hsc unit 1

Question 1

infancy

Answer 1

0-2 years old

Question 2

early childhood

Answer 2

3-8 years old

Question 3

adolescence

Answer 3

9-18 years old

Question 4

early adulthood

Answer 4

19-45 years old

Question 5

middle adulthood

Answer 5

46-65 years old

Question 6

later adulthood

Answer 6

65 + years old

Question 7

self image

Answer 7

A mental picture we have of ourselves. Positives and negative.

Question 8

self esteem

Answer 8

How much a person likes, accepts and respects themselves.

Question 9

physical development (+ages)

Answer 9

• Learning to walk = infancy
• Puberty = adolescence
• Loss of hearing or sight at an old age = later adulthood

Question 10

intellectual development

Answer 10

• Problem solving
• Memory development
• Reasoning skills

Question 11

emotional development

Answer 11

• Hormones
• Understanding of bonds and relationships
• Likes, dislikes etc.

Question 12

social development

Answer 12

• Understanding of bonds and relationships
• Building relationships
• Interaction with society

Question 13

Expected life events

Answer 13

• Marriage
• First child
• Divorce
• Death
• Leaving school
• First job
• Moving out
• Retiring

Question 14

unexpected life events

Answer 14

Imprisonment
• Being excluded from school
• Unemployment
• Ill health
• Accident / Injury

Question 15

gross motor skills

Answer 15

Unexpected life events
• Imprisonment
• Being excluded from school
• Unemployment
• Ill health
• Accident / Injury
Gross motor skills
The ability to control and coordinate large limbs. These limbs enable crawling, walking and running

Question 16

fine motor skills

Answer 16

Gross motor skills
The ability to control and coordinate large limbs. These limbs enable crawling, walking and running.
Fine motor skills
The ability to control and coordinate the movement of the hands and fingers. This allows the child to write, paint and tie shoe laces.

Question 17

Language development

Answer 17

Fine motor skills
The ability to control and coordinate the movement of the hands and fingers. This allows the child to write, paint and tie shoe laces.
Language development
The process which infants go through as they learn to communicate

Question 18

Egocentric

Answer 18

Seeing things from only your own perspective or viewpoint.

Question 19

Infancy physical development
intellectual development
emotional development
social development

Answer 19

Gross motor skills and fine motor skills

Communicate mainly through sound. At 18 months be able to string together small and easy words. They are also egocentric.

Infants bond with their carers. They also cry when hungry or in need of something.

Children in infancy are likely to play alone but when they grow older they’ll play with others

Question 20

Early childhood physical development
intellectual development
emotional development
social development

Answer 20

Children will start to do things independently. They will gain better hand-eye coordination skills and will be able to write and draw.
Understandable sentences + have good vocabulary. learn how to act in different situations: (eating at the table during dinner).learn these by watching adults.
Learn how to handle emotion. learn how to share their feelings with others. begin to develop a self-image.
Form friendships

Question 21

Adolescence physical development
intellectual development
emotional development
social development

Answer 21

Girls develop periods, boys get wet dreams / erections. Physical changes are caused by girls oestrogen and boys testosterone.
Teens develop political views, morals and values. They can empathise and see others point of view. They develop ideas of right + wrong + they start to develop better memory = pass exams.
Start to feel physical attraction towards others.hormones can also cause mood swings.
Socialise more+have more freedom and independence. They are also easily influenced by peer groups and easily give into peer pressure.

Question 22

Early adulthood physical development
intellectual development
emotional development
social development

Answer 22

human body reaches its strongest/peak. Towards the end of this stage, women will go through the menopause+the sperm count for men begins to fall. Some people tend to put on weight during this life stage.
might be studying or have a job, learn from past experience
intimate relationships. get married or get a divorce, which is a result of a relationship break down. Some have children.
active lives, creating friendships and new relationships. They usually have mortgages / rents, a career, family and social life.

Question 23

Middle adulthood physical development
intellectual development
emotional development
social development

Answer 23

have lower energy, wrinkles, hair becomes grey and falls out.
Return to education to get a new career, or need to be retrained. Memories are also a lot slower during this life stage.
Hormone changes begin to take place=emotional changes. Sometimes these hormones cause a midlife crisis.
more times for themselves, join clubs, look after grandchildren

Question 24

Late adulthood physical development
intellectual development
emotional development
social development

Answer 24

Bones become brittle, muscles become weaker and height begins to shorten. Sight+hearing may also be lost.
Speed of thinking and short-term memory may decline.
spend quality time with family and friends, death of a life partner or friends=upset,isolation
becoming less busy, may only socialise with close friends and family

Question 25

Everyday Lifestyle choices

Answer 25

Environmental factors
e.g. A person who has suffered from an accident and had 6 months out of education to recover is less likely to do as well at school as somebody who is fully healthy.
Everyday Lifestyle choices
• Binge drinking
• Smoking
• Regular eating of fast foods
• Running five miles a day
• Taking recreational drugs at weekends.

Question 26

Solitary play

Answer 26

Everyday Lifestyle choices
• Binge drinking
• Smoking
• Regular eating of fast foods
• Running five miles a day
• Taking recreational drugs at weekends.
Solitary play
When infants or children play alone.

Question 27

Parallel play

Answer 27

When infants or children play along side each other