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Principles of Physical Development

Principles of Physical Development. Cephalocaudal - development from head down. Structural Example. Cephalocaudal Development Functional Example. Principles of Physical Development. Proximodistal: development from inside out

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Principles of Physical Development

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  1. Principles of Physical Development • Cephalocaudal - development from head down. Structural Example

  2. Cephalocaudal DevelopmentFunctional Example

  3. Principles of Physical Development • Proximodistal: development from inside out • Mass-to-specific: gross motor skills (large muscles) develops first followed by fine motor (small muscles) skills

  4. Growth • Newborn: 20 inches long; 7 1/2 pounds • 1 inch per month • ½ adult height by age 2 • double weight by 4 months, triple by 12 months • Head Circumference • Fontanels • Ossification

  5. Growth • Adolescence • Puberty growth spurt - age 9 for girls, 11 for boys • Sexual maturation

  6. Stages of Puberty • Prepubescent Stage: no longer a child but not yet an adolescent. Secondary sex characteristics begin to appear, but the reproductive organs are not yet fully developed. • Pubescent Stage : dividing line between childhood and adolescence. Signs of sexual maturity appear - the menstrual cycle in girls and the first nocturnal emissions in boys. Secondary sex characteristics continue to develop. Gametes are produced (not in the quantity/regularity of Fully mature sex organs). • Postpubescent Stage: Secondary sex characteristics become well developed and sex organs begin to function in a mature manner.

  7. Male Secondary Sex Characteristics • Pubic hair: appears about one year after the testes and the penis have started to increase in size • Facial/body hair appear when the pubic hair has almost completed its growth. • Muscles: increase markedly in size and strength. • Voice: changes begin after some pubic hair has appeared. Voice breaks are common when maturing is rapid. • Heightened Emotions: Moodiness, sulkiness, temper outbursts, anxiety and irritability. Testosterone can also trigger a marked increase in aggressive behavior.

  8. Developmental Order - Males

  9. Female Secondary Sex Characteristics • Hips: become wider and rounder due to enlargement of the pelvic bone and development of subcutaneous fat. • Breasts: shortly after the hips start to enlarge, the breasts begin to develop. • Hair: pubic hair appears. Auxillary hair usually begins to appear after the first menstrual cycle. • Voice: becomes fuller and more melodious. • Heightened Emotions: Moodiness, sulkiness, temper outbursts and a tendency to cry at the slightest provocation These moods are especially common during the premenstrual and early menstrual periods.

  10. Developmental Order - Females

  11. Growth • Early Adulthood • height remains constant • muscle tone/strength peaks in late teens/20s

  12. Growth • Middle Adulthood • loss of fat and collagen in skin tissues • aging spots • thinner,graying hair • lose 1/2 inch per decade in height, gain weight • bone density begins decreasing

  13. Menopause • Peri-menopause: transitional stage of two to ten years before complete cessation of the menstrual period (menopause). Age 35 to 50 years. • decreasing levels of estrogen • irregular menstrual periods • Menopause: when a woman has gone through 12 months without menstruation (age 50) • hot flashes, headaches, dizziness, heart palpitations, joint pain, osteoporosis

  14. Growth • Later Adulthood • weight loss • osteoporosis • osteoarthritis

  15. Brain Development • Human brain – most functional and best-organized 3 pounds of matter in universe. • Part of Central Nervous System • Controls voluntary and involuntary activities • 2 Hemispheres with 4 lobes

  16. Development of Brain

  17. Brain

  18. Lobes • Occipital lobe – vision • Temporal lobe – speech/language and hearing • Parietal lobe – sensory motor processes • Frontal lobe – critical thinking

  19. Nervous System Development

  20. The Birth and Growth of Neurons • Most neurons formed halfway through gestation • Virtually no synaptic connections – it is experience and interaction with the environment that forms the synaptic connections • 83% of dendritic growth (connections between synapses) occurs after birth

  21. Photographs of Human Fetal Brain Development Lateral view of the human brain shown at one-third size at several stages of fetal development. Note the gradual emergence of gyri and sulci.

  22. Childhood • Synaptogenesis: most occurs through 2nd year of life • Myelination • Lateralization • Triples in weight by age 3

  23. Use it or lose it – Natural Selection of Brain Wiring • Exposure to enriched environments with extra sensory and social stimulation enhances the connectivity of the synapses • However, children and adolescents can lose up to 20 million per day when not stimulated

  24. Adolescence • Brain is full adult weight by age 16 • Continued myelination

  25. Aging Brain • Loss of neurons • Diminished functioning in remaining neurons • Changes in tissue surrounding neurons • Declining levels of neurotransmitters • Senile plaques

  26. Brain Weight During Development and Aging

  27. Chronic Brain Disorders • Dementia: general loss of intellectual abilities • Alzheimer's: brain atrophy; neurofibrillary tangles

  28. Themes of Development • Continuity vs. Discontinuity • Early vs. Later Experiences • Nature vs. Nurture • Critical Periods

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