unit 3.2

Question 1

what is the prenatal stage of life?

Answer 1

this is the germinal stage at 2 weeks stage 2 is the embryonic stage at 3-8 weeks and the finial stage is between week 9 and birth

Question 2

what is the Newborn stage?

Answer 2

this is where the newborns start grasping thing and go through different reflexes the rooting, startle, and grasping reflex. these are all indications that the newborns nervous system is function correctly.

Question 3

what is the infant stage?

Answer 3

this is where maturation starts as it is the natuarl graowt and developement process this is a good thing to look for in the developments of the brain

Question 4

what is the childhood stage?

Answer 4

from ages 3-6 growth develops in the frontal lobe This is the time of sensitive and critical periods which is crucial to adapting properly.

Question 5

what is the adolescence stage?

Answer 5

this is the transitions from childhood to adulthood where puberty’s happens

Question 6

what is the adulthood stage?

Answer 6

when the body starts to physically decline causing lower hearing levels and has strength and stamina decreases

Question 7

what is teratogens

Answer 7

agents, such as chemical and viruses that can reach the embryo or fetus during prenatal development that can cause harm.

Question 8

what is fetal alcohol syndrome

Answer 8

physical and cognitive function deficits in children caused by thier birth mothers heavy drinking during pregnacy

Question 9

what is habitation

Answer 9

this is the decreasing responsivness with repeated stimulation

Question 10

what is maturation

Answer 10

biological growth processes that enable overlying changes in behavior, relatively influenced by experience

Question 11

what is a critical period

Answer 11

an optimal period early in life of an organism when exposer to certain stimuli or experiences produces normal development

Question 12

what is menopause

Answer 12

this is the time of natural cessation of mensuration