The document discusses the concepts of growth and development, highlighting that growth is a physical increase in size with a limited timeframe while development encompasses broader changes throughout life, including mental and emotional aspects. It outlines principles of growth and development, such as continuity and predictability, and factors affecting them, including nutrition, heredity, and environment. The distinctions emphasize that growth may not necessarily lead to development, which is a functional and qualitative process.

1. TOPIC- GROWTH AND
DEVELOPMENT
Prepared by- Arnav Gupta

2. CONTENT
• Meaning of growth.
• Meaning of development
• Differences between growth and development
• Principles of growth and development.
• Factors affecting growth and development.

3. MEANING OF GROWTH
• Growth is defined constant increase in size of
an individual.

4. MEANING OF A DEVELOPMENT
• Development is defined as a development of
characteristics in an individual or growth in
psychometer capacity .

5. DIFFERENCES BETWEEN GROWTH AND
DEVELOPMENT
• Growth
• It is for limited period. It stops when
maturity reached .
• It is visible.
• It is physical
• It is natural.
• It has quantitative measure.
• It is structural in nature.
• Growth may or may not bring
development•
• It describe the changes which takes place in
particular aspect of the body.
Development
If has no limitation. It can be for whole of life
It is not visible.
It can not be seen with eyes.
It is mental, social & emotional.
It is adapted.
It has qualitative measures.
Development is functional in nature.
Development is possible without growth
Development describe the changes in
individual as a whole.

6. PRINCIPLE OF GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT
• Development is a continuous development..
• Development follow a pattern.
• The rate of Development is not uniform throughout the life.
• Most of the traits, are correlated in the process of
development.
• Development is predictable.
• Development is cumulative.
• Development is application oriented.

7. FACTORS AFFECTING GROWTH AND
DEVELOPMENT
• Nutrition
• Heredity
• Environment
• Intelligence
• Hormones
• Gender
• Geography
• Society
• Genetics