Booklet Flashcards
Explain the term human development
Change in skills and capabilities
Explain the term human growth
An increase in physical size or mass
What age range is infancy?
0 - 2
What age range is early childhood?
3 - 8
What age range is adolescence?
9 - 18
What age range is early adulthood?
19 - 45
What age is middle adulthood?
19 - 45
What age is later adulthood?
65+
Explain the term lifespan
The period of time between life and death
Explain the term life stage
The distinct phrase people pass through during their lives
What is intellectual development?
The emergence and improvement of thinking and language
What is emotional development?
The emergence of feeling about self and others
What is social development?
The emergence and improvement of communication skills and relationships with other people
What is meant by developmental norms?
Points or milestones when particular developmental changes are expected to occur or when skills and abilities usually develop
What is meant by an attachment relationship?
Bonding between and infant/child and its primary carer when the infant develops emotions and a sense of security
What is meant by cooperative play
Forms of play in which children collaborate or work together for the same people
What is meant by parallel play
When children play alongside but not directly with each other
Explain the term egocentrism
Being preoccupied with aspects of the ‘self’ whilst being insensitive to needs and thoughts of others
Give an example of physical development in early childhood.
Developing gross and fine motor skills
Give an example of intellectual development in early childhood
Language development
Give an example of emotional development in early childhood
Increase self-confidence
Give an example of social development in early childhood
Changes from solo to associative play
What are temper tantrums designed to do
They are designed to try and get the child their own way.
What is meant by primary socialisation?
Social process carried out within the family. Where you learn social values
Give two examples of puberty in female
Menstruation begins
Hips broaden
Give two examples of puberty in males
Production of sperm
Voice breaks
What hormone do boys produce during puberty
Testosterone
What two hormones are produced in the ovaries by women
Oestrogen and progesterone
Exaplin the term abstract thinking
The ability to think about things which do not exist
Explain the term peer group
Typically a group of friends who are the same age and see themselves belonging in some way to others.
What is physical maturity?
Having reached the peak in physical abilities
What is the menopause?
The period of time during which the menstrual cycle wanes and gradually stops
