LIFESPAN GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT FINAL EXAM BUNDLE COMPLETE PACKAGE

Primary Sex Characteristics - ANSWERSThe organs necessary for reproduction. Example: ovaries, uterus, vagina, testes, penis, scrotum. Secondary Sex Characteristics - ANSWERSMales: broad shoulders, facial hair. Females: hips wider, breasts, body hair, pelvis changes. Tanner's Assessment -...

presbyopia - ANSWERSage-related, progressive loss of the eyes' ability to focus on nearby objects due to loss of elasticity in the lens myopia - ANSWERSnear-sightedness. Often need brighter light to see too- need 1/3 brighter light than younger people. presbycusis - ANSWERSage-related, grad...

Preschool Years - ANSWERS3-6 years old Middle Childhood - ANSWERS6-adolescents Adolescence - ANSWERS10-13 years Physical Growth in Early Childhood - ANSWERSloss of baby fat, more slender, body proportions become more adult like Physical Growth in Middle Childhood - ANSWERSslow and steady...

What is senescence? What changes about the brain occur during this point? - ANSWERSnatural decline of the body that starts in young adulthood; brain matter gets pruned; reaches maximum size and weight; myelination increases What is the CDC recommended amount of exercise that people should engage ...

Life-span development - ANSWERSstudy of development across conception to death 8 Stages of Development in order - ANSWERSConception, Infancy, Early childhood, Mid-childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, middle adulthood, later adulthood Conception (time course) - ANSWERSPrenatal. Before birth...

human development - ANSWERSways people grow and change across the lifespan; includes people's biological, cognitive, psychological and social functioning difference between developed and developing countries - ANSWERSdeveloping countries have less wealth than developed countries compare ind...

According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, ____________ needs are met by human service agencies that provide food, water, clothing, and shelter to people in need. - ANSWERSphysiological In a mommy's group for new mothers, one infant's parent, a psychotherapist whose work is based on Sigmu...

1. Biological aging a. is under way in early adulthood. b. begins in middle adulthood. c. is similar among various parts of the body. d. is underway in infancy. - ANSWERSa. is under way in early adulthood. 2. When adults make positive lifestyle changes, telomeres a. decrease in number. ...

How is lifespan development defined? - ANSWERSdevelopment throughout childhood and adulthood What is the difference between the traditional and lifespan views of development? - ANSWERS______ view: development throughout infancy, childhood and adolescence. No change in adulthood or old age _____...

What is Growth and Development - ANSWERSgrowth- is process of developing Physically- like height increase and weight increase or Measurable quantity. Development- is about the complex changes in skills and capabilities that individuals experience as they grow and milestones. What are the life s...

What is language? - ANSWERS- Form of communication; whether spoken, written, or signed based on a system of symbols -Words used by a community and rules for varying and combining them Infinite Generativity - ANSWERSAbility to produce an endless number of meaningful sentences using a finite set w...

Which of the following statements best describes the recent and projected demographic changes in the world's elderly population? - ANSWERS-the number of elderly people is growing rapidly and will continue to grow Over the next 40 years, the population of older adults in the U.S. will become __...

The psychological and sociocultural dimensions of being female or male refer to an individual's: (knowledge check 1) - ANSWERSgender The traditional and life-span perspectives are contrasting views of developmental change. According to the life-span perspective, when do developmental changes...

Bronfenbrenner's ecological model is the application of studying human development in their natural habitat. This is represented by: A) A hierarchy of needs progressing from survival to self-actualization B) Stages of development across the life span C)A step-like progression of skills ...