Postnatal development

Question 1

9 developmental stages

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prenatal development
infancy
early childhood
middle childhood
adolescence
late adulthood
death and dying

Question 2

prenatal stage

Answer 2

embryonic stage (0to 8 weeks)
fetal stage(8 weeks to birth)

Question 3

infancy stage

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neonatal (birth to 22 days)
birth to onset of walking (about 1 yo)

Question 4

toddler stage

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1-4 y

Question 5

early childhood

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infancy to 7 yo

Question 6

developmental direction

Answer 6

cephalocaudally
proximodistal

Question 7

differentiation

Answer 7

from the relatively simple gross motor tasks to more complex and refined motor ones

Question 8

grasping

Answer 8

isolated involvement of muscle groups to perform a rudimentary motor task

Question 9

integration

Answer 9

the involvement of various systems in a coordinated fashion to perform complex tasks

Question 10

motor development

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in a predictable sequence
at a variable rate
as a continuous process
from simple to complex
from general to specific

Question 11

scammon’s growth curve

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not all tissues grow at the same rate
start to grow at puberty and plateau at 20

Question 12

by age 1 most childdren

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like to put things in their mouth (mouthing)
pull up to standing position by holding on to something
cruise
master grasping objects

Question 13

by age 1 physical development

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grown taller
gotten heavy
big heads
baby look
few teeth

Question 14

motor aspects

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gross skills
fine skills

Question 15

temporal aspects

Answer 15

discreet
serial
continuous

Question 16

environmental aspects

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open KC
closed KC

Question 17

functional aspects

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stability
locomotor
manipulative

Question 18

stability

Answer 18

emphasis en static and dynamic body balance

Question 19

locomotion

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emphasis en body transportation

Question 20

manipulation

Answer 20

imparting force on receiving force from an object

Question 21

phases of movement

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reflexive
rudimentary
fundamental

Question 22

reflexive phase of movement

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involuntary subcortically controlled movement in utero and early infancy

Question 23

rudimentary phase of movement

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the movements of infancy influenced by maturation

Question 24

fundamental phase of movement

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the basic skills of childhood

Question 25

see ppt for examples

Question 26

readiness depends on

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maturation learning

Question 27

convergence of biological factors within the individual

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environmental conditions and tasks requirements facilitate learning

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readiness applies to

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both cognitive and motor domains

Question 29

plasticity

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degree to which a developing structure or behaviour is modifiable due to experience

Question 30

piaget's theory

Answer 30

Question 31

see by age 1 in ppt

Question 32

information processing

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how children take in, use and store information development is dependent on memory

Question 33

three aspect of memory

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encoding storage retrieval

Question 34

encoding

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information is recorded into a form usable for memories

Question 35

storage

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placement of information into memory

Question 36

retrieval

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how inforrmation is retrieved from memories

Question 37

infantile amnesia

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lack of memories prior to 3yo

Question 38

intelligence

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measurable differences in cognitive development

Question 39

bayleys 3 scales

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mental scale motor scale behavioural scale can detect sensory and neurological issues

Question 40

bayley scale of infant development

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Question 41

erikson

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Question 42

havighurst 3 sources of developmental tasks

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physical maturation personal values pressure of society