Development through the life stages Flashcards
Infancy and birth (0-2)- Physical Development
Raises up with arms when laying face down. Neck muscles are developed. Become more alert and responsive. Start using sounds to express emotion.
Early Childhood (3-8)- Physical Development
The time of development of both gross and fine motor skills. Perform gross-motor skills such as running, jumping, throwing, climbing, kicking, skipping.
Adolescence (9-18)- Physical Development
Puberty begins.Physical changes that happen in both males and females include body odor, acne, and more body hair.
Male Puberty- testosterone, produced by the tests and is responsible for sperm production and secondary sex characteristics.
Female Puberty- Estrogen and progesterone, produced by the ovaries and are responsible for ovulation.
Early Adulthood (19-45)- Physical Development
physical abilities are at it’s peak, including muscle strength and reaction time.
Women have high rates of unintended pregnancy.
The aging process begins.
The immune system become less adapt.
Middle Adulthood (46-65)- Physical Development
Men- Balding, loss of skin elasticity.
Women- menopause the end of fertility, no more periods,reduction of sex hormones.
Adults in this life stage often put on weight due to decreased activity.
Late Adulthood (65+)- Physical Development
heart becomes more susceptible to disease,visual and hearing problems,deterioration of intellectual abilities
cognitive impairment- trouble remembering, learning new skills and concentrating.
Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease are more common.
Infancy(0-2)- Intellectual Development
In the first year, babies learn to focus their vision, reach out, explore, and learn about the things that are around them.
Early Childhood(3-8)- Intellectual Development
Vocabulary increasing to 2,000 words, sentences of five or more words.Begin to reason and argue, uses words like why and because.
Adolescence(9-18)- Intellectual Development
beginning development of more complex thinking processes (also called formal logical operations).It can also include the ability to consider many points of view and compare or debate ideas or opinions.
Infancy(0-2)- Emotional Development
showing a spontaneous “social smile” around age 2 to 3 months.
form attachment’s with close family.
Early Childhood(3-8)- Emotional Development
distinguish happiness from negative emotions and then begin to distinguish negative emotions such as sadness, anger, and fear from each other.
Adolescence(9-18)- Emotional Development
Adolescents tend to experience more extreme emotions, both negative and positive, than their parents even in response to the same event. .
Early Adulthood(19-45)- Emotional Development
n individual is concerned with developing the ability to share intimacy, seeking to form relationships and find intimate love. Long‐term relationships are formed, and often marriage and children result.
Middle Adulthood(46-65)- Emotional Development
Emotionally, the middle-aged brain is calmer, less neurotic, more capable of managing emotions, and better able to negotiate social situations
Late Adulthood(65+)- Emotional Development
Older adults report fewer negative emotions as well as more emotional stability and well-being than younger people.
