Growth Vs Development

Growth	Vs	Development
Physical		Physical, Social, Mental & Emotional
Measurable		Not Measurable, It can be Assed
Quantitative		Qualitative
Limited to certain age		Continuous process till death
Not Cumulative		Cumulative Process
Part & Path of Development		Development is not a part of growth

Growth is different from development. But both are correlated and one is dependant on other. We can say that growth is a part of development, which is limited in physical changes. Growth is physical changes whereas development is overall development of the organism.

The main differences between both are-

(1) Growth is change of physical aspects of the organism. Development is overall changes and progressive changes of the organism.

(2) Growth is cellular but development is organizational.

(3) Growth is the change in shape, form, structure, size of the body. Development is structural change and functional progress of the body.

(4) Growth stops at maturation but development continues till death of the organism.

(5) Development also includes growth. Growth is a part of development.

(6) Growth and development go side by side.

(7) Growth and development is the joint product of heredity and environment

(8) Growth is quantitative and development is qualitative in nature.

(9) Growth can be measured accurately but development is subjective interpretation of one’s change.

Both growth and development are interrelated aspects of psychology. There are some basic differences as per their structure but it is difficult to separate them. They have some basic similarities also.

          

Heider’s Balance Theory

Fritz Heider originated Balance Theory to show how people develop their relationships with other people and with things in their environment.                               Fritz Heider, an Australian Psychologist. Balance Theory says that if people see a set of cognitive elements as being a system, then they will have a preference to maintain a balanced state among these elements.In other words, if we feel we are 'out of balance', then we are motivated to restore a position of balance. The felt discomfort at imbalance will increase with the strength of the attitude and the overall interest in the matter. Analytically, Balance Theory can be described as follows: P: the a person to analyse O: A comparison person (O) X: A comparison 'thing', such as a impersonal entity, which could be a physical object, an idea or an event. This may also be a third person. The goal is now to understand the relationships between each pair (P-O, P-X, O-X), in terms of: L: liking, evaluating and approving  U: A more general cognitive unit that is formed, such as similarity or belonging. This can be written in notation to show negative or positive relationship such as PLX (P Likes X) and P~UO (P does not have relationship U, or has negative relationship U, with X). Where just one relationship is being studied, it can also be written P+X and P-O to show positive and negative relationships.The 'balance' of balance theory considers the consistency of logic between each relationship and the triangle set of pairs can be in balance or out of balance. There are four sets of relationships that are usually balanced: P+O, P+X, O+X P-O, P-X, O+X P-O, P+X, O-X P+O, P-X, O-X There are also four typically unbalanced relationships, that are likely to be turned into the above balanced relationships in order to restore balance: P+O, P-X, O+X P+O, P+X, O-X P-O, P+X, O+X P-O, P-X, O-X Heider’s Balance Theory in Detail:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B23rsCPpomoUQ01LMFFmTlZYQms/view?usp=sharing