Francesca Storey's questions Flashcards
What is the age of the Middle adulthood life stage?
46-65
At what life stage do you reach the peak of your physical fitness?
Early adulthood (19-45)
What Gross and Fine motor skill will a New-born have?
Gross motor - primitive reflexes
Fine motor - hold their thumbs tucked into their hands
A Gross and Fine motor skill of a 3 month old child?
Gross motor - can lift their heads and chest when lying on their fronts
Fine motor - can briefly grasp a rattle
A Gross and Fine motor skill of a 18 month old child?
Gross motor - climbs onto furniture
Fine motor - builds a short tower with blocks
What is the Babinski reflex?
When a babies foot has been stroked, the big toe then moves upward to the top of the surface of the foot
By what age can children do many activities independently?
8
Gross motor skills of early childhood stage
3 - run and balance on one foot 4 - climb upstairs 5- hop 6- skip 7- run fast 8- ride a bike
what are the male and female hormones?
Male - testosterone
Female - Oestrogen and progesterone
What are Hormones?
Chemical substances produced in the body and transported in the bloodstream that control or regulate body cells or organs
What gland controls the release of sex hormones in both males and females?
Pituitary gland
What is menopause?
The end of a woman’s fertility, including stopping of menstruation and reduction in sex hormones
Major female changes during puberty
- Pubic hair grows
- Gain weight
- Period start
Major male changes during puberty
- Penis and testes develop
- facial hair grows
- Voice breaks
Symptoms of Perimenopause
- Hot flushes
- Vaginal Dryness
- Irregular/ Heavy periods
Physical changes during 40s
- Thinning of hair
- Grey hair
- Loss of mobility
How can language development be promoted in Adolescence?
- Read a wide range of books
- Discuss ideas
- Plan/deliver presentations
How can language development be promoted in Infants?
- Blow Bubbles
- Look at picture books
- Play with Puppets
How can language development be promoted in young children?
- Take part in circle time
- Play word games and riddles
- Share stories and rhymes
What is language needed for?
- Develop imagination
- Be ready for nursery/school/jobs
- Express opinions
- Understand others
What are some ways you can encourage intellectual development?
- Encourage them to ask questions
- Share books and stories
- Allow them to help in the house and garden
- Let them be creative and messy
What are some conditions that might hinder intellectual development?
- Poor eyesight
- Deafness
- Bullying
- Poor concentration