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• Three Aspects/Domains of Human Development

  • Physical Development
  • Cognitive Development
  • Psychosocial Development
• Physical Development


  Growth of the body and the brain, motor and sensory skills, and physical health
• Cognitive Development


  Capacity to learn, to speak, to understand, to reason and to create
• Psychosocial Development


  Social interactions with other people, emotions, attitudes, self-identity, personality, beliefs, and values
• Personality


  The group of behavioral and emotional traits that distinguishes an individual
• Heredity


  The sum of traits that are passed from your ancestors to you
• Inherited Traits


  Human traits determined by heredity
• Common traits amongst humans (i.e. two eyes, two legs, etc.)
• Heredity can also cause differences among humans</b>
• Environment


  All of the conditions, objects, and circumstances that surround an individual
• Acquired Traits


  Traits developed as a result of environmental factors
• Maturation/Response to your environment


  The natural progression of the brain and the body that affects the cognitive (thinking and intelligence), psychological (emotion, attitude and self-identity), and social (relationships) dimensions of a person
• Reactions to the same movie

  • Various reactions
• Nature vs. Nurture (Heredity vs. Environment)

  Factors that shape personality
• All three factors (heredity, environment, maturation) shape/affect your personality
• Much of your future will be determined by the decisions you make as you balance these 3 factors
• Self-concept


  The way you see yourself
• There is no one else in the world exactly like YOU!!
• What is included in your self-concept?


  • Your appearance, your personality traits, and your abilities
• If you feel good about your appearance


  You feel good about yourself
• If you feel comfortable with your personality

  You have a positive self-concept
• Self-esteem


  How you feel about yourself
• If you have self-esteem


  • You believe in yourself
  • You feel worthwhile
  • Accept your weakness, but don't dwell on them
  • You have confidence
• You can learn new skills and take reasonable risks
• Self-esteem may increase or decrease, and this is NORMAL
• With time you will be able to pay less attention to those events that lower your self-esteem
• Character


  Sense of right and wrong that guides your behavior
• Character development begins in childhood
• As children interact with their parents and other adults, they begin to learn which behaviors are acceptable and which are not
• These acquired standards guide their behavior, and thus their character develops
• In the early years, children's behavior is often guided by forces outside of their control
• As they grow older, children's behavior is shaped by the approval/disapproval of others outside the family
• Often guided by rules that have been established by authorities
• Obeying these rules will help you build character
• The controls (rules) will eventually become a part of you and act in accordance with your own conscience
• Virtues That Help Build Character

  • Self-Discipline
  • Responsibility
  • Honest & Integrity
  • Loyalty
  • Compassion & Mercy
  • Motivation & Hard Work
  • Perseverance
• Character development is important in our society as it helps maintain order
• Families today may not be doing a better job in helping children develop character than past generations
• Personality development or personal development is a complex process influenced by various factors
• Human nature is very complex, and human beings have the sole capacity to reflect upon itself and develop self-awareness, become motivated, and then desire to grow and change for the better