Infancy (0-2)
Early childhood (3-8)
Adolescence (9-18)
Early Adulthood (19-45)
MIddle Adulthood (46-65)
Late Adulthood (65+)
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Define Growth
Growth refers to the increase in a measurable quantity e.g height , weight or head circumference
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How do you measure the growth at different life stages?
You measure infants length laying down and you measure 2+ Standing up.
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What is Development?
Development refers to acquiring/gaining skills and abilities
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What type of ability are there?
Physical development
Intellectual development
Emotional development
Social Development
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What is physical development?
Growth and other
physical changes that
happen to the body.
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What is Intellectual development?
The development of
language, memory and
thinking skills
(cognition).
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What is Emotional development?
Learning to understand
feelings about ourselves
and others.
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What is Social development?
Involves forming
relationships and
learning to be
self-sufficient.
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What are the key principles of Growth?
-Growth is variable across different parts of the body
-Growth is not constant
-Growth rates vary between children of the same age & between sex
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What are the key principles of Development?
-Development follows an orderly sequence
- Development is holistic
-Development happens from head to toe
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What does fine motor skill mean?
Is the ability to coordinate the smaller muscles of the body such as muscles in hands , fingers and toes. e.g using scissors
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What does Gross motor skill mean?
Is the ability to manoeuvre the larger muscles of the body such as muscles in the arms and legs e.g running
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What are the three fine motor skills?
Gripping , Manipulation and Hand eye coordination.
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Define Gripping
Having the strength in fingers and hands to hold an object firmly.
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Define Manipulation
Skilful movement of objects e.g twisting , turning and passing objects from one hand to the other using fingers and hands.
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Define Hand-eye coordination
Control of eye movement at the same time as finger and hand movement.
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What is Primary sexual characteristics?
It relates to the changes and development of reproductive organ that are present from birth e.g enlargement of penis and testicles /growth of vagina and uterus.
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What is Secondary sexual characteristic ?
Are the outward signs of development from a child into an adult that are not necessary for reproduction.
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
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Define Growth
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Growth refers to the increase in a measurable quantity e.g height , weight or head circumference
Card 3
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How do you measure the growth at different life stages?
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