HOW PROCESSES AFFECT YOUR DEVELOPMENT Consider the role each

HOW PROCESSES AFFECT YOUR DEVELOPMENT

Consider the role each process—cognitive, physical, and social-emotional—plays on the development of an individual. The cognitive developmental process involves the ability to think, remember, reason, problem-solve, and communicate. The physical developmental process entails not only changes in height and weight, but also fine and gross muscle control, balance, strength, reproductive ability, and appearance. Finally, the social-emotional developmental process involves beliefs about oneself in relation to others, including self-identity, self-concept, morality, and relationships.

Cognitive, physical, and social-emotional developmental processes influence and interact with one another. For example, a child’s ability to consider another person’s perspective will, in part, determine the quality of friendships and how long they are maintained. An adult who is physically mature has the cognitive capacity to weigh the pros and cons of becoming sexually active. Keep in mind that the relative importance of cognitive, physical, and social-emotional developmental processes may vary depending upon the age of the individual (e.g., infant, adolescent, young adult, older adult) and any physical or developmental challenges that may arise.

For this Discussion, you will examine cognitive, physical, and social-emotional processes at a specific period of a character’s life.

To prepare for this Discussion:

• Select a fictional human character (i.e., cartoon character, film/TV character, virtual character) and consider an important event or period of time in the life of the character and the developmental processes during this event/period of time.
• Select two of the three developmental processes (i.e., cognitive, physical, and social-emotional) to describe.

Post a brief description of the fictional human character (i.e., cartoon character, film/TV character, virtual character) and the event/period of time you selected. Describe two of the three developmental processes—cognitive, physical, and social-emotional—and explain whether they were affected and/or changed in relation to the event/period of time. Be specific in your post and provide examples. Use your Learning Resources to support your post. Use proper APA format and citations to support your explanation.

RESOURCES

• Bailey, R. (2005). Physical development and growth Links to an external site.. In Neil J. Salkind (Ed.), Encyclopedia of human development (pp. 1001–1007).
• Harris, Y. R. (2005). Cognitive development Links to an external site.. In Neil J. Salkind (Ed.), Encyclopedia of human development (pp. 275–280).
• Susskind, J. (2005). Social development Links to an external site.. In Neil J. Salkind (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Human Development (pp. 1191–1197).
• Jensen, L. A. (2012). Bridging universal and cultural perspectives: A vision for developmental psychology in a global world Links to an external site.. Child Development Perspectives, 6(1), 98–104. doi:10.1111/j.1750-8606.2011.00213.