| Psychology as a science is developing with close | | | | factor of all theories regarding psychological |
| connection with other sciences, but the greatest | | | | development is that the person is central figure. The |
| influence it suffers from is in sociological science. A | | | | key elements that are prevalent along all the theories |
| person is product of his self and the manner by which | | | | are the importance of cognitive development and |
| his environment affects him. In all theoretical models | | | | perceptions and behavioral orientation. Critical periods |
| regarding the development of a personality, the | | | | for psychological developmental have been identified |
| conscious person is supposed to be motivated by | | | | as early childhood and adolescence. However, there |
| internal interactions within his person. These two levels | | | | has been recent debate regarding the development of |
| of personality interact with his environment and affect | | | | the psychology of a person into stages. Like the |
| him individualistically developing his unique personality | | | | concept of normalcy, the stages of psychological |
| and psychological identity. Social theories are used to | | | | development are now being studied whether they are |
| understand and explain the tendencies, patterns or | | | | to be used as standards or guidelines. One contention |
| movement of both individuals and society based on | | | | is that psychological development which encompasses |
| the context of the social order they occur in. Socials | | | | the person: his biology, orientation and perception; and |
| only are able to explain aspects of behavior and may | | | | the world he moves in: the social structure, norms, |
| be difficult to apply in a universally. A person's | | | | traditions, perceptions and environments. In this view, |
| psychological development may follow psychological | | | | psychological development is considered a lifetime |
| models or social behavior models but will vary greatly | | | | interactive process that continues and perpetuates |
| based on the history, anthropology, economics, politics, | | | | itself during the lifetime of a person. |
| theology and biology of the person. The common | | | | |