Glossary D

Glossary D

Developmental psychology refers to the branch of psychology that studies the changes in behavioural, perceptual and cognitive capacities of organisms as a function of age and experience

Developmental psychopathology refers to an approach to describing and studying disorders of childhood and Adolescence in a manner that emphasizes the importance of developmental processes and tasks.

The Developmental quotient (DQ) refers to a numerical measure of an infant"s performance on a developmental schedule relative to the performance of other infants of the same age.

- Developmental research designs : Developmental Research designs refer to non-experimental Research designs used to examine the relationship between age and other v

Developmental stage refers to a distinct phase within a larger sequence of development ; a period characterized by a particular set of abilities, motives, behaviors, or emotions that occur together and form a coherent pattern; period of life dominated by a particular quality of thinking or a particular mode of social relationships.

- Developmental systems approach (Developmental contextual model) : Developmental systems approach (Developmental contextual model ) refers to perspective that views development as the result of bi-directional interaction between all levels of biological and experiential variables.

- Developmental systems theory : Developmental systems Theory - This perspective emphasizes the ongoing interaction and integration across many levels of the human organism from the genetic to the behavioral level, within

Developmental tasks refers to psychosocial tasks of childhood that reflect broad domains of Competence and tell how children typically progress within each of these domains as they grow.