Human lifespan
All humans go through a series of stages as they get older. These stages are
Prenatal
Infancy
Childhood (split into early & late)
Youth
Adulthood (split into early, middle & late)
Write down one positive, and one negative perception that people sometimes have of youth
Energetic and hardworking
Ambitious
Happy and fun to be around
Concerned about the planet
Negative:
Lazy and ungrateful
Selfish and inconsiderate
Scary and reckless
Technology obsessed
List the 4 types of development
Physical
Intellectual
Emotional
Social
List 2 types of relationships that we have studied
Family
Friendships
Intimate
Professional
A risk factor is
Something that increases the likelihood of developing disease or injury
The changes that occur across our lifespan are known as
Development
Write down one positive, and one negative perception that people sometimes have of adults
Positive:
Adults are wise and experienced
Adults are resourceful
Adults are a good source of information and expertise
Negative:
Adults can be forgetful
Adults don't like to be wrong or told what to do
Adults complain a lot
Adults cannot use technology well
Outline 2 characteristics of intellectual development
Knowledge and memory
Language
Thought Patterns and Problem Solving
Creativity and Imagination
Identify 2 characteristics of a healthy relationship
Respect
Trust
Honesty
Loyalty
Empathy
Safety
Equality
Describe Maternal diet
Ensuring a healthy balanced diet during/prior to pregnancy.
A pregnant woman needs to consume Folate, Iodine, Iron
A developmental milestone is
a task, undertaking or event that is expected to be achieved in order to successfully progress to a further level of development
Explain why a person’s own experiences could influence their perception of the human lifespan
A person’s own experiences would influence perceptions of the different human lifespan stages due to their upbringing, things that they have witnessed or particular trends
Define Physical Development
Refer to the changes that occur to the body and its systems
Describe one way someone can demonstrate good communication
Making eye contact
Asking relevant questions
Speaking at appropriate volumes
Maintain an appropriate distance
Show interest
Using spoken and body language
Outline how tobacco smoke can impact the physical health and physical development of a baby
Tobacco smoke can significantly impact a baby's physical health and development, both during pregnancy and after birth.
Prenatal exposure restricts oxygen and nutrient supply to the foetus, increasing the risk of low birth weight, premature birth, birth defects, and impaired organ and brain development, while exposure to second hand smoke after birth weakens the baby's immune and respiratory system, increasing susceptibility to infections, asthma, and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).
Explain two transitions that occur during the youth stage
Full maturity is reached
Physical and sexual maturity
Social interaction focuses on peers rather than family
Personal identity is explored
Ability to think abstractly, consider the thoughts of others and opinions
Transition to independence
Focus on education and career development
Exploration of sexuality and intimate relationships
Outline your own perception of youth
$$ awarded to best answer
Describe some of the behaviours youth would experience from their transition into adulthood
Due to their peer groups, youth may experience:
Influence in choice of clothing, style of music, types of activities they participate in
Identify a type of abuse in an unhealthy relationship and provide an example
Physical:
Hitting, Biting, Kicking, Punching
Sexual:
Unwanted touching / sexual activity
Emotional:
Repeated insults, put downs, lack of affection, financial abuse, social isolation
Briefly explain what the ‘intergenerational nature of health and wellbeing’ means
The health and wellbeing of one generation affects the health and wellbeing of the next
Bella is 13 years old and in year 7 at high school. Bella catches the public bus to school each day and her parents have given her a mobile phone so they can text her to check she has arrived at school safely each morning.
Bella has started noticing some changes to her body; the skin on her face is now more oily and her hips are starting to widen. She has also grown considerably taller, and is one of the tallest students in her class at school.
Bella enjoys school for the most part, but is starting to feel the pressure of the increased workload and having to prepare for end-of-semester exams.
Identify the lifespan stage Bella is in, using examples from the case study to justify your responses
Bella is in her Youth stage (13 Years Old).
This is evident as she is beginning to physically develop (oily skin, hips widening). She is also developing maturity by catching the bus to school.
There is a common perception that youth are reckless, impatient, self-involved, lazy, and lack respect for their elders. Describe how this would affect the health and wellbeing of Youth.
This could impact the Emotional Health and Wellbeing of Youth as they have been stigmatized into being irresponsible and disrespectful. Youth would feel upset, annoyed and untrusted around others.
Building resilience can be arguably considered an important Emotional development milestone.
Describe how this can impact the Health and Wellbeing of an individual.
Sample Answer:
Resilience is the emotional development milestone that refers to an individual's ability to cope with, adapt to, and recover from stress, setbacks, and adversity.
This capacity has a significant impact on emotional and mental health and wellbeing. As resilient individuals are better able to regulate difficult emotions, reframe challenges positively, and maintain self-esteem rather than becoming overwhelmed by negative experiences.
Describe a dimension of health and wellbeing that would be affected for an individual living in a healthy relationship
Sample answer:
An individual living in a healthy relationship would experience a significant positive impact on their social dimension of health and wellbeing.
A healthy relationship provides a strong support network, built on trust, open communication, and mutual respect, which helps the individual feel connected, valued, and understood. This reduces feelings of loneliness and isolation, and encourages the development of positive social skills such as effective communication, conflict resolution, and empathy. Skills that can then extend to other relationships in the individual's life, such as with family, friends, and colleagues.
How can mothers and grandmothers pass on epigenetic changes? How could this impact the Health and Wellbeing of future generations
What a mother does while she is pregnant can impact on the epigenome of her developing baby.
Supply of eggs, can impact these eggs