{"id":1020,"date":"2022-09-29T10:47:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T08:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/definition-of-growth-and-development\/"},"modified":"2023-06-30T13:25:42","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T11:25:42","slug":"definition-of-growth-and-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/ru\/definition-of-growth-and-development\/","title":{"rendered":"DEFINITION OF GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>&nbsp;Growth and Development, also known as&nbsp;<span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 11pt;\">Developmental Psychology is a branch of Psychology that studies age dynamics of the <a href=\"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/ru\/carl-jungs-collective-unconscious-theory-of-personality\/\">human psyche<\/a>. It includes child Psychology, teenage psychology, adult psychology, and old age psychology.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/study.com\/cimages\/course-image\/human-growth-development-syllabus-resource-lesson-plans_138896_large.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/study.com\/cimages\/course-image\/human-growth-development-syllabus-resource-lesson-plans_138896_large.jpg\" alt=\"Growth and Development\" title=\"Growth and Development\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 11pt;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f443580a454\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f443580a454\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/ru\/definition-of-growth-and-development\/#Developmental_Psychology\" >Developmental Psychology<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/ru\/definition-of-growth-and-development\/#DEFINITION_OF_GROWTH_AND_DEVELOPMENT\" >DEFINITION OF GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/ru\/definition-of-growth-and-development\/#MATURATION\" >MATURATION<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/ru\/definition-of-growth-and-development\/#i_Phylogenetic_Functions\" >(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Phylogenetic Functions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/ru\/definition-of-growth-and-development\/#ii_Ontogenetic_Functions\" >(ii)&nbsp; Ontogenetic Functions<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/ru\/definition-of-growth-and-development\/#_DEVELOPMENT\" >\u00a0DEVELOPMENT<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/ru\/definition-of-growth-and-development\/#THE_RELATIONSHIP_BETWEEN_GROWTH_AND_DEVELOPMENT\" >THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Developmental_Psychology\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 11pt;\">Developmental Psychology<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Developmental Psychology is a branch of Psychology that studies age dynamics of <a href=\"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/ru\/carl-jungs-collective-unconscious-theory-of-personality\/\">human psyche<\/a>. It includes child Psychology, teenage psychology, adult psychology, and old age psychology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Developmental psychology is also known as <strong><em>child development<\/em><\/strong> or <strong><em>human growth and development<\/em><\/strong>. It is the study of the developmental processes involved in human physical, emotional, social and intellectual changes from conception through <a href=\"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/ru\/biological-problems-associated-with-adolescence\/\">adolescence<\/a> including numerous biological and cultural factors that influence these processes. Precisely, it is the study of progressive changes in behaviour and abilities of an individual from conception to death. However, the study of children forms the core of developmental psychology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The journey through childhood is an interesting one because it is the time when children\u2019s development is manifested. The branch of child development is gaining popularity to an extent that the knowledge that is acquired can directly be applied to children\u2019s lives in order to improve their adaptation, general wellbeing, health and education. This unit is basically meant for the would-be trained teachers who actually need this knowledge of child\u2019s development in order to satisfy their educational needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It goes without saying that responsibility for children is part and parcel of most teachers. Thorough knowledge about children makes it easier to deal with them. Nevertheless, to understand how children transform into adults through <a href=\"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/ru\/biological-problems-associated-with-adolescence\/\">adolescence<\/a> and the forces that aid this transformation form the basis of developmental psychology. These transformations or changes include growth in size, weight, ability to crawl, stand, walk, run, read, write and perceive space. Some of the forces that influence these changes will be covered under specific theories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/image.shutterstock.com\/image-vector\/set-baby-growth-development-stages-260nw-1793056096.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/image.shutterstock.com\/image-vector\/set-baby-growth-development-stages-260nw-1793056096.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"Growth and Development\" title=\"Human Development\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"DEFINITION_OF_GROWTH_AND_DEVELOPMENT\"><\/span><span style=\"mso-bookmark: _Toc477645396;\"><b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: EN-US;\">DEFINITION OF GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT<\/span><\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"DEFINITION OF GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H3qu9vZ2AO0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a name=\"_Toc477645396\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a name=\"_Toc477645397\"><\/a><span style=\"mso-bookmark: _Toc477645397;\"><b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">GROWTH<\/span><\/b><\/span><b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"> <\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">Growth is the progressive increase in the size of a child or parts of a child. <\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\">Growth refers to quantitative changes in an organism. This usually involves permanent increase in size and structure of organisms. These quantitative changes are both physical and mental. These include physical changes in height, weight, girth, internal organs and mental changes in memory, reasoning, perception and creative imagination.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\">All these changes make the child to be physically grown and mentally responsive. The quantitative changes in height, weight, girth etc. are as a result of multiple cell divisions called MITOSIS (Mitotic Cell Division).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\">This usually involves body cells called Somatic Cells (Vegetative cells). Somatic cells always have 23 pairs of Chromosome (i.e. 46) called the <\/span><span style=\"line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;\">Diploid number (2n)<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\">In the process of Mitosis, one cell divides into two, then into four, eight etc. Each daughter cell is always similar in every way to the parent cell and they always have the Diploid number (2n) of Chromosomes.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhVQBOIX5qEHGWFKV_1x2OMXoWTnG21zz2JHGlx32KHWhCt7fccMf-0RapX9qMICr71yU97e2aftD46LMepqpqHsnFuM7hW9otcC4SYIgHja8tFG5I_TSrg28-ZLxYTPWlx4p8JtLix9-XnmdBdfqI1o7k7KsTFlgeRLKxuqtCpBejK8OzLCIbUQDJq\/s377\/image.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhVQBOIX5qEHGWFKV_1x2OMXoWTnG21zz2JHGlx32KHWhCt7fccMf-0RapX9qMICr71yU97e2aftD46LMepqpqHsnFuM7hW9otcC4SYIgHja8tFG5I_TSrg28-ZLxYTPWlx4p8JtLix9-XnmdBdfqI1o7k7KsTFlgeRLKxuqtCpBejK8OzLCIbUQDJq\/w640-h534\/image.png?ssl=1\" alt=\"GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT - Mitotic Cell Division\" title=\"Mitotic Cell Division\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;\">n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"> = 23 Chromosomes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"MATURATION\"><\/span><span style=\"mso-bookmark: _Toc477645398;\"><span style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\">MATURATION<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a name=\"_Toc477645398\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\">Maturation is the process of gradual unfolding of the inborn potentialities of traits present in the individual because of hereditary endowment. Maturation is the net totality of the effects going on in a self-limited life-cycle. This implies that maturation is the process which takes place according to the individual differences.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\">Maturation goes along with physical growth and the development of the central nervous system. Time and experience are also inevitable. Maturation is a function of two major factors, which are in turn dependent on time and experience that is:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"i_Phylogenetic_Functions\"><\/span><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-language: EN-US;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">(i)<span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman';\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\">Phylogenetic Functions<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\">These are functions, which are common to all members of a species. These include crawling, creeping, sitting, walking, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\">Experience is not necessary to these functions as they are time, age and physical and mental maturity dependent.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ii_Ontogenetic_Functions\"><\/span><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-language: EN-US;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">(ii)<span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman';\">&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\">Ontogenetic Functions<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\">These depend on experience. They are functions common to individuals. Some of these functions are swimming, climbing, painting, speech, etc. Here, without experience or training, development cannot take place.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\">It should be noted that no hereditary tendency can mature fully without environmental support i.e. environment influences development.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"_DEVELOPMENT\"><\/span><span style=\"mso-bookmark: _Toc477645399;\"><b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"><span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\">DEVELOPMENT<\/span><\/b><\/span><a name=\"_Toc477645399\"><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">Development is progressive acquisition of various skills (abilities) such as head support, speaking, learning, expressing the feelings and relating with other people. Growth and development go together but at different rates.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\">Child development can be divided into a number of different aspects, for instance:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman';\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><i style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\">Physical development<\/span><\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\">: this deals with the changes in the body<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman';\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><i style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\">Personal development<\/span><\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\">: this precisely deals with the changes in the way an individual\u2019s personality is made up.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman';\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><i style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\">Social development<\/span><\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\">: this refers to changes in which an individual interacts with others in society.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman';\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><i style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/ru\/lev-vygotskys-sociocultural-theory-to-cognitive-development\/\">Cognitive development<\/a><\/span><\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\">: this refers to higher mental processes such as thinking, remembering, perception, reasoning, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman';\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><i style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\">Moral development<\/span><\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\">: this refers to changes of an individual in relation to what society expects of him or her.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"THE_RELATIONSHIP_BETWEEN_GROWTH_AND_DEVELOPMENT\"><\/span><b>THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a name=\"_Toc477645400\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">After going through the meaning and concept of growth and development as well as the different theories of development, now we are going to identify the relationship between the two, which are as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b><i><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">The term growth is used in purely physical sense<\/span><\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">. It generally refers to an increase in size, length, height and weight. Changes in the quantitative aspects come into the domain of growth. Development implies overall changes in shape, form or structure resulting in improved working or functioning. It indicates the changes in the quality or character rather than in quantitative aspects.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b><i><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">Growth is one of the parts of developmental process<\/span><\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">. In a strict sense, development in its quantitative aspect is termed growth. Development is a wider and more comprehensive term. It refers to overall changes in the individual.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b><i><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">Growth describes the changes which take place in particular aspects of the body and the behaviour of an organism<\/span><\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">. Development describes the changes in the organism as a whole and does not list the changes in parts.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b><i><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">Growth does not continue throughout life<\/span><\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">. It stops when maturity has been attained. Development is a continuous process. 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