Physical Development Flashcards
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Growth
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Physical or measureable quality measured using height and weight
2
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Development
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The acquisition of skills and abilities like learning to write
3
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Infancy (0-2 years)
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- The development of gross and fine motor skills
- Milestones achieved: Sitting up, standing, cruising, walking.
4
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Early Childhood 3-8 years)
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- Further develops fine and gross motor skills: Riding a tricycle, running forwards and backwards, walking on a line, hopping on one foot, hops, skips, and confident jumps
- Turning pages in a book, buttoning clothing, writing own name, joins up writing.
5
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Adolescents (9-18 years)
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- Experiences puberty: Development of primary and secondary sexual characteristics, Hormones in sexual maturity
6
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Early Adulthood (19-45 years)
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- Peak physical condition,
- Perimenopause begins
7
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Gross motor skills
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Movement of larger limbs (e.g. Walking)
8
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Fine
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Movement of smaller muscles (e.g. Writing)
9
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Self-concept
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How you perceive yourself (e.g. I am a kind person)
10
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Self-esteem
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The perception of your own worth/value
11
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Physical Changes of Ageing
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- CV disease
- Osteoarthritis
- Degeneration of sense organ
- Reduced absorption of nutrients
- Dementia
- Illness
- Degeneration of nervous tissue
12
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Bowlby Theory
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Infants have an inbuilt need to form an attachment with a carer. The quality of this attachment may affect emotional development for the rest of the child’s life.
