U2: Developmental Transitions Flashcards
Define lifespan.
Starts at conception and ends at death.
Define development.
The orderly, predictable, and gradual change of an individual’s physical, intellectual, emotional, and social conditions.
Define milestones.
A significant skill or event occurring in a person’s life.
Define fertilisation.
When a sperm penetrates an egg, forming a complete cell or zygote.
Define substantial growth.
Fastest growth period of all human lifespan stages.
Define motor skills.
Action that require coordination of muscle groups to gain control over body movements.
Define fine motor skills.
Learning to control body movements that involve the coordination of small muscle groups.
Define gross motor skills.
Learning to control body movements that involve the coordination of large muscle groups.
Define perceptions.
Beliefs or opinions based on how things seem.
Define physical development.
Bodily changes relating to body size, shape, systems, and structure across the lifespan.
Define intellectual development.
Changes in the brain, including thought processes, knowledge, and understanding that occur across the lifespan.
Define emotional development.
Changes that relate to expressing, understanding, and communicating emotions that occur across the lifespan.
Define social development.
Changes that relate to expressing, understanding, and communicating emotions that occur across the lifespan.
Define motor skill development.
Learning to coordinate muscle groups to gain control over body movements.
Define primary sex characteristics.
Those parts of the body directly involved in the reproduction.
Define secondary sex characteristics.
Changes that occur to both females and males are not directly related to production and not present at birth.
Define menstruation.
The discharge of blood and other tissues from the uterus that marks the beginning of the cycle.
Define relationships.
A connection between two or more people.
Define a happy and healthy relationships.
Built on mutual respect, trust, honesty, and loyalty, where each individual feels comfortable and safe.
Define verbal communication.
Clearly conveying a message through talking and carefully listening.
Define non-verbal communication.
Use of body language through facial expression and tone of voice.
Define respect.
Having concern and consideration for the needs, feelings, opinions, thoughts, wishes, and rights of others.
Define authoritarian.
Strict rules set for children that are expected to follow without question or else they are punished.
Define permissive.
Parent takes the role of a friend and rarely disciplines bad behaviour, therefore the child have issues with authority and rules.
Define uninvolved.
The parent has no interest in meeting the child’s needs as they often are affected by mental health or substance abuse problems.
Define authoritative.
Have rules that contain exceptions and uses consequences as a form of punishment.
Define an unhealthy relationship.
The person is prevented from challenging themselves and is unable to be their best self.
Define developmental transition.
The tasks, events, or skills that occur or are expected to occur in a certain age range.
