G.3 Human Growth and Development: studies that provide an understanding of the nature and needs of persons at all developmental levels and in multicultural contexts, including all of the following:

1. theories of individual and family development and transitions across the life span;
2. theories of learning and personality development, including current understandings about neurobiological behavior;
3. effects of crises, disasters, and other trauma-causing events on persons of all ages;
4. theories and models of individual, cultural, couple, family, and community resilience;
5. a general framework for understanding exceptional abilities and strategies for differentiated interventions;
6. human behavior, including an understanding of developmental crises, disability, Psychopathology, and situational and environmental factors that affect both normal and abnormal behavior;
7. theories and etiology of addictions and addictive behaviors, including strategies for prevention, intervention, and treatment; and
8. theories for facilitating optimal development and wellness over the life span.