Physical development across the lifestages

Question 1

What is the age range for birth and infancy?

Answer 1

0-2

Question 2

What is the age range for Early Childhood?

Answer 2

3-8

Question 3

What is the age range for Adolescence?

Answer 3

9-18

Question 4

What is the age range for early adulthood?

Answer 4

19-45

Question 5

What is the age range for middle adulthood?

Answer 5

46-65

Question 6

What is the age range for later adulthood?

Answer 6

65+

Question 7

By the time an infant is two how much will they have grown?

Answer 7

Approximately half their adult height

Question 8

When can children usually start to be able to walk?

Answer 8

At around one year old

Question 9

By what age should children be able to run at?

Answer 9

By two years of age

Question 10

Which age range experience growth spurts the most?

Answer 10

Adolescence

Question 11

What age range develop sexual characteristics during puberty?

Answer 11

Adolescence

Question 12

When do people reach the peak of their physical fitness?

Answer 12

Early adulthood

Question 13

When does the ageing process begin?

Answer 13

Middle Adulthood

Question 14

What happens at the start of the ageing process?

Answer 14

Loss of strength and stamina

Question 15

Define growth?

Answer 15

An increase in some measured quantity, such as height or weight

Question 16

Define development?

Answer 16

Complex changes including an increase in skills, abilities and capabilities.

Question 17

What does growth describe?

Answer 17

An increase in quality

Question 18

Is the rate of growth smooth?

Answer 18

No, although it is continuous it is not smooth

Question 19

Are growth rates of girls and boys the same?

Answer 19

No

Question 20

Are growth rates the same through the whole body?

Answer 20

No, growth rates vary in different parts of the body, for example the head circumferences grows more rapidly than other areas in the first months of life

Question 21

When referring to growth what two important dimensions should be considered?

Answer 21

Weight and length/height

Question 22

At birth and then between 6-8 weeks a baby’s ________ _______________ will be measured.

Answer 22

Head circumference

Question 23

Why at birth is a baby’s head circumference measured?

Answer 23

To check the size and growth of the brain

Question 24

When do healthy babies double their birth weight by?

Answer 24

By 4-5

Question 25

When do healthy babies triple their birth weight?

Answer 25

By the time they reach a year old

Question 26

Why is growth measurements helpful for a health visitor ?

Answer 26

They help monitor a child’s health and development but they can also identify other issues for example if an infant in under/overweight or if they are growing to slowly.

Question 27

On average, how much will infants grow between 1-2 years of age?

Answer 27

About 12cm and gain about 2.5kg

Question 28

What are Centile lines?

Answer 28

lines on a graph used to show average measurements of height, weight and head circumference. The lines represent the values of the measurements taking into account age and sex.

Question 29

All information for a child’s health is recorded in what?

Answer 29

Personal Child Health Record

Question 30

What does development describe?

Answer 30

Changes that might be complex and involve ability levels altering

Question 31

In what order does development happen for the body?

Answer 31

From head to toe, an infant will first be able to control their head, then develop control over thier body, then their legs, then feet allowing them to crawl and eventually walk.

Question 32

What are development norms?

Answer 32

They describe the skills that infants, children and adolescence are expected to develop at particular ages to stages in their life

Question 33

What does PIES stand for

Answer 33

Physical - gross and fine motor skills
Intellectual development
Emotional development
Social development

Question 34

Define development norms

Answer 34

A description of an average set of expectations with respect to a young child’s development.

Question 35

What is a milestone?

Answer 35

An ability achieved by most children by a certain age. It can involve physical, social, emotional, cognitive and communication skills.

Question 36

Define gross motor skill

Answer 36

Large movements that involve using large muscles of the body which are required for mobility’s, for example rolling over

Question 37

Define fine motor skills

Answer 37

Involve smaller movements that require more precise direction and use smaller muscles, fo example picking up a pencil