HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
3 Domains of Human development:
 Physical development - covers the growth of
the body and brain, motor and sensory skills,
and even health
 Cognitive development – which covers our
capacity to learn, to speak, to understand, to
reason, and to create
 Psychosocial development- includes our
social interactions with other people, our
emotions, attitudes, self-identity, personality,
beliefs and values
Human development is influenced
by:
 Heredity – the inborn traits passed on by the
generations of offsprings from both sides of
the biological parents’ families
 Environment – is the world outside of ourselves
and the experiences that result from our
contact & interaction with this external world
 Maturation – the natural progression of the
brain & the body that affects the cognitive,
psychological and social dimensions of a
person
 Personality Development or
Personal Development
Personal is defined as belonging or relating
to a particular person; made or designed to
be used by one person; relating or affecting
a particular person.
Personality – the set of emotional qualities ,
ways of behaving that makes a person
different from other people;attractive
qualities that makes a person interesting or
pleasant to be with
Development –

the act or process of

growing or causing something
to grow or become larger or
more advanced ; the state of
being created or made more
advanced
 What is Personal Development?
 A process in which persons reflect
upon themselves , understand who
they are, accept what they discover
about themselves, and learn ( or
unlearn) new sets of values ,
attitudes, behavior, and thinking
skills to reach out their fullest
potential as human beings
Psychology, being the study
of human thinking and behavior, serves as a
foundation for personal development.
2 Proponents of Humanistic Psychology:
1. Abraham Maslow - who theorized the five
stages of human development based on
the hierarchy of needs
2. Carl Rogers – (psychotherapy
practice),theorized that “ the individual has
within himself the capacity & tendency, to
move forward toward maturity
Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs:

 1. Physiological
 2. Safety
 3. Love/Belongingness
 4.Esteem
 Self-actualization
Adolescence
 Is the transition period between childhood
and early adulthood
 3 Stages of Adolescence:
1. early adolescence- 10 to 13 yrs. of age
2. middle adolescence- 14 to 16 yrs. of age
3. late adolescence – 17 to 20 yrs. of age
Adolescence starts with the biological changes
called puberty. The physical body undergoes
growth spurts at this time, for both male &
female, leading towards physical maturity