Development Psychology in Infancy: Theories and Impact

PSYCHOLOGY FOR HEALTH AND
SOCIAL CARE

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
The development psychology defined as the theoretical approach that seeks to understand
the development of new concept or existing concept, changes and total life span in continuous
through the level and stage of life. The development psychology show the new thoughts, feeling
and actions shift over the life of child which helps to learn new concept of psychology. The
psychologist who are specifically and specialize in their branch may work in education, research
field, health services or assisted in living facilities and may as well be doing research or help in
providing the specific knowledge by profession with teaching in higher or governmental
university or institution. People searching many of new therapy for associated generation or
development issue which help to find the core problem which is general faced by the new
professional but with the help of these professional with development psychology background
(Kockelkoren and et. al., 2018).
MAIN BODY
Development of psychological theory
Person experience and skills of many physical, cognitive, social behaviour, intellectual
person and emotional changes, and it is these innovation and new creation which appear by the
psychologist researches in development. Development theories defined in the context with
psychodynamic and psycho social aspect which attempt to describe the evolution in terms of
development through the many stage of life. One of the these theory which is describes the Jean
Piaget theory of development and it is term as the theory of first level. Piaget's himself is
considered one of the best most influence figures of introducing psychology (Stock and et. al.,
2020). Jean Piaget born in Switzerland in the late era of 1800's, Piaget on his age is very brilliant
student, at that age who had written his first research paper when he was just 11 years old. His
early exposure to the children program for development and training came when he served as an
assistant to Alfred Binet and Theodore simon to standardize their famous IQ test.
Lifespan psychological theory in infants
According to the psychological theory human experiences approx eight stages of
development in their lifespan from infancy to the late adulthood. Each and every stages have
their own conflict and different task which we need to resolve and to complete it. Completion of
each development as successfully, this result in getting the competence and healthy personality.