How do we develop in the womb? This section covered two important things: prenatal development, which includes three phases of physical growth, and the way substances affect prenatal development in all three domains. The three prenatal periods are the Germinal period, Embryonic period, and Fetal period. Human development occurs in three domains: physical, socio-emotional, and cognitive. Teratogens are substances that can cause birth defects. For example, use of drugs and alcohol during pregnancy
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P1- DESCRIBES PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL, EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT FOR EACH OF THE LIFE STAGES OF AN INDIVIDUAL (PIES) The human lifespan has been described in terms of stages. The physical, social, intellectual and emotional changes and the life stages of the lawless family are listed in the table below; LIFE STAGE | AGE | DEFINITION | PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT | EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT | INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT | SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT | CONCEPTION | 9 Months before birth | the action of conceiving
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Lifespan Development Lifespan Development A child can always brighten a room, the inquisitive look in a child’s eyes as he or she gazes upon their new surrounding, and the joy they get from everyday objects that adults take for granted because adults have seen and touched these objects. This paper will attempt to describe how certain surroundings and traditions can affect ones personality from aspects in their childhood. Over a lifespan the human body develops, and at different
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Late Adulthood: Death and Dying Late adulthood (old age) is generally considered to begin at about age 65. Erik Erikson, a famous psychoanalyst, suggests that at this time it is important to find meaning and satisfaction in life rather than to become bitter and disillusioned, that is to resolve the conflict of integrity vs. despair. Integrity occurs when the individual can look back on the events of earlier life with pleasure about what has taken place and the people one has helped to develop
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Erik Erikson Born on the 15th of June 1902, Erik Erikson was a German born American developmental psychologist and psychoanalyst. He is most famous for coining the phrase identity crisis. Erik’s mother was from a prominent Jewish family who lived in Copenhagen, Denmark, little is known about Erik’s biological father and he was adopted by his stepfather in 1911. He was a tall, blond, blue-eyed boy who was raised in the Jewish religion, making him the centre of bullying at his temple for being a Nordic
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Lifespan Paper Anthony J. Hebdo Ohio Christian University May 13, 2018 Lifespan Paper Prenatal development starts with conception. Conception is when a sperm cell reaches the egg and attaches to it. Then the egg becomes fertilized. The fertilized egg is called a zygote. A zygote is the fertilized egg: it enters a two-week period of rapid cell division and develops into an embryo (Meyers & Dewall, 2014). During cell division, the cells start to specialize and essentially decide which cell is going
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enable them to make healthy choices. It is carried out by and with people, not on or to people. The contemporary view is mainly for the prevention of chronic illnesses across the life span. Presently the disease that were formerly associated with adulthood such as diabetes are being diagnosed in adolescents and young adults, The contemporary or modern view of health is prevention of occurrence of disease and promotion of health education with the collaboration of related organization, political, and
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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
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Development: this term is normally used to describe changes that might be complex and involve a change in the quality of some ability for example, Lionel Messi’s shooting ability developed during the course of his career. He is now more prone to taking shots outside the box. Development could be a change in measured quantity such as Messi’s height or weight. The changes in the Messi’s social, intellectual and emotional aspects of his life are described in terms of development. Growth: This is usually
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Smith ENG115 08/07/15 Obesity in the United States has reached epidemic proportions, creating the first generation of children in history which is predicted to have a shorter lifespan than their parents(theccfblog.org). There are many long-term health problems obese children may develop as they continue into adulthood. In an organized effort to fight child obesity in today's schools, the Arkansas state school board has implemented a new breakfast and lunch program that promotes good nutrition
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