...uterine wall, the baby’s body starts to develop, the head and trunk appear, followed by tiny arms and buds. Also around 25 days baby’s heart will start beating, the by 30 days the baby will be about a quarter of an inch long, have a brain, eyes, ears, mouth, kidneys, liver and baby’s heart will be pumping blood that he created himself. In the second month the embryo drastically increases in size from 5mm to 40mm, figures and toes start to grow, by the seventh week baby has its own fingerprint, also eyes and ears start to appear, baby will start to move around nearing the eight week. In the third, four and fifth months the baby will be able to feel pain, baby kicks and has a strong grip. Also around that time baby’s hair, eyelashes and eyebrows start to grow as well as baby should by now have open eyes. In the end months before baby is born, baby is able to suck his thumb. The baby will be most active when the mother lays own at night, fatal activity will be affected by now the mother is feeling. | Infancy(0-3) | Reflex develop for survival, for example babies automatically sauce when presented with a nipple. When a mother speaks the child’s heal will automatically turn towards their parent voice. Skills like: blinking, grasping, stepping, sucking and more develop. Rapid growth and with increase in the first months double and triples in one year. New-borns are born with not vision but this develops quickly and respond visually to their surroundings from birth. Brain developments...
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...span, roughly from ages 10 to 20. The word adolescence is Latin in origin, derived from the verb adolescere, which means "to grow into adulthood." In all societies, adolescence is a time of growing up, of moving from the immaturity of childhood into the maturity of adulthood. There is no single event or boundary line that denotes the end of childhood or the beginning of adolescence. Rather, experts think of the passage from childhood into and through adolescence as composed of a set of transitions that unfold gradually and that touch upon many aspects of the individual's behavior, development, and relationships. These transitions are biological, cognitive, social, and emotional (Laurence Steinberg, 2016). While there is much research to be done as to what creates the best environment for young adolescents, understanding their transition from childhood to adulthood may help adults know how to better support them. Children will find their bodies and minds beginning to change. For the young adolescent, these changes either come about too swiftly or too slowly, causing them to become painfully self-conscious about their appearance. Developmental transitions are an important juncture in people’s lives. For adolescents, two important transitions are from childhood to adolescence and from adolescence to adulthood. Let’s explore these transitions (Santrock, 2016, p. 418). Childhood to Adolescence Adolescence is a confusing, confronting and exciting time of great change in a child's...
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...Childhood obesity Childhood obesity is an epidemic in the United States and across the world. “Globally, in 2010 the number of overweight children under the age of five is estimated to be over 42 million. Close to 35 million of these are living in developing countries.” (2010 National world health organization) Approximately 20 percent of adolescence in the United States is obese are overweight. The numbers are expected to climb to 1 out of 5 children by 2020. Why should this concern us as a society and what should we do about it? In this paper I will speak of obesity and the physical, emotional and developmental effects it has on our children. I will also include changes that are currently being emplaced and steps we can take as individuals in this need for change. Consequences The consequences from an unhealthy childhood can have lasting effects into adulthood. Most children that are affected with obesity at a young age are more likely to experience adulthood obesity. Childhood obesity is associated with a higher chance of premature death and disability in adulthood. Diseases like diabetes and cardiovascular diseases are showing up at younger and younger ages. Many of these risks come from how long a child has suffered from obesity and when it occurred. These factors begin to manifest themselves as physical and mental issues. Physical issues include the following diseases; cardiovascular diseases (mainly heart disease and stroke); diabetes; musculoskeletal...
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...but do not develop. Definition of development sates that it is a pattern of change that begins at conception and continues throughout the lifespan. Development as a whole is divided into four ages. First age: childhood and adolescence, second stage: prime adulthood age 20-59, third stage: 60-79 years old age, fourth stage: 80 years and older (Santrock, 2013). All of the four periods of development are connected to each other. Development is life-long process and it does not end at early adulthood; rather continues throughout one’s life. Development is multidimensional. Regardless of what ones age might be their body, mind, emotions and relationships are changing and affecting each other (Santrock, 2013). Development is multidirectional and throughout life some dimensions or components of a dimension expand while others shrink in response. For instance, when the language of English is acquired in early development, the capacity for acquiring second and a third language decreases later in development (Santrock, 2013). Development is plastic and changes occur throughout our life. As individuals we possess more capacity to change when we are young as opposed to when we are old (Santrock, 2013). Development is contextual and all of the development occurs in a context or setting. This includes families, school, peer groups, churches, cities, neighborhoods, state and countries. As a result, individuals change begins in a changing world (Santrock, 2013). Developmental science is multidisciplinary...
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...University of Phoenix Material Development Matrix Part I – Developmental Stages For each developmental domain, physical, cognitive, and social, identify two major changes or challenges associated with the following stages: childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. |Stage of |Physical Development |Cognitive Development |Social Development | |Development | | | | |Childhood |Initial development of basic standards |Remembering what has been learned. |Interaction with others by asking | | |like, motor functions, quick thinking |Thinking skills increase within |questions, observing, and imitating | | |and expanding communication (Or |reasonable timeframe. |activities of others. | | |language) skills. |Family values are introduced and the |Aware of others, whether strangers or | | |Body changes in rapid growth spurts. |concept of “good and bad” begins to |family, nice or mean. | | |Realization and avoidance of physical |take shape. | | | |pain. | | ...
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...Stages of life: Childhood and adulthood. BY: Laura Geraldine Ramirez. Definitions of life stages can be found in Greek literature from the time of Socrates and Plato. These descriptions are based on the changes and behaviors which humans have during life. Basically, a stage of life is a period of time when people suffer a big physically change and in their mind as well. The purpose of this essay is to compare and contrast the differences between two stages of life: Childhood and adulthood. Childhood and adulthood are two important ages of a person; however, some people decide to define one of them as the best stage of their life, depends on these fourth main aspects which make each one totally different to the other: physical appearance, cognitive development, the interaction with others, and the way of they view the world around them. Children and adults share some main characteristics which defined them as humans, but one of the most notable differences between a child and an adult is the physical appearance. Children development depends by the age, and the conditions that the little boy has. Also, children do not care about their physical appearance. For example they do not think about the effect of diet on health. In contrast, adults always want to be perfect and want to belong to the stereotypes created by society: a symmetrical face, a slender body, a perfect teeth and be fashionable. The second aspect to consider is the cognitive development...
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...March 2011 Educating a Child Inside and Out “Just say NO!” This is an exclamation that we begin teaching our children in an attempt to keep them safe from harm. “Say no to drugs!” “Say no to strangers!” Our attempts in protecting children from any of the evils of the world usually fall back to having them, “Just say NO!” But, how does this protect them from the pitfalls and dangers of childhood obesity? How can we teach them to say “no” to unhealthy food or habits that are instilled upon them from their school meals, education or classmates’ influences? How can we protect their self-esteem from being damaged from childhood teasing? How can we protect them from the onset of adult disabilities while at an adolescent age? The value of an education has always been deemed as “priceless” but our current education system is allowing one of the key components of a healthy life, inside and out, to be overlooked. The missing piece in our children’s education system is the emphasis being placed on physical fitness. Today’s children are required to proficiently pass certain benchmarks in the areas of Reading, Writing and Math. But, these components are not enough to protect our children and educate our children for the eventual road to adulthood. Physical fitness needs to be recognized as one of the essential areas of childhood growth and education. It must be treated with as much importance as the current mental benchmarks of Reading, Writing and Math. A proposal needs to be passed...
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... intellectual, emotional and social development for each of the life stages of an individual All living things have a life cycle. Every human goes through these stages throughout their life in which changes occur. -Infancy -Childhood -Adolescence -Adulthood -Elderly Infancy After around nine months inside the mother’s womb a child is born. During the infant stage the individual is extremely dependant, the adult would have to feed, nurture and look after the infant. Infancy occurs from birth to around two or three years old. Although every individual goes through the developments, they occur at different rates. The physical developments that occur in the first two years are rather dramatic. The infant’s weight will double from birth to five months, triples by twelve months and quadruples by the age of twenty four months. During this stage the individuals length does not change as rapidly as the infant’s length at birth is already 75% of what it will be at two years old. The head grows the fastest followed by the rest of the body downwards. The brain triples in weight and size by the age of three. During the first year the child masters a number of gross motor skills. One to two months old, the individual will hold up his head, four months may involve rolling from side to side. Between seven and nine months the child may sit up without assistance begin crawling and pulling himself up to standing. Around eleven to twelve months the infant will attempt walking. The...
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...her peers and, of course, his or her date. By the end of the night hormones are raging to make a decision based on what everyone else is doing. Everyone has gone through it, and it might possible be the most difficult transition in an individual’s life; the transition from childhood to adolescence. This is the time the body, mind, and thought process all go through different and difficult changes. Biologically the body is moving away from childhood and taking the steps necessary to be an adult. This is called puberty, and it happens to the individual’s body. Psychological and social development goes hand in hand with this transition. All of the adolescent’s decisions, thinking, and making write or wring decisions are influenced by his or her peers. The individual is doing what he or she can to fit in and be accepted by his or her friends. During the transitional period between childhood and adulthood, the personality of an adolescent is beginning to develop and also change. The changes are often influenced by all of the stresses of body changes, weight gain, and puberty. Furthermore many adolescence tend to have the issue of self- criticism. One might be worried about the huge bump on the tip of the nose from acne, or in some situations something is too noticeable and would be an issue amongst their peers. It is very common that a person would be picked on because of his or her weight, the clothing that he or she wore, being different, or even because he or she preferred a same...
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...Development Process of Premature and Late Adolescence Adolescence is the physical and mental growth from childhood to adulthood. This change can derive from psychological, social and biological modifications. Although it is assumed that teenagers range from 13 to 19, the transformation to adulthood is different for everyone depending largely on how and where they were raised. Among different continents, countries and even within the United States, people hold a different idea of when teenagers become an adult and assume rights and privileges that only adults have such as sexual relationships, driving, voting, drinking and getting a job. Compared to the various stages of infancy and childhood, the adolescent stages are supplied with amplified stages of confidentiality and lessened amounts of parental guidance. Premature Adolescence The early adolescence stage is composed of children from 10 to 14 years of age. Children begin this stage when the hormones in their bodies reach advanced levels and begin puberty. Children in this stage make judgments based on the friends they have made various activities they have decided to participate in. Premature adolescence appears to be mostly about self rule and private inclinations towards the outside world. Late Adolescence The late adolescence stage is found in children from 15 to 18 years of age. Children in this stage are adept at creating self assessments and typically do not seek higher counsel due to a desire to be self...
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...Development and Personality Paper This paper will focus on the human development stages of adolescence. Adolescence is a very interesting age group to study for the fact this is the development stages from childhood to adulthood. These developments involve the development stages of physical, cognitive, and psychosocial phases. Adolescence, some may say, revolve around the age group 12 to 18 years of age. In detail this paper will focus on the factors that affect physical, cognitive, social, moral, and personality developments. In addition, the paper will as well discuss hereditary and environmental influences of each. According to Wiley Plus, adolescence and adulthood are the times for dramatic and gradual changes. Early and a person’s late teen years a person would experience physical changes in the body itself. What we mean by physical changes is what is called puberty. Puberty can be defined as changes to the body from a child to an adult. Girls and boys will each experience hair growth in places where he or she usually does not see as child, such as pubic, facial, and underarms. Girls start to experience menstruation cycles and breast development. For girl these are signs that she is turning into a woman. Men on the other hand, experience voice changes, muscle changes, and hair growth in many places. With the cognitive development stages, adolescents start to experience logical skills. This development stage is called formal operational stage, which means “intelligence...
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...* Lifespan development is the field tha examine pattern of growth, change, and stability in behavior. (womb to tomb) * Major topical Areas (Physical Dev., Cognitive Dev., Personality Dev., Social Dev.) * Physical- Body and the brain. * Cognitive- Growth and behavior * Personality- Stability and change * Social- interaction and relationships grow * Cultural factors and developmental diversity * Broad factors * Orientation toward individualism or collectivism * Finer differences * Ethnicity * Race * Socioeconomic Race * Gender * Korosol increase stress * Cohort- group of people born at around the same time in the same place * Age graded influences- similar at particular age group * Sociocultural graded influences- social and cultural factors present at a particular time. * Modafin * Critical period- environmental stimuli are necessary for dev. * Sensitive Period- Certain kind of stimuli in environment. * Development is constructed thru biological, sociocultural, and individual factors working together. * Development is lifelong * Early adulthood is not the endpoint of development * No age perios dominates * Development is Multidimensional * Consist of biological, cognitive, and socioemotional dimensions * Multiple components within each dimension * Health and Well-Being * Parenting and Education ...
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...Developmental StagesMatrix Developmental Stage Physical changes Cognitive changes Socioemotional changes Infancy Rapid growth rate: birth weight doubles at 6 months and triples at a year, great head and chest expansion: permits development of vital organs (heart, lungs, and brain) bones began to harden Objective permanence, recognition, learning how to play with toys rather than just banging toys, learning their name, construction of words can began. Piaget found that there are permanence of objects, imitation, and other accomplishments such as sensory motor. These are often know to happen earlier and have different variation then what Piaget thought . Attachment to familiar faces, voices, and caregivers, become uneasy in the presence of strangers, anxiety occurs with separation, start learning the word “no”, “cover-up” when they’ve done something wrong, starting “to and fro” play with others than the caregivers Early Childhood Slim down in weight, gain muscle and lose fat. Able to start some motor skills such as somersaults, cartwheels, dancing and being able to get a swing going is a possibility of motor skills as well. The proportions of the body is changing and this is what is helping the children achieve their goals. Advance language, understanding of social situations, able to think quicker than before, and are able to name what...
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...What are the most important years in life for human development? Human development is a complicated and controversial subject. In the past, childhood has been attributed a majority of the concentration in regards to the development of a human being, and in some cases, adulthood has gotten all of the attention. However there is one perspective that considers all phases of life, known as the life-span perspective, which is universally accepted by most psychologists and implicated into their own respective theories. This perspective was originally introduced by Paul and Margaret Baltes, and was monumental as it considered all phases of life, rather than just childhood or adulthood (Berger 2010). There are five insights which are focused on to describe the context under which development occurs. According to the life-span perspective, development is multidirectional, multicontextual, multicultural, multidisciplinary, and plastic (Berger 2010). Let’s begin with multidirectional. Multidirectional means that human qualities change in all directions. A more traditional belief was that development took place up until the age of 20, becomes stagnant, and then declines. Life-span research has refuted this claim (Berger 2010). For example, when an elderly person’s spouse passes, the newly single elderly person can either lose motivation to live, or expand their social surroundings. Regardless of the outcome, development occurred even in these elderly years. The belief that development...
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...Perspective Paper Teresa Haumschild PSY/375 August 12, 2013 Kay Rubin, MA Life Spain Perspective Paper When it comes to life span development you have to understand what it is and where it comes from or even how it got its name. As it was said by Boyd and Bee that life span development is the name that psychologists have given to the physical and cognitive changes that occur throughout a person’s life (Boyd & Bee, 2009). So I will be first explaining the life span of development, along with summarizing two different theories of life span development, and then the last one is just explaining how heredity and the environment interact to produce individual difference in the development. So what is life span development it is the study of which human development is the changes that do occur within each different period of one’s development and along with the changes they must be interpreted into terms in which the culture and the context do a occur. So it truly beings with conception and birth, because it has stages just like the transition stage that one goes through from childhood to adulthood. With this perspective it has the very same level of important to a person’s changes that lead into adulthood, in which had been just focused on changes in ones childhood instead. It can even be characterized in different things such as interdisciplinary research, multi contextual along with just emphasis on plasticity as well. The two theories that I have chosen are controversial...
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