MIDTERMS: Pedia Developmental Flashcards
Principles of Motor Development (5)
Cephalocaudal: Development from head to toe.
Proximo-Distal: Development from the center of the body outward.
Automatic-Voluntary: Automatic reflexes become voluntary actions.
Stability-Mobility: Stability precedes mobility in movement skills.
Unrefined-Refined: Movements progress from gross to fine motor skills.
Rapid Phases of Growth
Infancy, pre-pubescence, and adolescence are the phases of rapid growth.
APGAR Score Components
Appearance
Pulse
Grimace
Activity
Respiration
Sensory Capacities at Birth
Touch and Pain:
Smell:
Taste:
Hearing:
Sight:
Touch and Pain: Well-developed; infants respond to touch and can feel pain.
Smell: Can distinguish different odors; show preference for mother’s scent.
Taste: Preference for sweet tastes; can differentiate between sweet, sour, bitter.
Hearing: Fully functional; can recognize mother’s voice.
Sight: Least developed sense; visual acuity improves rapidly over the first year.
Development of Midbrain and Medulla
Most Developed at Birth:
Cortex Development:
Most Developed at Birth: Control vital functions like heartbeat and respiration.
Cortex Development: Rapid growth during the first 2 years; responsible for higher functions.
Vision Development Milestones
Visual acuity of 20/200.
Birth
Vision Development Milestones
Can see red, blue, and green colors.
1 Month:
Vision Development Milestones
Skilled at tracking slow-moving objects.
6-10 Weeks
Piaget’s Cognitive Development Stages
Sensorimotor Stage (Birth - 24 months):
Pre-operational Stage (2 - 7 years):
Concrete Operational Stage (7 - 12 years):
Formal Operational Stage (12 years and above):
Vision Development Milestones
Begins tracking moving objects.
2 Months
Vision Development Milestones
Achieves 20/20 vision.
2 Years:
Piaget’s Cognitive Development Stages: Development of language and symbolic thinking; egocentrism.
Pre-operational Stage (2 - 7 years):
Piaget’s Cognitive Development Stages: Abstract and hypothetical reasoning.
Formal Operational Stage (12 years and above)
Piaget’s Cognitive Development Stages: Logical thinking about concrete objects; understanding of conservation.
Concrete Operational Stage (7 - 12 years)
Piaget’s Cognitive Development Stages:
Learning through sensory input and motor actions.
Sensorimotor Stage (Birth - 24 months):
Object Concept and Object Permanence
Object Concept: Understanding properties of objects.
Object Permanence: Realizing objects continue to exist even when out of sight; develops around 8-12 months.
kinner’s Operant Conditioning (Stimulus)
Positive reinforcement (e.g., praise for using words) encourages repeated language use; negative reinforcement discourages incorrect usage.