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 and memory development, how children learn, including learning through play, 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
many illnesses and diseases can affect growth so any deviation from the expected growth norms are an early warning sign that something is wrong
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
