Module A Flashcards
Measureable changes in physical size of body and its parts
Growth
Behavioral changes in skills and function
Development
Process of becoming fully grown and developed; applies to physiological
and behavioral aspects
Maturation
head to foot direction
Cephalocaudal
movement
Motor
central to peripheral direction; midline before extremities
Proximodistal
posture, head balance, sitting, crawling, walking
Gross motor development
using hand and fingers for prehension or grasping
Fine motor development
physical activity associated with mental processes
Psychomotor
movement from a sensory stimulus
Sensorimotor
How a person thinks and understands the world shapes perception, memory,
attitude, action, and judgment.
Cognitive
emotional or mental state; outward physical
appearance of the mental state
Affective