Health n social care, PHYSICAL Flashcards
Jan is 48 years old. He has two children. Oscar is 8 years old and Anna is 18 months old. Anna is meeting the expected developmental milestones for her age.
Explain two possible features of Anna’s physical development at her life stage. (4)
Anna- infancy
Anna can stand, cruise and walk. Muscles in their legs develop. Anna can use a spoon and make marks with crayons using a palmar grasp. Already developed pincer grasp so now uses palmar grasp. (3)
Arlene is 35 years old. She has a son, Kai, who is 12 years old, and a daughter, Shona, aged 4, Shona is starting school in September.
Discuss how Shona’s fine motor skills will help her independence when she starts school (6)
Shona-4 years old, early childhood.
Shona has already developed the tripod grasp, can use a fork and spoon meaning she doesn’t need help to eat things at break and lunch. Can turn pages of a book. When she starts school she is already 4 so will be able to thread small beads and colour in pictures.
Amara is 32 years old and has recently divorced. She has full custody of her 2 children, Ismail aged 11 and Crystal aged 4. They live with Amara’s mother, Karina, who just celebrated her 65th birthday.
identify the current life stages of all 4 of them.
Amara= early adulthood
Ismail= adolescence
Crystal= early childhood
Karina= later adulthood
Karina is in later adulthood.
Identify two physical changes she will experience in this life stage (2)
- Loss of stamina + strength
- Reduction in vision
Outline the difference between growth and development (4)
Growth is an increase in a measurable quantity such as height or weight. It is a variable across different parts of the body. Whereas development is a complex change in skills and capabilities that an individual experiences as they grow. Follows an orderly sequence.
Crystal attends the local nursery. Her fine and motor skills will continue to develop.
Identify 3 gross motor skills that Crystal will have mastered by the end of her current life stage (3)
Identify 2 fine motor skills that Crystal will have mastered by the end of her current life stage (2)
3 gross motor skills by end of current life stage:
- Skip with a rope
- Ride a bicycle or a tricycle
- Accurately throw and catch a ball
2 fine motor skills by end of current life stage:
- Control the muscles in their fingers to manipulate blocks, use hand-eye coordination
- Can write their own name
