Physical And Developmental Psychology: The Law Of Development

In a world containing roughly seven billion people, a few commonalities are shared between us all, such as physical and psychological maturity. The world is populated with the young and old, believing old age to go hand in hand with stagnation, while children parallel development. Childhood is a temporary state of being, children are meant to learn and grow out of the confinement of adolescence, but the transition is not thrust upon us and maturity discontinued. It is not reserved for the infants and adolescence, humans continue to change and evolve up until the inevitability of death. The field of developmental psychology studies the continual psychological development of humans through a life span which include, infancy, adolescence and seniority.

Child psychology began when Charles Darwin designed a case study of the growth and maturity of one of his own children. A man named Robert Chambers then published a book describing the one of the two laws of existence, not the law of gravity but the law of development, setting into motion the creation of developmental psychology. Subsequently, developmental psychology allows us to understand the complexities of cognition as it is evolves in response to the manipulation by external

These skills include reasoning skills, communication skills, social skills, and observational skills” as well as “trustworthiness and patience A developmental psychologist must have the ability to effectively communicate with persons both young and old. Analytical and observational skills are considered necessary qualities in order to conduct and examine studies. It is best if psychologists hold patience in high regard because in order to study the development of a human, one must endure the great amount of time and effort put into observation. There are many benefits to becoming a developmental psychologists. Psychologist’s associates have a great opportunity for promotion. They can advance from assistant to psychologists if they were to get their doctorate’s degree. Not only does this raise their employment status but it can be financially beneficial with a sally range of $20,000 to $110,000. Many consider the flexibility of work hours and the knowledge of the good their work does, to be occupational benefits. Psychology is projected to continue growing in response to the need for psychologists in schools, hospitals and mental health