Developmental perspectives 

Nature vs nurture 
Continuious vs discontinuous 
Global vs culture specific 
Active vs passive 
Individual difference 

Human development 

The concept of child 
Principles of development 
Theory & research 

 
Theories of development 
Mid Twentieth century theories 
Psychoanalytic 
Behavioural & social learning 
Cognitive development 
Current perspectives 
Sociocultural theory 
Information processing 
Ethology 
Ecological model 

Physical development 
Principles of physical growth 
Direction 
Velocity 
Proportion 
Factors effecting physical growth 

Cognitive development 
Piaget 
Schemes 
Stages of cognitive development 
Educational implications 
Vygotsky 
Key ideas 
Private speech 
Zone of proximal development 
Scaffolding 
Educational implications 
Language development 
Theories 
Intelligence 
Psychometric 
Alternative approaches 

Personality & social development 
Freud 
Personality structures 
Psychosexual stages of personality 
Erikson 
Stages of psychosocial development 

Moral development 
Piaget 
Kohlberg 

Influences on development 

Socialisation 
Family 
Educational setting 
Peers 
Media 
Culture 

Trauma 
Stress 
Fear 
Grief 
Resilience