A Report on the Psychological Development of Lord Voldemort

This report provides a psychological analysis of Lord Voldemort's development, examining his early life, cognitive abilities, social interactions, and physical development. The report begins by detailing Voldemort's background, including his upbringing in an orphanage and his lack of parental care. It then delves into his physical development, noting the impact of his choices on his physical state. Furthermore, the report explores his cognitive development, highlighting his intelligence and his tendency to abuse his power, and his social development, including his isolation and lack of positive relationships. The report also discusses the interaction between these developmental areas, emphasizing how Voldemort's cognitive and social challenges contributed to his narcissistic tendencies and the choices that led to his downfall. The report concludes by reiterating the importance of healthy development and how Voldemort's lack thereof shaped his life and actions. References are provided to support the analysis.

HE WHO MUST NOT BE
WRITTEN ABOUT
NAME OF THE STUDENT

BACKGROUND OF LORD VOLDEMORT
• Only child of Tom and Merope Riddle.
• Mother had died shortly after giving
birth to him.
• Father had abandoned the family
• Grew up in a dingy orphanage.
• Had no friends and hardly interacted
with anyone.
• Interested in dark and mysterious
objects.
• Stole objects and harmed pets
(Rowling, 2013).

PHYSCIAL DEVELOPMENT
• It refers to the control of the motor
skills (Hinkley et al., 2014).
• The process starts from human
infancy and continues till adulthood.
• Tom Riddle did not receive the love
and care of his parents.
• He had a normal physical
development however, he split his
soul to achieve immortality.

COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
• Development of the brain and other
related processes (Carson et al., 2016).
• Tom was a brilliant student.
• Interested in mysterious objects.
• Desire to be different from others.
• Abused his power.
• Split his soul into seven parts and hid
them in objects of importance.

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
• A process where the child learns to
interact with others.
• An interactive environment aids in a
healthy social development (Hawkins
& Weis, 2017).
• Tom Riddle hardly interacted with any
child in the orphanage.
• He was lonely and harmed the children
and the pets in the orphanage.

INTERACTION BETWEEN THE THREE
DEVELOPMENTS
• Tom Riddle abused his intelligence into creating devastating
materials that affected the whole wizarding world.
• His brilliant mind could have been used into the welfare of
the wizard community.
• His loneliness and mischievous mind created problems with
himself and others.
• Developed narcissistic tendencies.

CONCLUSION
• The physical, cognitive and social
development is important for proper
functioning of a child.
• Tom Riddle did not receive any proper
care that his parents could have
provided.
• Abused his brilliant mind and power into
doing unspeakable things.
• His love for power led him to his
downfall.

REFERENCES
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Hinkley, T. (2016). Systematic review of physical activity and cognitive
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• Hawkins, J. D., & Weis, J. G. (2017). The social development model: An
integrated approach to delinquency prevention. In Developmental and life-
course criminological theories (pp. 3-27). Routledge.
• Hinkley, T., Teychenne, M., Downing, K. L., Ball, K., Salmon, J., & Hesketh, K. D.
(2014). Early childhood physical activity, sedentary behaviors and psychosocial
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• Rowling, J. K. (2013). Harry Potter and the deathly hallows (Vol. 7). Bloomsbury
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