the lifespan Flashcards
1
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prenatal
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- conception - birth
- 40 weeks
- begins with fertilization
- rapid growth
2
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stages of the lifespan
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- prenatal
- childhood (infancy, early, late, youth)
- adulthood (early, middle, late)
3
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infancy
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- birth - 2 years
- rapid growth
- learning new things
4
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early childhood
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- 2-6 years
- starting school
- intellectual development
- walking, running
5
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late childhood
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- 6-12 years
- can be fluid when the ends (puberty)
- social development - more friends, co-curriculars
- motor skills develop
- brain development
6
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youth
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- 12-18 years
- characterised by the onset of puberty
- grey area where this begins and ends
- reproductive maturation
- physical development (puberty)
- social independence
- academic capacity is challenged
7
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early adulthood
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- 18-39 years
- new social circles
- physical peak (25-30)
- romantic relationships - marriage, divorce
- children, buying houses etc.
- starting careers
- leaving home
8
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middle adulthood
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- 40-64 years
- focus on career
- raising children/ grandchildren
- priorities change
- emotional development
9
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late adulthood
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- 65+ years
- ‘empty nesters’
- grandchildren
- deteriorating h&w
- ends in death
- investment in health
- dependent on children
10
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physical development from youth to adulthood
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changes to the body and its systems
- growth
- changes to body systems
- motor skill development
- characterised by physical changes including:
- growth plates in bones fuse
- sexual maturity
- changes in body composition and structure
11
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growth
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- growth refers to organs and systems getting bigger in size
- people get bigger until the end of puberty
- girls will gain 16cm in height and 16kg in weight
- boys will gain 20cm in height and 20kg in weight
- epiphyseal plates in long bones fuse and no more growth is possible
12
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changes to body systems
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- tissues and systems also change in structure and function
- sex organs change in the way the function
- primary and secondary sex characteristics
- for females, fat to muscle ratio increases and hips widen
- for males, muscle mass increases and shoulders broaden
- brain increases in complexity
13
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primary sex characteristics
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- those parts of the body that are directly involved in reproduction
- present at birth but develop during puberty
- ‘genitals’
- reproductive organs
- eg sperm production and menstral cycle
14
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secondary sex characteristics
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- arise from changes that occur in both males and females but are not directly related to reproduction
- not present at birth
- eg body hair/oil
15
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motor skill development
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- during youth, the individual will gain more control over their bodies
- coordination improve
- extra strength and endurance is gained during puberty
