Unit 1-Health and Social Care

Question 1

Physical Development in Infancy (0-2yrs)

Answer 1

• Learning to hold up their head
• Rolling
• Sitting
• Crawl
• Walking
• Blinking

Question 2

Intellectual Development in Infancy (0-2yrs)

Answer 2

• Exploring with their hands and mouths
• Banging. shaking, throwing items
• Babbling
• Vocabulary of 50 words
• Simple words and phrases

Question 3

Emotional Development in Infancy (0-2yrs)

Answer 3

• Smiling
• Giggling
• Tilting their heads
• Crying

Question 4

Social Development in Infancy (0-2yrs)

Answer 4

• Smiling, crying other expressions to build connections
• Imitate facial expressions
• Interact as others respond appropriatley

Question 5

Physical Development in Early Childhood (3-8yrs)

Answer 5

• Walk with steady balance
• Run comfortably in a single direction or around obstacles.
• Throw a ball or catch one
• Hop on each foot several times
• Jump over objects or low lying hurdles
• Kick a ball that is stationary
• Pedal a bike

Question 6

Intellectual Development in Early Childhood (3-8yrs)

Answer 6

• Speaking in full sentences and having good vocabulary
• Development of language and understanding numbers
• Concept of time
• Describing yesterday and tomorrow
• Engaging in conversations
• Reading

Question 7

Emotional Development in Early Childhood (3-8yrs)

Answer 7

• Learn how to handle their feelings
• Learn how to share and cooperate with other people
• Express emotions such as being happy or sad and explaining their feelings
• Beginning to develop their own concept

Question 8

Social Development in Early Childhood (3-8yrs)

Answer 8

• Widening their social group and forming friendships

- Having temperature makes them realise they have to cooperate with others

Question 9

Physical Development in Adolescence (9-18yrs)

Answer 9

• Height
• Weight
• Body composition
• Deeper voice in males
• Development in breasts
• Development in hips
• Development of sweat glands
• Pubic and underarm hair

Question 10

Intellectual Development in Adolescence (9-18yrs)

Answer 10

• Development more complex thinking skills

- Understanding everyday situations and to using experiences with new situations or problems

Question 11

Emotional Development in Adolescence (9-18yrs)

Answer 11

• Strong intense feelings
• Unpredictable moods
• Better understanding of other peoples emotions
• Becoming more sensitive to others
• Feeling self-conscious

Question 12

Social Development in Adolescence (9-18yrs)

Answer 12

• Trying to find their identity by wearing new clothing styles, music, art, friendship groups
• Becoming more independent
• Taking responsibility
• Trying new experiences
• Feel influenced by peers
• Sexual relationships
• Feeling influenced by media

Question 13

Physical Development in Early Adulthood (19-45yrs)

Answer 13

• Slight increase of height and weight
• Muscle strength
• Reaction time
• Sensory abilities
• Lens of the eye starts to thicken and stiffen
• Sensitivity to sound decreases
• Hair thins and turns grey
• Dryer skin
• Wrinkles
• Weaker immune system

Question 14

Intellectual Development in Early Adulthood (19-45yrs)

Answer 14

• Some people continue to educate to a higher level or repeat what they didn’t do when they were younger
• Many develop new careers, skills, qualifications

Question 15

Emotional Development in Early Adulthood (19-45yrs)

Answer 15

• Developing close intimate relationships
• Some experience many feelings and security
• Some people live alone or end up alone as a result of relationship breakdown
• Many choose to start a family
• Stressful situations - balancing family, work and finances

Question 16

Social Development in Early Adulthood (19-45yrs)

Answer 16

• Active social life
• Make new friends and build new relationships
• More responsibilities
• Can be very difficult to balance a work life, family life, social life as their responsibilities increase
• During the early years of young adulthood, people are generally free to have a very active social life, making new relationships.