Unit 4 Lesson 2: Birth to Toddlerhood

Question 1

IS there a living thing that does not remain the same?

Answer 1

There is no living thing that remains the same.

Question 2

What is the point of healthcare

Answer 2

the point of healthcare professions—to help people change in ways that will improve their overall health and happiness.

Question 3

What effects can physcial changes have?

Answer 3

Physical changes as we grow and age can have profound effects on our health.

Question 4

What are developemtnal stages and milestones

Answer 4

Developmental stages and milestones occur throughout the life span; these can include the perspective a person will have during each period, growth milestones that will be reached, and changing societal expectations.

Question 5

what does psychosoical

Answer 5

We have the root word psych/o, which means mind or spirit, and social, which describes how people relate to each other in society. Thus, psychosocial means the interrelationship of social and individual behavior and thought.

Question 6

What will give us a very good picture of the changes happening at each different age in life?

Answer 6

Looking at developmental stages, physical growth periods, and psychosocial phases will give us a very good picture of the changes happening at each different age in life.

Question 7

What does ‘terrible twos’ mean

Answer 7

‘terrible twos’ when toddlers tend to have very strong opinions and get very frustrated if they don’t get their way.

Question 8

What phase of humans has the most rapid changes

Answer 8

he changes that happen in childhood are much more rapid and pronounced than at later stages of life.

Question 9

What is a neonate

Answer 9

From the time an infant is born up to four weeks of age, they are referred to as a neonate.

Question 10

How fast is the developemnt of a neonate

Answer 10

This period has a rapid pace of growth and development.

Question 11

What happens during the first four weeks for a neonate

Answer 11

During the first four weeks, a neonate transitions from the environment of the womb to the external world, establishes feeding patterns, and bonds with caregivers.

Question 12

What are a neonates organs systems doing

Answer 12

All of the organ systems of the body are transitioning and maturing to be able to function outside the mother, and the nervous system is changing too.

Question 13

How much can neonates lose right after birth?

Answer 13

Right after birth, neonates can lose up to 10 percent of their body weight—this is normal, as babies are born with extra fluid in their systems.

Question 14

When does the weight of a neonate stablize

Answer 14

Weight stabilizes and begins to increase again by two weeks of age

Question 15

What reflexes do babies have right away

Answer 15

Though the nervous system is still developing rapidly, the neonate is born with certain reflexes, such as sucking a breast or bottle for feeding and grasping an adult finger with their hands.

Question 16

What are both babies and toddlers developing

Answer 16

Babies and toddlers are developing their physical coordination

Question 17

What is physicall coordination

Answer 17

the ability to use different parts of the body together smoothly and efficiently—and the coordination between the nervous system and the muscles and bones improves to the point where toddlers can walk, run, and control their bodily functions.

Question 18

What is another huge change babies and tolders go throguh

Answer 18

Another huge change is going from complete dependence on caregivers to the struggle for some autonomy

Question 19

What is autonomy

Answer 19

autonomy—or independence, with the ability to make some decisions for oneself—which continues throughout childhood in different stages.

Question 20

Baby: Birth to 1 Year Developmental Steps:

Answer 20

• Needs constant care
• Grows in spurts
• Is learning senses
• Short sleep periods
• Uncontrolled motor responses
• Sensitive skin
• Temperature regulation not established; environment affects temperature profoundly

Question 21

Baby: Birth to 1 Year
Physical Growth

Answer 21

• Head is large in proportion to body
• Good hearing, smell, and taste senses
• Unclear vision
• Rapid physical growth
• Movement is uncoordinated
• Amount of “baby fat” declines
• Curve of the lower back develops
• Teeth begin to come in
• Eats solid foods
• Learns to walk
• Understands a few words and begins to talk
• Begins to sleep and eat more regularly

Question 22

Baby: Birth to 1 YearPsychosocial Development

Answer 22

• Responses are reflexes
• Completely self-centered
• Notices changes
• Remembers responses and their results

Question 23

Toddler: 1 to 2 Years: Developmental Steps

Answer 23

• Quick changes of mood
• Walking and talking begins and/or improves
• Sense of independence develops
• Experiences separation anxiety when away from family
• Self-loving and uninhibited
• Main threats to life are accidents or respiratory illnesses

Question 24

Toddler: 1 to 2 Years Physical Growth

Answer 24

• Muscle and nervous systems become more coordinated
• Hand coordination improves
• Growth continues at a slower pace
• Begins to control bladder and bowels
• Learns communication with words
• Moves by crawling, climbing, or running
• Plays side-by-side with other children, not yet playing with others
• Becomes less dependent on caregivers

Question 25

Toddler: 1 to 2 Years Psychosocial Development

Answer 25

• Jealous when not the center of attention
• Attached to mother
• Independence: resistance and struggles to form sense of autonomy
• Easily affected by changing emotions; may have tantrums

Question 26

What plays a huge role on infants

Answer 26

Infancy is a time when parents or caregivers have a huge influence on the mental and physical development of a child. We all know that babies are delicate, and it is hard to overstate the positive (or negative) impact of the adults who care for a baby

Question 27

This period of early development sets the stage for all of the individual’s later healthy growth. What peiod

Answer 27

infancy