Life Stages across the life cycle (Physical) Flashcards
Life Stages
Infancy: 0-2 years
Childhood: 3-12 years
Adolescence: 13-19 years
Adulthood: 20- 64 years
Later aduthood: 65+
Growth
Gradual increase in physical size (height and mass)
Keywords:
Get taller
Age
Bigger
Development
Emergence and increase in sophistication of skill, abilities and emotion
Keywords
Get smarter
Physical changes
body growth, gross and fine development, strength, puberty, menopause, features of age and ageing
intellectual
-language skills
-mental capacity
-memory development
-how children learn, including learning through play and problem solving
-moral development
emotional
bonting attachment, self-esteem, self-confidence, development of feelings, attachments and independance
social
social skills/socialisation, stages of social play, interactions and roles
when are the 2 periods of rapid growth and development
- immedietley anter birth
- during adolescence (during puberty which lasts for 2-5 years)
centile charts
Used to track and assess the childs growth and compare it to growth patterns of other children of the same age and sex.
Helps determine if there are any concerns such as illness that require further investigation
health professionals plot the growth of height, weight and head circumfrance
normal growth rates
infants double their weight in the first 6 months and then they double it again by the time they are 3
milestones
stages in development
development norms
points in development where a particular change is expected to happen for most of the population - development follows a relitivley predictable pattern
gross motor skills
involve whole body movements, control pf larger muscles is needed for skills such as walking running or balancing
fine motor skills
involve movements made with fingers - control over small muscles is needed for skills such as skills such as playing and instrument, sewing or writing
gross motor skill sequence:
- learning to support head
- rolling over
- sitting (supported)
- crawling
- climbing
- standing
- walking
- running
- jumping
fine motor skill sequence
- finger and hand play
- whole hand palmer grasp
- finger and thumb grasp (pincer)
- 3 finger grasp primative tripod grasp
- palmer grasp
- refined pincer + tripod grasp
- prefered hand use
- improved tripod grasp
puberty - girls
- breasts enlarge
- hip broaden
- underarm hair grows
- acne
- growth spurt
- menstrual cycle
- moodswings
puberty - boys
- facial hair
- voice deepens
- shoulders broaden
- chest and pubic hair
- penis and testicles enlarge
- development of muscles
- acne
menopause
- womens body stops producing eggs
- oestrogen levels drop
- periods will become infrequent and eventually stop
- cannot get pregnant naturally
- 45 - 55
menopause - typical physical complints
- irregular periods
- hot flushes
- heavy sweating
- fatuige
- muscle aches
- dizzyness
menopause - less common physical complaints
- itchy skin
- dry skin
- prolapse
- loss of libido
- osteoperosis (brittle bones)
psychological complaints of menopause
- fatuige
- apathy
features of age and ageing
- hair will lose colour
- vision deterioates
- muscle strength decreases
