Human Growth and Development

What does the word Growth refer to?

• The measurable physical changes that occur throughout a person’s life.
• The unmeasurable physical changes that occure throughout a person's life.
• The measurable stages in a person's life.
• The unmeasurable thoughts a person has throughout their life.

What does the word Development refer to?

• The way you think about the changes occuring over time.
• The changes that you think occur over time.
• The changes that occur physically over time.
• The changes in intellectual, mental, emotional, social and functional skills that occur over time.

How many life stages are there?

• 3

• 5

• 6

• 9

Infancy refers to...

• birth to 2 year

• birth

• 1 year to 2 years

• birth to 3 years

Adolescense refers to...

• ages 1-6

• ages 6-12

• ages 9-18

• ages 18-40

Mental/cognitive development, including learning how to solve problems, making judgements and dealing with situations refers to...

• physical

• Intellectual

• emotional

• social

The rate of progress is the same for all individuals.

• True
• False

Which of the following describes physical development?

• learning to cope with feelings, building confidence,

• developing friendships

• learning to speak, improving memory

• Changes in mobility, development of small and large muscles

Sam is 12 years old, what life stage is he at?

• Infancy

• Adolecence

• Early Childhood

• Early Adulthood

What key life event would you expect in Early Adulthood?

• Marriage

• Retirement

• Learnign to walk

• Buying a house