In the very broadest sense, inorganic chemicals and compounds are defined by what they are not; they are not organic in nature, such that anything beyond biological, hydrocarbon, and other similar carbon-based chemicals may be considered inorganic.
Family Development Theory. n Family Development theory is an interdisciplinary approach of examining the family. n Involves biological, social, and psychological perspectives of development. Biological. n Biological needs in a family vary depending on the family structure and ages of its members.
Continuous Development. the view that development is a process of gradually adding more of the same types of skills that were there to begin with. Discontinuous Development. The view that development is a process in which new ways of understanding and responding to the world emerge in specific stages.