpersonal relationships
-attachment style
-cultural norms
-socioeconomic status
-education
-physical and family environment
-level of social support
Mental wellbeing: an individual’s current psychological state, involving their ability to think, process information, and regulate emotions
Psychological development: an individual’s changes in functioning across multiple domains, including the lifelong growth across emotional, cognitive, and social domains
Emotional development: the continuous, lifelong development of skills that allow individuals to control, express, and recognise emotions in an appropriate way
Typical behaviour: an activity that is consistent with how an individual usually behaves
Atypical behaviour: an activity that is unusual or unnatural according to how an individual usually behaves
The criteria for categorising typical and atypical behaviour are