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Lecture notes unit 1: Human Lifespan and Development
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Human Lifespan andDevelopment
Unit 1
As soon as a baby is born they start to develop gross motor skills-
kicking, crawling, running etc.
Fine motor skills allow infants to pick things up- blocks, toys etc.
Definitions
Social development: improving
the well-being of every
individual in society so they
can reach their full potential.
Emotional development: how
children start to understand
who they are, what they are Development: an event
feeling and what to expect constituting a new stage in a
when interacting with others. It changing situation.
is the development of being Self-image: the idea one has of
able to: Form and sustain one's abilities, appearance, and
positive relationships. personality.
Experience, manage and Self-esteem: confidence in
express emotions. one's own worth or abilities;
Physical development: both self-respect.
growth and the ability to use Reflexes: an action that is
muscles and body parts for performed without conscious
particular skills. Both gross thought as a response to a
(large muscle movements) and stimulus.
fine (small movements) motor
skills contribute to physical
development.
Intellectual development:
the growth of a child's ability to
think and reason. It's about
how they organize their minds,
ideas and thoughts to make
sense of the world they live in.
Growth: the process of
increasing in size.
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