03.Development Flashcards
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Physical Development
Changes relating to body size and shape
Social Development
The ways in which our ability to interact with those around us changes as we move through the lifespan
Intellectual Development
Changes in the way we are able to think and reason as we move through the lifespan
Emotional Development
Learning to understand control and express our feelings and moods appropriately
Examples of physical development
- Loss of primary teeth and eruption of secondary teeth
- development of secondary sex characteristics
- increase in height and weight
Examples of social development
- Developing attitudes values and skills how we communicate
- Learning to behave appropriately in different social groups eg being considerate
Examples of emotional development
Controlling and understanding your own self esteem and self concept and not throwing a tantrum when you do not get what you want
Examples of intellectual development
- Improving attention and memory
- acquiring new knowledge and
- learning how to problem solve
What is development
Gradual changes in our physical social emotional and intellectual states and abilities
Prenatal
Conception till birth
Infancy
Birth to 2 years
Childhood
2 to 10 years
Adolescence
10 to 20 years
Early Adulthood
20 to 40 years
Middle Age Adultdood
40 to 65 years
Old Age Adulthood
65+ years
What are the three stages of prenatal
Germinal, embryonic, foetal
How long is the germinal stage
conception to week 2
How long is the embryonic stage
week 3 to week 8
How long is the foetal stage
Week 9 to approx week 40
What key things occur during the germinal stage of the life span
Fertilisation and Implantation
What is fertlisation?
If a sperm penetrates the ovum and the genetic material fuse to become a single cell called a zygote
What is implantation
When the cells begin to divide as the ova travels through the fallopian tube and implants into the lining of the uterus for nourishment
What is a zygote
When the sperm penetrates the ovum and the genetic material fuse to become a single cell, this single cell is called a zygote