hsc unit 1 Flashcards
(27 cards)
infancy
0-2 years old
early childhood
3-8 years old
adolescence
9-18 years old
early adulthood
19-45 years old
middle adulthood
46-65 years old
later adulthood
65 + years old
self image
A mental picture we have of ourselves. Positives and negative.
self esteem
How much a person likes, accepts and respects themselves.
physical development (+ages)
- Learning to walk = infancy
- Puberty = adolescence
- Loss of hearing or sight at an old age = later adulthood
intellectual development
- Problem solving
- Memory development
- Reasoning skills
emotional development
- Hormones
- Understanding of bonds and relationships
- Likes, dislikes etc.
social development
- Understanding of bonds and relationships
- Building relationships
- Interaction with society
Expected life events
- Marriage
- First child
- Divorce
- Death
- Leaving school
- First job
- Moving out
- Retiring
unexpected life events
Imprisonment • Being excluded from school • Unemployment • Ill health • Accident / Injury
gross motor skills
Unexpected life events • Imprisonment • Being excluded from school • Unemployment • Ill health • Accident / Injury Gross motor skills The ability to control and coordinate large limbs. These limbs enable crawling, walking and running
fine motor skills
Gross motor skills
The ability to control and coordinate large limbs. These limbs enable crawling, walking and running.
Fine motor skills
The ability to control and coordinate the movement of the hands and fingers. This allows the child to write, paint and tie shoe laces.
Language development
Fine motor skills
The ability to control and coordinate the movement of the hands and fingers. This allows the child to write, paint and tie shoe laces.
Language development
The process which infants go through as they learn to communicate
Egocentric
Seeing things from only your own perspective or viewpoint.
Infancy physical development
intellectual development
emotional development
social development
Gross motor skills and fine motor skills
Communicate mainly through sound. At 18 months be able to string together small and easy words. They are also egocentric.
Infants bond with their carers. They also cry when hungry or in need of something.
Children in infancy are likely to play alone but when they grow older they’ll play with others
Early childhood physical development
intellectual development
emotional development
social development
Children will start to do things independently. They will gain better hand-eye coordination skills and will be able to write and draw.
Understandable sentences + have good vocabulary. learn how to act in different situations: (eating at the table during dinner).learn these by watching adults.
Learn how to handle emotion. learn how to share their feelings with others. begin to develop a self-image.
Form friendships
Adolescence physical development
intellectual development
emotional development
social development
Girls develop periods, boys get wet dreams / erections. Physical changes are caused by girls oestrogen and boys testosterone.
Teens develop political views, morals and values. They can empathise and see others point of view. They develop ideas of right + wrong + they start to develop better memory = pass exams.
Start to feel physical attraction towards others.hormones can also cause mood swings.
Socialise more+have more freedom and independence. They are also easily influenced by peer groups and easily give into peer pressure.
Early adulthood physical development
intellectual development
emotional development
social development
human body reaches its strongest/peak. Towards the end of this stage, women will go through the menopause+the sperm count for men begins to fall. Some people tend to put on weight during this life stage.
might be studying or have a job, learn from past experience
intimate relationships. get married or get a divorce, which is a result of a relationship break down. Some have children.
active lives, creating friendships and new relationships. They usually have mortgages / rents, a career, family and social life.
Middle adulthood physical development
intellectual development
emotional development
social development
have lower energy, wrinkles, hair becomes grey and falls out.
Return to education to get a new career, or need to be retrained. Memories are also a lot slower during this life stage.
Hormone changes begin to take place=emotional changes. Sometimes these hormones cause a midlife crisis.
more times for themselves, join clubs, look after grandchildren
Late adulthood physical development
intellectual development
emotional development
social development
Bones become brittle, muscles become weaker and height begins to shorten. Sight+hearing may also be lost.
Speed of thinking and short-term memory may decline.
spend quality time with family and friends, death of a life partner or friends=upset,isolation
becoming less busy, may only socialise with close friends and family
