Human Lifespan Development - LAA Physical Development Across The Life Stages - Flashcards in BTEC National Health & Social Care

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Created on: 19-10-22 20:52

What are the 6 Life Stages and what are the ages associated with them?

Infancy - 0-2years
Early Childhood - 3-8years
Adolescence - 9-18years
Early Adulthood - 19-45years
Middle Adulthood - 46-65years
Later Adulthood - 65 +years

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Define Growth

Growth is an increase in a measurable quantity such as height or weight or other dimensions.

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Define Development

Development is about the complex changes in skills and capabilities that an individual experiences as they grow

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Define Milestone

The skills/abilities that infants, children and adolescents are expected to develop by particular ages or stages of their life.

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Define Gross Motor Skills

Gross motor skills are movements that involve using the large muscles of the body.
For example, Rolling over

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Define Fine Motor Skills

Fine motor skills involve smaller movements that require more precise direction (dexterity) and use smaller muscles.
For example, picking up a pencil.

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Define Primary sexual characteristics

Primary sexual characteristics relate to the changes and development of reproductive organs.

For Example
Female: Uterus enlarges and the vagina lengthens
Male: Enlargement of penis and testes

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Define Secondary sexual characteristics

Secondary sexual characteristics are outward signs of development from a child into a man or woman.

For example
Female: Breasts develop and the areola swells and darkens.
Male: Changes in larynx causing voice to deepen.

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Define Puberty

Puberty is a period of rapid growth during which young people reach sexual maturity, and become biologically able to reproduce and secondary sexual characteristics develop.

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Define Menopause

Menopause is the ending of female fertility, including the cessation of menstruation and reduction in the production of female sex hormones.
(Ovaries stop releasing eggs)

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Define Growth

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Growth is an increase in a measurable quantity such as height or weight or other dimensions.

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Define Development

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Define Milestone

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Define Gross Motor Skills

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Human Lifespan Development - LAA Physical Development Across The Life Stages