Unit 2: AOS 1 Flashcards
Prenatal Stage: Overview
- fertilisation to birth
- fastest growth period of all the human lifespan
Infancy Stage: Overview
- birth to 2 years
- develop motor skills (walk, simple words, social games, tantrums
Early Childhood: Overview
- 2 to 6 years
- developing friendships
- toilet trained
- slow and steady growth
Late Childhood: Overview
- 6 to 12 years
- refined motor skills
- slow and steady growth
- primary schooling
Youth: Overview
- 12 to 18 years
- increased independence
- puberty
- social independence
Early Adulthood: Overview
- 18 to 39 years
- leaving home, serious relationships, career, children
Middle Adulthood: Overview
- 40 to 65 years
- stability in work and relationships
- financial security
Late Adulthood: Overview
- 65 until death
- retirement
- health declines
Perceptions of Youth: Negative
lazy, immature, tech obsessed, entitled, sexualised, lacking quality social skills
Perceptions of Youth: Positives
more empathy, free-spirited, politically motivated, invested in global issues
Perceptions of Adulthood: Negative
lonely, isolated, forgetful, bad drivers, complain a lot, burden on the health system
Factors influencing perception of lifespan stages
values, media, past experiences, others opinions, politics
Physical Development: Definition
changes to the body and its systems. These can be changes in size (i.e. growth), complexity (for example, the increase in complexity of the nervous system) and motor skills (for example, learning to walk).
Physical Development: Growth
epiphyseal plates in long bones fuse and no more growth is possible
Physical Development: Changes to Body Systems
primary sex characteristics (directly involved) & secondary sex characteristics (not direct)
Physical Development: Motor Skill Development
fine motor skills and gross motor skills
Social Development: Definition
the increasing complexity of behaviour patterns used in relationships with other people
Social Development: Behaviours
table manners, being considerate
Social Development: Social Roles
son/daughter/employee/friend and expectations
Social Development: Relationship Skills
conflict resolution, open communication
Social Development: Communication Skills
written and oral communication
Emotional Development: Definition
relates to experiencing the full range of emotions, and increasing complexity relating to the expression of emotions, the development of a self-concept and resilience