Child Development: Is it Morphological, Physiological, Psychological? - Aly El-Nofely - Bog

Most probably growth and development are the most frequently used terms in Axiology and related sciences, however their content are not equally conceived with the same depth till now. Although there is a general agreement among biology scholars, that growth can be simply defined as increase in size due to self-multiplication of the living substance, but the term development is perceived in different ways. Some scholars relate development to morphology and physiology, others to psychology. Development differs morphologically from growth, as development involves elimination of units as well. Besides, differentiation of forming unites and differential rate of growth in the three spatial dimensions and changes in proportions of an organ or the whole body are main developmental processes. Sociologists, educationists and psychologists are prone more towards considering development as changes and advancement in cognition, emotion, behavior and personality. Child development involves the three aspects, morphology, physiology and psychology, since the three aspects are inseparable and each complements and interacts with the others to carry the child to adulthood.