Human Growth & Development exam
2023 with verified solutions
Developmental Psychology - answer -studies the interaction between physical and psychological
processes at various stages of development
-assesses stages of growth from conception through the entire human life span
Physical Development - answer bodily changes, maturation and growth that occur in organism
beginning with conception and continuing across life span
Stages in Life Span Development - answer 1. Prenatal - conception to birth
2. Infancy - birth at full term - 18 months
3. Early Childhood - 18 months - 6 years
4. Middle Childhood - 6 years - 11 years
5. Adolescence - 11 years - 20 years
6. Early Adulthood - 20 years - 40 years
7. Middle Adulthood - 40 years -65 years
8. Late Adulthood - 65 and older
Cephalocaudal Principle - answer development proceeds from the head to the lower part of the
trunk
Proximodistal Principle - answer development proceeds near the center of the body to outer
ones
Teratogens - answer any environmental factor that causes structural abnormalities in the fetus
-infections (rubella, syphilis)
-medications (thalidomide, accutane)
-drugs of abuse (cocaine, alcohol)
-external agents (radiation, hyperthermia)
-maternal disorders (diabetes, lupus)
Maturation - answer -age-related physical and behavioral changes characteristics of species
-inherited traits continue to be influential throughout development
Puberty - answer the onset and progressive attainment of sexual maturity
-for men and women this stage of development is defined by the maturation of secondary
sexual characteristics
-there are also other physical events that characterize puberty
Secondary Sex Characteristics (female) - answer breasts
pubic hair
axillary (armpit) hair
increase width/depth of pelvis
changes in voice
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