Life stages, Growth and development

Question 1

What is human development?

Answer 1

the way we increase our skills and development abilities and emotions

Question 2

What is physical development?

Answer 2

How people gain control of their bodies and are able to look after themselves and others

Question 3

What is intellectual development?

Answer 3

Recognising and remembering things and thinking about them. This is cognitive development e.g decision making, numerical skills.

Question 4

What is emotional development?

Answer 4

How a person learns to control their behaviour and get a good understanding of other emotions.

Question 5

What is social development?

Answer 5

Relationships, how a person learns to understand others and develops skills to get a long with them. We learn what other expectations of us are (socialisation)

Question 6

What is meant by the term stages of life?

Answer 6

The growth and development patterns that occur at each stage of life.

Question 7

Give the age and description of infancy

Answer 7

0-3 years old. Stage of initial learning

Question 8

Give the age and description of childhood

Answer 8

4-10 years old. When control is developed over the body

Question 9

Give the age and description of adolescence

Answer 9

11-18 years old. Sexual maturity is achieved

Question 10

Give the age and description of early adulthood

Answer 10

19-39 years old. Independence and physical maturity is developed

Question 11

Give the age and description of middle adulthood

Answer 11

40-64 years old. Concern with forming and guiding the next generation through family and work

Question 12

Give the age and description of later adulthood

Answer 12

Retirement from work, more time to travel, spend time with family