Week 1 Flashcards
Prenatal Period
Conception to birth
Germinal Period
1-2 weeks gestation
Embryonic Period
2-8 Weeks Gestation
Fetal Period
9-38 Weeks Gestation
Infancy Period
Birth-2 years
Childhood Period
2-10 years Female
2-12 years Male
Adolescence Period
10-18 Females
12-20 Males
Young Adulthood Period
18-40 years
Middle Adulthood Period
40-65 years
Young Older-Adulthood
65-74 years
Middle-Older Adulthood
75 - 84 years
Old-Older Adulthood
84 years to death
Dynamic Systems Theory
Adaptation in movement results from task and environmental demands
*Motor behavior is a result of interaction between perfection and action, NOT just nervous system maturation
Growth
Changes in physical dimension
Maturation
Changes toward adult form and function
Learning
Relatively permanent changes resulting from practice
How is growth measured in babies
height, weight, head circumference
Two Theories of Aging
1: genetic theories resulting form internal, gradual failure of body systems
2: non-genetic theories caused by external factors/ interactions with the environment affects of decline
Factors influencing child movement
Individual
Family
Culture
Environment
How does culture contribute to differences in motor development?
Some cultures encourage/discourage independence more than others
How many falls do new walkers have per hour on average
15
Recommended sleep position for babies
On their back, swaddles, with nothing the child can suffocate on/with
What can the presence of reflexes be indicative of?
Developmental sequence, neurological status, asymmetry
What are primitive/neonatal reflexes
involuntary stereotypic movement patterns elicited in a newborn via sensation or sensory stimulus
Attitudinal reflexes
Stimulus in head and neck position
What triggers automatic postural reactions?
The body’s orientation and pattern of weight distribution in the base of support
Reflex Integration
When a reflex is not the most common response to a stimulus and volitional movement is a more typical response
When are reflexes typically integrated
4-6 months
2 Exceptions to the 4-6 month Reflex Integrations
Plantar Reflex- integrates at 9 months
STNR- integrates by 8-12 months