Motor development and movement

Question 1

Motor development

Answer 1

refers to the development of child’s bones, muscles and ability to move around and manipulate their environment

Question 2

Importance of motor development

Answer 2

• cognitive development
• communication
• social and emotional development
• self-care
• play

Question 3

Dynamic systems

Answer 3

the theory posits that new forms of behaviour emerge from the cooperative interactions of multiple components within a context

Question 4

Motor skills as a dynamic system

Answer 4

• separate abilities interact, blend together, become more complex
• CNS
• movement capacities
• cognitive development
• goals
• environment

Question 5

Reflexes - new-born

Answer 5

• not much control over own body
• can’t pick up head
• have built-in reflexes

Question 6

permanent reflexes

Answer 6

breathing, blinking, pupillary, swallowing

Question 7

Rooting

Answer 7

• stroke cheek near corner of the mouth
• head will turn to face the stimulus
• will make sucking motions
• helps find the nipple

Question 8

Morro (startle reflex)

Answer 8

• present from birth until 4/6 months

- reaction to sudden loss of support

Question 9

Asymmetric tonic neck relfex

Answer 9

• as the head is turned, the arm and leg on the same side extend, while the opposite limbs bend

Question 10

Babinski

Answer 10

stroke the side of the foot, big toe moves forward

Question 11

Proximal distal development

Answer 11

• growing centre-outward
• proceeds from areas close to the spine to areas away from the spine
• motor generic functions of the limbs develop before the specific or fine motor skills

Question 12

Gross motor milestones in 1st year

Answer 12

posture - supine/pull up to sitting

standing and walking