Human Lifespan Development
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What is a life stage?
Life stages are what a person experiences during their individual life cycles.
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Name all the life stages and their age range
-Infancy (0-2 years)
-Early childhood (3-8)
-Adolescence (9-18)
-Early adulthood (19-45)
-Middle adulthood (46-65)
-Late adulthood (65+ years)
-Early childhood (3-8)
-Adolescence (9-18)
-Early adulthood (19-45)
-Middle adulthood (46-65)
-Late adulthood (65+ years)
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What is a lifespan?
Lifespan is the amount of time between a person's birth and their death.
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What is growth?
A physical change where there is an increase in height and weight. Growth is measurable.
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What are the principles of growth?
-Measurement of height and weight
-As height increases so does weight
-Growth is continuous but not smooth
-Rates of growth can be varied between girls and boys
-Growth rates vary in different body parts e.g. head circumference grows more rapidly in the f
-As height increases so does weight
-Growth is continuous but not smooth
-Rates of growth can be varied between girls and boys
-Growth rates vary in different body parts e.g. head circumference grows more rapidly in the f
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What is development?
It is the acquisition of skills and abilities and they happen in an orderly sequence.
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What are the principles of development?
-Head to toe-Lift head, sit, walk
-Inside to outside- control movements in their body, followed by arms, legs and to the small muscles of the fingers
-Same sequence but at different rates
-Holistically- areas of development are dependant on each other
-Inside to outside- control movements in their body, followed by arms, legs and to the small muscles of the fingers
-Same sequence but at different rates
-Holistically- areas of development are dependant on each other
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These are large movements that involve using large muscles of the body. Arms, legs, and torso.
What are these called?
What are these called?
Gross motor skills
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What are fine motor skills?
These are smaller movements that require more precise direction(dexterity) and use smaller muscles e.g. fingers.
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Lifting the head and crawling.
List the other two gross motor skills
List the other two gross motor skills
-Rolling
-Walking
-Walking
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What 3 areas of growth do we measure and monitor?
-Head circumference
-Height
-Weight
-Height
-Weight
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Explain the stages of fine motor skill development for new born, 18 months, 3 years and 5 years
-Grasping a finger or rattle
-Development of palmar grip to hold a crayon
-Development of tripod grip so they can hold a knife and folk and button shirt
-Can manipulate and construct blocks using hand eye coordination
-Development of palmar grip to hold a crayon
-Development of tripod grip so they can hold a knife and folk and button shirt
-Can manipulate and construct blocks using hand eye coordination
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What activities promote gross motor development in infancy?
-Tummy Time
-Put a mirror in form of them
-Put a mirror in form of them
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List the four fine motor skills
-Hand eye co-ordination
-Manipulation
-gripping/Grasping
-co-ordination
-Manipulation
-gripping/Grasping
-co-ordination
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What is the difference between primary and secondary sexual characteristics?
Primary sexual characteristics are what we have since birth and secondary sexual characteristics are what we develop during puberty
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List the changes that occur during puberty in a female that are
i. Primary changes
ii. Secondary changes
i. Primary changes
ii. Secondary changes
Primary-The ovaries begin to release eggs
-The uterus enlarges and the vagina lengthens
-The menstrual cycle commences
Secondary-Hair grows in armpits and pubic area
-Breasts develop and the areola(the area around the ******) swells and darkens
-The uterus enlarges and the vagina lengthens
-The menstrual cycle commences
Secondary-Hair grows in armpits and pubic area
-Breasts develop and the areola(the area around the ******) swells and darkens
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List the changes that occur during puberty in a male that are
i. primary changes
ii. Secondary changes
i. primary changes
ii. Secondary changes
Primary-enlargement of penis and testes
-The testicles begin to produce spermatozoa (sperm) beginning of ejaculations
-Spontaneous erections caused by blood flowing into chambers in the penis may happen
Secondary-Hair grows in armpits and pubic area
-The testicles begin to produce spermatozoa (sperm) beginning of ejaculations
-Spontaneous erections caused by blood flowing into chambers in the penis may happen
Secondary-Hair grows in armpits and pubic area
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What hormones are responsible for the changes that occur in puberty for
i. a male
ii. A female
i. a male
ii. A female
Male-Testosterone
Female-Oestrogen
Female-Oestrogen
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Explain the role of hormones in sexual development for
i. Male
i. Male
Male-follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) stimulates spermatogenesis, (LH) stimulates the production of testosterone and testosterone stimulates the development of male secondary sex characteristics and spermatogenesis.
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Explain the role of hormones in sexual development for
ii Female
ii Female
Female-Oestrogen causes eggs to mature in ovaries once a girl hits puberty. Testosterone helps with the growth, maintenance, and repair of a woman's reproductive tissues.
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What is maturation?
Individuals reach their physical maturity in early adulthood. Physical peak between ages of 19-28.
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List areas of maturation in early adulthood
-Pregnancy may occur
-The increase in progesterone maintains pregnancy
-The increase in oestrogen may be responsible for sickness. Some suffer from morning sickness
-Women are most fertile in early adulthood
-The increase in progesterone maintains pregnancy
-The increase in oestrogen may be responsible for sickness. Some suffer from morning sickness
-Women are most fertile in early adulthood
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What is perimenopause and what are the signs and symptoms?
-Perimenopause is when women in their forties and the ovaries produce less oestrogen
-ovaries don't produce eggs every month
Symptoms-Irregular/heavy period
-Hot flushes
-Night sweats
-Mood swings
-Vaginal dryness
-Loss of libido
-ovaries don't produce eggs every month
Symptoms-Irregular/heavy period
-Hot flushes
-Night sweats
-Mood swings
-Vaginal dryness
-Loss of libido
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In middle adulthood, menopause will occur. What are the signs and symptoms of menopause?
-Trouble sleeping
-Vaginal dryness
-Heavy periods for over a week
-Your period resume after a year without having them
-Hot flushes
-Mood swings
-Loss of muscle and gain fat
-Lose interest in sex
-Vaginal dryness
-Heavy periods for over a week
-Your period resume after a year without having them
-Hot flushes
-Mood swings
-Loss of muscle and gain fat
-Lose interest in sex
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How can menopause affect emotional health?
-Some women get upset as they can't have any more children
-They feel like their partner has lost interest in them
-They feel like they are not attractive anymore
-It can cause them stress
-Mood swings
-Problems focusing
-Depression
-They feel like their partner has lost interest in them
-They feel like they are not attractive anymore
-It can cause them stress
-Mood swings
-Problems focusing
-Depression
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List 8 physical changes that occur in later adulthood
-Loss of elasticity
-Slow reaction time
-Weaker muscles
-Loss of mobility
-Decline in hearing and vision
-Decrease in height and weight
-Slow reaction time
-Weaker muscles
-Loss of mobility
-Decline in hearing and vision
-Decrease in height and weight
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What does cognitive impairment mean?
It is when a person has trouble remembering, learning new things, concentrating or making decisions that affect their everyday life.
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
Name all the life stages and their age range
Back
-Infancy (0-2 years)
-Early childhood (3-8)
-Adolescence (9-18)
-Early adulthood (19-45)
-Middle adulthood (46-65)
-Late adulthood (65+ years)
-Early childhood (3-8)
-Adolescence (9-18)
-Early adulthood (19-45)
-Middle adulthood (46-65)
-Late adulthood (65+ years)
Card 3
Front
What is a lifespan?
Back
Card 4
Front
What is growth?
Back
Card 5
Front
What are the principles of growth?
Back
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