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unitek lifespan development questions with verified solutions 2024/2025
unitek lifespan development questions with verified solutions 2024/2025
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unitek lifespan developmentAutocratic
Patriarchal
Matriarchal
Democratic
Differentiate among the types of family patterns and their function in society
autocratic
Family unit with unequal relationships; parents attempt to control with strict, rigid rules and
expectations
patriarchal family
a family structure in which authority is held by the eldest male (usually the father)
Matriarchal
relating to a social system in which the mother is head of the family
Democratic
where everyone in the family has a say
Chronic illness, Working mothers, Abuse, Divorce
Describe different types of stresses that commonly affect today's family
Sensorimotor, Preoperational thought, Concrete operational thought, Formal operational
thought
Describe Piaget's 4 stages of cognitive development.
sensorimotor stage
in Piaget's theory, the stage (from birth to nearly 2 years of age) during which infants know
the world mostly in terms of their sensory impressions and motor activities
preoperational stage
in Piaget's theory, the stage (from about 2 to 6 or 7 years of age) during which a child learns
to use language but does not yet comprehend the mental operations of concrete logic
, concrete operational stage
in Piaget's theory, the stage of cognitive development (from about 6 or 7 to 11 years of age)
during which children gain the mental operations that enable them to think logically about
concrete events
formal operational stage
in Piaget's theory, the stage of cognitive development (normally beginning about age 12)
during which people begin to think logically about abstract concepts
infancy/toddler hood, (pre school) Early childhood, Middle childhood (school age),
Adolescence, Young (early) adulthood, Middle adulthood, Later adulthood
Describe each stage of the life cycle
infancy/toddler hood
rate of physical growth is most rapid during the first 3 years of life. Grasping, hand eye
movement, and dominant handiness begin to show.
Early childhood
2-6 years
by 5th year birth length has doubled and birth weight increased by 5 times. Gains are made
in small and large motor skills activities. Cognitive abilities develop in relation to people
objects, events and language .
Middle childhood
6-11 years
advancement in motor skills large muscle movement emerging thought and comprehension
and emerging self-esteem.
Adolescence
entering puberty (females faster) learning to develop an identity in self. Intellectual growth
becomes a higher level of thought process. Peer group becomes important in socialization.
12-19
young adulthood
physical growth and development is basically complete. Intellectual maturity reaches a high
level of function on begin to establish a realistic philosophy of life
20-40 years
middle adulthood
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