Psychological and Developmental Concepts

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Psychological development

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The changes in an individual's social, emotional and cognitive abilities from infancy through to old age.

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Genes

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The basic units of heredity or inheritance that contain genetic information and form a section of DNA.

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Heredity

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The passing on of genes or genetic information from parents to their offspring.

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Genotype

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All the genes that a person has inherited from their biological parents.

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Phenotype

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How a person's genes are expressed.

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Hereditary factors

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Biological influences on development that result from the genetic information passed from biological parents to their offspring.

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Environmental factors

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Different external influences within a person's environment that can affect their development.

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Maladaptive behaviours

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Behaviour that is unhelpful, dysfunctional and non-productive, and that interferes with a person's ability to adjust to their environment appropriately and effectively.

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Biopsychosocial approach

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Considers a person's development and mental wellbeing as influenced by the interactions between biological, psychological and social factors.

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Biopsychosocial model

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Interdisciplinary model that looks at the interconnection between biology, psychology and social factors.