Human Development

or
Personal Development
 Learning Objectives
 To identify, describe, and give
examples of the three aspects or
domains of human development

 To identify, describe, and give

examples of the influencing factors of
human development

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Key Understanding
 Have enough knowledge of the three
aspects or domains of human
development and its influencing factors
Key Questions
 How are the three aspects of human
development differ from each other?
 What are the factors that influence human
development?
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Source: “Self-Made Man” by Bobbie Carlyle at

Quent Cordair Fine Art from August Turak’s
Article in Forbes Magazine
Three Aspects or Domains of
Human Development

Physical Development

Cognitive Development

Psychosocial Development

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 Physical Development
- Covers the growth of the body and
the brain, motor and sensory skills,
and even physical health

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 Cognitive Development
- Covers the capacity to learn, to speak,
to understand, to reason, and to create

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 Psychosocial Development
- Includes social interactions with other
people, emotions, attitudes, self-identity,
personality, beliefs, and values

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Influencing Factors of
Human Development

 Heredity
 Environment
 Maturation

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 Heredity

- The inborn traits passed on by the

generations of offspring from both
sides of the biological parents’
families

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Examples of how heredity influences
human development

PHYSICAL MENTAL EMOTIONAL

1.Hair 1. Memory 1.Extroversion
color 2. IQ Scores 2.Shyness
2.Eye color 3. Language 3.Anxiety
3.Gender acquisition
4.Height 4. Mental
5.Weight retardation
6.Tone of
voice
 Environment

- The world outside of ourselves and

the experiences that result from our
contact and interaction with this
external world
 Examples of how environment
influences human development

1. Nutrition
2. Housing
3. Climate
4. Culture
5. Pollution
6. Bacterial
Diseases
 Maturation

- 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
Examples of how maturation influences
human development

1. Learning to walk
2. Learning to talk
3. Attitudes towards
social groups
4. Preparing for
marriage and family
life
5. Problem solving