Child Psychology

Child Psychology

Introduction

Psychology involves studying the mental functioning and general behaviors of both humans and animals. Social behavior and mental functioning of an individual are explained by exploring the neurological and physiological processes. These include emotions, cognition, perception, motivation, attention, brain functioning and personality. Child psychology is as well stated to be the application of psychological techniques to children where it involves carrying out research on mental states and development of children. The development of the child both physically, mentally and emotionally, with the help of a parent allows the identification of helpful information to any evolving challenges in child’s behavior and any developmental disabilities and disorders. Child psychology involves both the developmental psychology and genetic psychology. This is where children experience and respond to the circle of parenthood and child rearing (Piaget, & Inhelder, 2000).

Developmental psychology is the systematic study of psychological changes that explain all aspects of the social and mental development of children from infancy to teenage. Developmental psychology is continuous complex processes which progress through stages that begin at birth and continues until death. The development of a child mainly depends on prenatal care, physical, intellectual, social, and improvement in language. Mental growth progresses with the increase of knowledge which the children are born with. Psychologists like Jean Piaget have developed a procedure in which development occurs. Piaget suggests that the parents are responsible for helping the child to learn and provide appropriate materials for interaction and construction of k...

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