Unit 1: Human lifespan development Flashcards
List the life stages in order(and ages)
-infancy-0-2
-early childhood-3-8
-adolescence-9-18
-early adulthood-19-35
-middle adulthood-25-65
-later adulthood-65+
What does PIES stand for?
Physical - Intellectual - emotional - social
cognitive spiritual
What does growth mean?
Growth is changes in measurable qualities such as : height,weight and head circumference
What are the 3 principles of growth?
- Growth rates are not constant
- Different parts of the body grow at different rates
- Growth rates vary between children
What does development mean?
Development is the learning/acquiring new skills and capabilities such as walking and talking
What are the 4 principles of development?
- From head to toe
- From inside out
- In the same sequence but at different rates for different children
- Holistically ( all areas of development are dependant on each other )
What is the difference between growth and development?
Growth is the changes in height weight or size whereas development is the change to how we do things
What are gross motor skills?
gross motor-skills The group of motor skills (including walking, running, and throwing) that require large muscle groups to produce the major action, and require less precision than that exerted by small muscles.
What are fine motor skills?
Fine motor skills are involved in smaller movements that occur in the wrists, hands, fingers, feet and toes. Specifically, single joint movements are fine motor movements and require fine motor skills. They involve smaller actions such as picking up objects between the thumb and finger, writing carefully, and blinking.
Why is using centile lines important to measure a child’s growth?
Centile lines are used to measure a child’s growth throughout their infant years. This is important in making sure the child is growing and reaching their average height.Also,looking to see if a child is growing abnormally.
What are 1 month old baby milestones?
-noticing faces
-sees bold patterns
-recognises the sound of your voice
-starts to make sounds beyond crying
-bring is hands within range of eyes and mouth
-moves head side to side
What are 2 month old baby milestones?
-recognise people at a distance
-begins to follow things with eyes
-calm herself
-gets fussy
-holds her head up
-smooth movements with arms and legs
What are 3 month old baby milestones?
-can distinguish faces
-different cries for different needs
-open shut hands/turn head away
-swipes at dangling objects
-follows movement with their eyes
-enjoys playing with other people
What are 4 month old baby milestones?
-giggle and laugh
-copies facial expressions
-reaches for toy in one hand
-can hold her head steady unsupported
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What are 5 month old baby milestones?
-can roll over
-explores toys by putting it in mouth
-babbles
-looks at themselves in a mirror
-entertains themselves
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What are 6 month old baby milestones?
-starts creeping on floor
-starts sitting
-passes things from 1 hand to another
-starts understanding simple words#
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What are 7 month old baby milestones?
-enjoys dropping things on the floor
-play simple games e.g peekaboo
-responds to no
-finds partially hidden objects
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What are 8 month old baby milestones?
-begins crawling
-starts cruising
-develop grasp
What are 9 month old baby milestones?
-wary of strangers
-clings to familiar people
-has favourite toys
-makes more sounds
-finger points
What are 10 month old baby milestones?
-explores things in different ways
-pulls up to stand and cruising
-gets into sitting positions without help
-begins feeding herself finger foods
What are 11 month old baby milestones?
-understand object permanence
-crawls up stairs while supervised
-make sounds more like speech
-develop separation anxiety
What are 12 month old baby milestones?
-responds to simple spoken requests
-uses basic gestures e.g shaking head
-looks at right image of object when named
-starts using things correctly
-may stand alone
What are 4 examples of fine motor skills?
1.controlling lip movement
2.hand-eye coordination
3.manipulation
4.gripping/grasping
What are 3 examples of gross motor skills?
1.balance
2.strength
3.coordination
what is the definition of puberty?
puberty is a period of rapid growth during which young people reach sexual maturity and secondary serxual characteristics start to develop
give examples of primary sexual characteristics in girls
-menstruation
-uterus and vagina grow
-ovulation occurs
give examples of secondary sexual characteristics in girls
-hips widen
-boob enlarge
-increase layers of fat under the skin
-growth spurt
-armpit hair growth
give examples of secondary sexual characteristics in boys
-growth of facial hair
-voice box grows causing voice crack
-increased muscle
give examples of primary sexual characteristics in boys
-penis enlarges
-testes enlarge and produce sperm
what is the pituitary gland responsible for?
signals our body to start releasing sex hormones
