unit 2 AOS 1: Development Transitions Flashcards
what is fertilisation?
when the sperm penetrates the egg
prenatal age range and development milestone x2
fertilisation to birth
- rapid cells division
-rapid growth
infancy age range and development milestone x2
birth- 2nd birthday
- using simple words
-playing social games
early childhood age range and development milestone x2
2nd - 6th birthday
- making friends
- becoming toilet trained
late childhood age range and development milestone x2
6th - 12th birthday
-reading and writing skills
- developing long term memory
youth age range and development milestone x2
12-18
-increased independence
-sexual maturity
early adulthood age range and development milestone x2
18 -40
- choosing a life partner
- gaining employment
middle adulthood age range and development milestone x2
40-65
- physical sign of aging such as grey hair
- becoming a grandparent
late adulthood age range and development milestone x2
65- death
- loss of hair
- enduring greif through the loss of loved ones
physical development definition
changes that occur to the body and its systemes
incl external and internal
intellectual development definition
increase in complexity of processes in the brain such as thought, knowledge and memory
emotional development definition
feelings and the ways in which an individual learns to express, understand and exercise control over them.
social development definition
increasing complexity of behaviour patterns used in relationships with other people
what is gross motor skills
Refer to movements that involve large muscle groups such as walking, throwing, skipping and kicking
fine motor skills
Involve control over the smaller muscle groups such as those used for writing and cutting
physical development in youth and childhood
youth: secondary sexual characteristics develop
childhood: bouncing a ball
intellectual development in youth and childhood
youth: greater moral reasoning
childhood: knowledge and memory
emotional development in youth and childhood
youth: gaining sense of identity
childhood: experiencing the full range of emotions
social development in youth and childhood
youth: getting paid employment
childhood: learning different behaviours such as table manners
what is the ovum?
a female reproductive cell, which can develop into a new individual after fertilization
what is the sperm?
male reproductive cell