Physical Development Flashcards
How a person changes and stays the same
Developmental Stages
Developmental stages can be ____ or ____
qualitative or quantitative
Development Changes
Change in the number or amount of something
Quantitative
Development Changes
Change in kind, structure, or organization
Qualitative
Development Changes
Change in weight
Quantitative
Development Changes
Change in mass
Quantitative
Development Changes
Change in height
Quantitative
Development Changes
Change in the amount of body hair
Quantitative
Development Changes
Change in the intelligence
Qualitative
Development Changes
Change in attitude
Qualitative
Development Changes
Change in speech
Qualitative
Aspect of Human Development
changes in body, structure and motor skills
Physical
Aspect of Human Development
change in sensory capabilities (sight, hearing, etc.)
Perceptual
Aspect of Human Development
Mental ability, learning capacity, memory, reasoning, thought process & language
Cognitive/Intellectual
Aspect of Human Development
changes in self concept, gender identity, one’s quality of relationships
Personality & Social
Nature vs Nurture
Person becomes who they are because of heredity
Nature
Nature vs Nurture
Due to biological changes, heredity, innate personal characteristics
Nature
Nature vs Nurture
person is made not built
Nature
Nature vs nurture
a person becomes who they are because of family life, environment, interactions, etc.
Nurture
Nature vs Nurture
person is built not made
Nurture
Life begins at
fertilization
fertilization occurs when
sperm and ovum fuse to form a single cell
monthly release of an ovum (egg cell) by the ovary
Ovulation
process of fertilization
- The ovum travels to the fallopian tube.
- If it meets a sperm cell fertilization happens.
- The ovum then travels to the womb or uterus.
- Uterus walls prepare by becoming swollen with blood.