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✅ Q2. What is meant by growth and development? How will you differentiate growth and development?
(बृद्धि तथा विकास का क्या अर्थ है? इनमें क्या अंतर है?)
[Marks: 16]
Ans:
🌱 Meaning of Growth:
Growth refers to the quantitative increase in size, height, weight, and physical organs of a person.
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It is external and measurable.
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Example: Increase in height or weight.
🌿 Meaning of Development:
Development is a qualitative and quantitative process that involves overall changes in a person’s physical, mental, emotional, social, and moral aspects.
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It is continuous, orderly, and progressive.
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Example: Learning to speak, think, or behave socially.
🔍 Differences between Growth and Development:
| Basis | Growth | Development |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Increase in physical size | Overall changes in body and mind |
| Nature | Quantitative | Qualitative and Quantitative |
| Measurement | Measurable (height, weight) | Difficult to measure |
| Time Span | Stops after maturity | Continues throughout life |
| Scope | Narrow | Broad (includes growth) |
| Example | Gaining 5 kg weight | Learning language, emotional control |
✨ Characteristics of Development:
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Lifelong process
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Follows a pattern (e.g., crawling before walking)
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Individual differences
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Influenced by heredity and environment
📚 Views of Psychologists:
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Piaget: Development involves reorganization of mental processes.
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Freud: Development is shaped by unconscious desires.
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Dewey: Development occurs through active experience.
✅ Conclusion: Growth is only physical, while development is an all-round and life-long process. Both are essential for understanding human behavior.
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