The Human Lifespan
At what age does the late childhood age bracket typically begin and end?
Six to twelve years
Which of the following is an example of a fine motor skill?
Writing or drawing with a pencil/pen
Cutting with scissors
Buttoning or unbuttoning a shirt
Using a zipper
Typing on a keyboard
Tying shoelaces
Picking up small objects (e.g., coins, beads)
Turning pages in a book
What is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another person is known as?
Empathy
Outline the legal responsibility that parenting involves.
Specifically, parents have a legal responsibility to:
Where does fertilisation occur?
In the fallopian tube.
What is the ova and sperm combining to bring together genetic information known as?
Fertilisation
What is the ability to withstand or to recover quickly from setbacks/challenges known as?
Emotional Development
Healthy romantic relationships which promote self-esteem and positive self worth is an example of impacting which dimension of health and wellbeing?
Mental health and wellbeing
Parenting knowledge can be limited by lack of exposure to parenting experiences. True or false?
True
which is a characteristic of the germinal stage
characterised by rapid cell division
Which lifespan stage is the longest?
Late adulthood is the longest lifespan stage.
Identify one example of how intellectual development continues during adulthood.
Examples include:
Name six different types of relationships.
Family, friendships, intimate, online, teacher/coach/mentor, professional.
The three types of support that benefit parents are
practical support, personal support and information.
The embryonic stage of prenatal development occurs at which gestational age?
3 to 8 weeks
Outline what developmental milestones are used to signify independence.
Many milestones could indicate a higher level of independence such as:
Development is often characterised by milestones that are predictable and occur in sequential order.
Identify one example of a milestone associated with development.
Examples include:
What is the key aspect of consent in intimate relationships?
Clear and open communication
Which statement best describes physical development during early childhood?
Physical development is slow and steady.
High blood pressure during pregnancy, protein in the urine and severe swelling is known as which condition?
Preeclampsia
Identify the eight stages of the human lifespan in chronological order.
Prenatal, infancy, early childhood, late childhood, youth, early adulthood, middle adulthood, late adulthood.
Identify one example of a body part that increases in complexity.
Some parts of the body that increase in complexity include the:
Relationships which promote empathy and love rather than jealousy and fear is an example of which dimension of development?
Emotional development
What plays a significant role in facilitating social development during early childhood?
Play and interaction with family members
Identify the stages of prenatal development
Germinal
Embryonic
Foetal