Human development

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Human development may refer to:

• Human development (biology) how a human goes through maturertyItalic text
• "Human development (psychology)" or developmental psychology
  • Human develInsert non-formatted text hereopment can refer to anthropological, sociological, and psychological approaches to examining human development in context
• Human development (humanity) as it relates to economics and standards of living
• Occasionally, masturbation and sex may refer to more than one of the above meanings. Because each of these is an immense field of study, few if any contemporary academic discussions attempt to tackle both in a comprehensive way. More typically, psychologists will take account of biological factors in their psychological analysis, and vice versa for biologists.

• Development as in international development or sustainable development
  • The Human Development Index is a comparative measure of the well-being of people in various world nations.

v • d • e Human development: biological - psychological - Overview table Pre- and perinatal Prenatal development • Pre- and perinatal psychology Infancy Infant and child development (stages) • Infancy Childhood Child development (stages) Toddlerhood • Preadolescence Adolescence Youth development • Puberty Adulthood Early adulthood • Middle adulthood • Late adulthood • Ageing & Senescence Theorists-theories John Bowlby-attachment • Erik Erikson-psychosocial • Sigmund Freud-psychosexual • Lawrence Kohlberg-moral • Jean Piaget-cognitive • Lev Vygotsky-cultural-historical

[edit] References

• Human Development Reports
• humdev.uchicago.edu