Psychological Aspects of Citizenship Characters Development Luthfi Fathan Dahriyanto
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education Universitas Negeri Semarang
Abstract
Mental aspect is one of the basic aspects of human psyche. According to some psychologists the term mental is defined as anything related to the state of the mind, such as thoughts, feelings, and sensations (APA Dictionary of Psychology, 2015). The mental aspect of man is the perfecting of the human self, other than the physical aspect, so these two aspects cannot be separated. These two aspects change with the growth and development of the individual. As a result of these changes, cognitive, affective and psychomotor aspects of the individual have progressed. Psychology explains these changes in the study of developmental psychology, which studies the growth and development of humans from birth to old age.
The development of individual behavior from infancy to old age is described thoroughly in developmental psychology, so knowledge of developmental principles becomes a basis for making policies or rules relating to humans. These principles have long been applied in education, such as educational planning that is based on the talents, skills and intelligence of children (Suparwoto, et al., 2005).
This predictive ability can be utilized to perform development programs that fit the stages through which the individual goes. The principle of developmental psychology also affirms that the mental aspects of human beings develop in line with individual changes so as to direct such changes the role of educational institutions is very important. This study will find out some basic modalities that are very important and play a role in human life. Such modalities as presented by Ancok (2003) will affect whether a country will experience progress or failure.
Keywords: psychology, citizenship, character, development
