Elevation of Lifespan development

 

Lifespan development :

Life can be defined as the period of that extends from conception to death . [begins at conception and continuous to death ].

  • Each stages consists of transition which exhibits the development of success and experiencing the failures. 

  • The child grows he exhibits transformations by progress with time.

  • These life span development  includes : "Biopsychosocial model"

Physical growth .

Cognitive advancement.

Psychological 

Emotional development

Social development

  • Physical development :

Increase in body and organs sizes , sign of ageing and motor abilities. It influences the physical appearance of the person. 

  • Cognitive development :

Concerned with the manner in which a child thinks / perceives the world .

This brought about by the changes in perception , language knowledge, memory and problem solving skills . Here, the maturation is exhibits. 

  • Psychological development :

Transformation in intrapersonal and interpersonal advancements are concerned with emotional and social aspects .

  • Emotional development :

 From infant to adult the  certain emotional feelings such as guilt and pride etc are evolved by vicarious experience / caretaker.

  • Social development :

Concerned with manner in which children interact , share & relate as friends with cooperation of emotional development.


Characteristics of lifespan perspective :

  • Development has distinct to each individual .

  • Lifelong (longevity) is progressed by :

Nutrition

Health & medical

Knowledge .

  • Multi- dimensional :

focusing the aspects of Biological, Cognitive, Socio- emotional, Spiritual.

  • Multi – directional :

All development is unlimited to improving performance  at all period is joints expression of growth and decline. it was in dynamic interaction. It involves plasticity, multi-contextual process.  

  • Plasticity :

synonym of adaptations , able to change , molding .

Assuming different paths depend on living conditions of an individual  and capacity to change.

  • Multi – contextual :

It is depend on the background of an individual .

It has : Physical environment, Cultural, Biological constitution of an individual.


Havighurst’s developmental tasks theory :

  • Development is continuous throughout the entire lifespan .

  • Individual moves from stage to next stage by means of successful resolution of problems / performance of developmental tasks.

  • Here, if the person accomplish and master their developmental tasks, it feels with  satisfaction & pride and earns his community / society ‘s approval.

  • This theory presents the individual as active learner interacts as similarly active social environment .

  • He proposed bio psycho social model by comprises eight stages of human lifespan are:

Infancy and toddler / babyhood and early childhood: birth – 5 yrs.

Middle childhood : 6- 12 yrs.

Adolescence : 13 – 17 yrs.

Early adolescence : 18 – 35 yrs.

Middle age : 36 – 60 yrs.

Later maturity : over 60 yrs.


Significant facts of development :

  • Early foundations are critical .

  • All individuals are different – they follow definite and predictable patterns of development – these are similar for all.

  • Every stage of development of individual had expectations of society and traditional beliefs.

  •  Cultural stereotypes & values & role changes are occurs in the individual’s attitude. 

  • Development has characteristics succeed behavior & hazards.

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