HUMAN GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT

This book is about the journal of life of an individual and in its introduction the concepts of growth and development are clearly explained. Then the historical development of the psychology of human growth and development. A chapter on various research methods that can be employed when trying to get new facts about children. There are various theories explaining how the human being develops Gessels Sigmund Freuds Psychodynamics and Erickson Psycho –social.The various stages of human growth and development like Prenatal the factors that influence foetal development before and during birth(:Neonatal) childhood Adolescence early adulthood middle adulthood and late adult. The physical and perceptual developments are clearly explained as well as cognitive language social emotional and moral development.