Generally both the terms “Human Growth” and “Development” are used interchangeably. However both the term differ from each other. Following are the Human Growth and Development differences.
| Growth | Development |
| Growth is Narrow Concept – size, length, height, weight | Broader Concept –shape, form, structure i.e. improved working or functioning. |
| Quantitative Change | Quantitative and Qualitative both |
| Growth is purely used in physical sense | Development implies overall change |
| Growth is part of Development | Growth is one part of Development |
| Doesn’t continue throughout life – Stops with maturity. | Continuous process – Starts with birth, stops with death. |
| Growth can’t be reversed. | Development can be reversed. |
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