Key terms

Question 1

What is Growth?

Answer 1

Growth is the increase in a measured quantity. Such as weight or height. This varies between boys and girls.

Question 2

What is development?

Answer 2

Development is the acquiring skills and abilities during different life stages.

Question 3

What are gross motor skills?

Answer 3

Gross motor skills are the larger movements involving the larger limbs of the body.

Question 4

What are fine motor skills?

Answer 4

Fine motor skills are the smaller movements that require more precise direction and use smaller limbs.

Question 5

What are primary sexual characteristics?

Answer 5

Characteristics that are present and birth and develop during puberty.

Question 6

What are secondary sexual characteristics?

Answer 6

Characteristics that develop during puberty

Question 7

Examples of male primary and secondary characteristics.

Answer 7

secondary- facial hair, armpit/pubic hair and voice deepens

primary- testes enlarge and produce sperm, penis enlarges and prostrate gland produces secretions.

Question 8

Examples of female primary and secondary characteristics.

Answer 8

primary- uterus and vagina grow, ovulation and menstrual cycle begins.

Secondary- breasts enlarge, growth spurt, growth of armpit/pubic hair.

Question 9

What is self image?

Answer 9

The mental picture we have of ourselves. This can be positive or negative.

Examples of things that can influence our self image (both positive and negative) are the media, comments from other people or personal appearance.

Question 10

What is egocentrism?

Answer 10

Seeing things only from your own point of view or perspective.

Question 11

What is self esteem?

Answer 11

How much you like, accept and respect yourself. This can be affected by mean comments or success or lack of it in school work.

Question 12

What is abstract thinking?

Answer 12

The ability to solve problems using imagination - using concepts and ideas rather than objects and tasks.

Question 13

What is peer pressure?

Answer 13

Young people are influenced by views, opinions and behaviours of their close friends.

Question 14

What is menopause?

Answer 14

A time in a woman’s life where her periods stop and is no longer able to have children. It is caused by the decreased amount of oestrogen.

Signs and symptoms of menopause- loss of elasticity in the skin, bones are more brittle and muscle aches/joint pain.

Question 15

What is a mid-life crisis?

Answer 15

A period of self-doubt caused by the passing of youth and the move into later adult-hood.

Question 16

What is dementia?

Answer 16

Dementia is an illness that affects the brain and memory and makes you gradually loose the ability to think and act normally.

Question 17

What is a role model?

Answer 17

Someone whose behaviour or attitudes people try to copy because they admire them. e.g. parents, siblings, footballers or celebrities/influencers.

Question 18

What is a bond?

Answer 18

Forming an attachment with a parent/carer.

Question 19

What are gender roles?

Answer 19

A role that is determined by someone’s gender.

Question 20

what is an unpredictable life event?

Answer 20

Events that are not expected and are not usually planned for. e.g. an illness or unemployment.

Question 21

what is a predictable life event?

Answer 21

An event that is expected and therefore we can plan for it. e.g. marriage or retirement.

Question 22

What is nature?

Answer 22

the influence of innate factors on growth and development

Question 23

What is nurture

Answer 23

The impact of social experiences due to environmental factors

Question 24

What is genetic pre-disposition?

Answer 24

A person inherits the possibility to develop a certain condition.