Growth and Development Flashcards
Growth is _______ while development is __________.
quantitative
qualitative
Quantitative changes in a person over time.
Growth
Qualitative changes seen over time.
Development
What are the two developmental theorists which we cover in this class?
Jean Piaget
Erik Eriskon
Piaget’s developmental theory was ________-based; Eriskon’s was ________-based.
Cognitive
psychosocial
Jean Piaget’s theory of ________ development. Begins at _______ and continues until ________.
cognitive
birth
adulthood
Piaget’s hypothesis was that children’s minds were not simply smaller versions of ______ minds. Instead, he believed that intelligence grows and develops through a series of ______.
According to Piaget, there are both ________ and _________ differences between the thinking of young children versus older childre,
adult
stages
qualitative
quantitative
Erikson divides the lifespan into how may stages?
8
According to Eriskon, what happens if a person doesn’t successfully navigate a developmental task?
The person moves on regardless to the next stage
In infancy, the birth weight at six months is _______,, and ______ by 12 months.
doubled
triplet
In the first year of an infant’s life, there is an increase in height by ___%. Most of this in the ______ area.
50%
Trunk
Anterior fontanelle stays open for the first __-___ months. Posterior fontanelle close by __ months.
What is the purpose of them remaining open?
12-18 months
2 months
To accomodate brain growth
When does most brain growth occur?
In the first 2 years - 2/3rds of brain growth occurs
When does the brain stop growing?
Around the second decade of life
It is normal for babies to lose up to 10% of their bodyweight in the first few days?
Yes, typically by the third day of life
Why would breastfed babies lose a little more weight than bottle fed ones in the first few days following birth?
Because breast milk often doesn’t come in until the 3rd day postpartum
What is the age range in which children are in the sensorimotor stage?
birth - 2 years
What are the six substages of the sensorimotor stage? What are the time frames (in months)?
Simple reflexes - 0-1 Primary circular reactions - (1-4) Secondary circular reactions (4-8) Coordination of vision and touch (8-12) Tertiary circular reactions (12-18) internalization of schemes (18-24)
What are primary circular reactions?
These are not reflex actions, but done intentionally for the pleasure of stimulation
What is the basic simple reflex?
Sucking
Example would be baby kicks to see mobile move/shake a rattle for the pleasure of the sound.
Secondary circular reaction
Tertiary reactions are different from secondary circular reaction because these are _________ adaptations to certain situations.
intentional
What is crucial for the acquisition of object permanence?
the ability to visualize things that are not physically present
In the infancy life stage, we are dealing with what part of Erikson’s model?
Trust vs. mistrust (0-2)