Coun 120: Human Growth And Development Question Paper
Coun 120: Human Growth And Development
Course:Education
Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers
Exam Year:2013
KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY
END OF 1ST TRIMESTER 2013 (SCHOOL BASED) EXAMINATION
FACULTY : EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT : EDUCATION
UNIT CODE : COUN 120
UNIT TITLE : HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
TIME : 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS
Answer question one and any two other questions
Question One
Discuss the terms human growth and development and give a brief background of its origins.
(10 Marks)
Discuss five reasons why it is important to study human growth and development.
(10 Marks)
Question Two
Discuss the significance of any three human development theories.
(10 Marks)
Discuss with reference to any two human development theories why it is important to study the development past of an individual.
(10 Marks)
Question Three
Discuss with reference to two development theories why human life is a crisis that has to be lived in stages.
(10 Marks)
Discuss the four stages of Piaget’s cognitive development theory in children. Explain the shortcomings of the theory.
(10 Marks)
Question Four
Discuss the five stages of Freud’s developmental theory and explain why it is realistic or not realistic in practice.
(10 Marks)
Discuss and share your own experience relating to Eric Erickson’s theory of identify vs role confusion among adolescents.
(10 Marks)
Question Five
Discuss how the demand of Abraham Maslow’s humanistic theory can be implemented effectively in Kenya today.
(10 Marks)
Discuss the impact of the five non biological determinants of development on an individual’s development.
(10 Marks)
Question Six
Discuss the significance of rites of passage in our Kenyan communities to human growth and development.
(10 Marks)
Discuss the role played by ethnic and tribal rituals, taboos and customs among Kenyan communities in understanding human behavior.
(10 Marks)
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