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Deutsch: Entwicklungsgeschichte / Español: Historia del Desarrollo / Português: História do Desenvolvimento / Français: Histoire du Développement / Italiano: Storia dello Sviluppo /

Developmental History refers to the information obtained from the parents of a specific client (child/patient) regarding potentially significant historical milestones and events that might have a bearing on the child’s current difficulties.

Developmental Interaction Curriculum refers to a curriculum which is individualized in relation to each child"s stage of development, while providing many opportunities for children to inte

Developmental invariance refers to developmental pattern such that a cognitive skill does not improve steadily over childhood but reaches adult Competence early in life and remains stable th

Developmental level refers to an individual's current state of physical, emotional, and intellectual development.

Developmental lines refers to a concept introduced by Anna Freud describing the major adjustments that typify the transition between childhood and Adolescence and young adulthood.

Developmental models refer to models that address ethical dilemmas and suggest that clinicians at lower developmental levels are dualistic and likely to adhere rigidly to ethical code while

Developmental pathway refers to a concept to describe the sequence and timing of particular behaviors, and to highlight the known and suspected relationships of behaviors over time.

Developmental psychologists Cognitive psychologists refer to kind/type of psychologists who seek to understand, describe, and explore how Behavior and mental processes change over the