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Which of the following best defines growth?
Which of the following best defines growth?
- Continuous process of physical, emotional, and intellectual changes
- Wider and comprehensive term than development
- Qualitative changes in the organism as a whole
- Increase in physical size of the whole or any part of the body (correct)
Which term is a wider and comprehensive concept?
Which term is a wider and comprehensive concept?
- Development (correct)
- Growth
- Physical size increase
- Qualitative changes
What does development primarily involve?
What does development primarily involve?
- Wider and comprehensive term than growth
- Measurable increase in weight and length
- Physical, emotional, and intellectual changes (correct)
- Continuous process of qualitative changes
What is defined as 'the qualitative changes in the organism as a whole'?
What is defined as 'the qualitative changes in the organism as a whole'?
Can growth occur without development?
Can growth occur without development?
Which of the following best describes growth?
Which of the following best describes growth?
What does development primarily involve?
What does development primarily involve?
Can growth occur without development?
Can growth occur without development?
What is defined as 'the qualitative changes in the organism as a whole'?
What is defined as 'the qualitative changes in the organism as a whole'?
Which term is a wider and comprehensive concept than the other?
Which term is a wider and comprehensive concept than the other?
Which term refers to the qualitative changes in the organism as a whole?
Which term refers to the qualitative changes in the organism as a whole?
What does growth primarily involve?
What does growth primarily involve?
Which of the following is a continuous process involving physical, emotional, and intellectual changes?
Which of the following is a continuous process involving physical, emotional, and intellectual changes?
Which term is a wider and comprehensive concept than growth?
Which term is a wider and comprehensive concept than growth?
Can growth occur without development?
Can growth occur without development?
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Study Notes
Growth and Development
- Growth and development are not interchangeable terms, despite being commonly used as synonyms.
- Growth refers to the physical increase in some quantity over time.
- It includes changes in: • Height • Weight • Body proportions • General physical appearance
- Growth involves all structural and physiological changes that occur within an individual during the process of maturation.
- Examples of growth include: • Increase in weight and height of a child • Development of different organs of the child's body
Life Stages
- Life stages include: • Infancy • Childhood • Adolescence • Adulthood • Middle age • Old age
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