HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

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HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
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COMPONENTS OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

• PHYSICAL
• COGNITIVE
• MOTOR OR SKILLS
• SOCIAL

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CHRONOLOGICAL AGE

• AGE IN CALENDAR YEARS
• I AM ONLY 21 YEARS OLD?

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SKELETAL AGE

• PHYSICAL MATURITY
• NUTRITION, DISEASE, INJURIES CAN ALTER IT

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DEVELOPMENTAL AGE

• ABILITY TO PERFORM CERTAIN TASKS
• 7YR OLD WITH A TENNIS SERVE OF A 18YR OLD

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MORPHOLOGY

• DESCRIPTION OF BODY SHAPE

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ENDOMORPHIC

• INCREASED FATTY TISSUE

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MESOMORPHIC

• STOCKY, MUSCLED

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ECTOMORPHIC

• THIN, NARROW HIPS

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STAGES OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

• AGE RANGE OF DEVELOPMENT

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INFANCY

• 0-3 YEARS

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CHILDHOOD

• 4-10 YEARS

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PUBERTY

• 11-18 YEARS

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ADULTHOOD

• 18

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PRENATAL

• ????
• CAN WE EVEN CONSIDER THIS AS A STAGE?

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PHASES OF HUMAN MOVEMENT

• REFLEXIVE
• 0-4 MONTHS
• MOVEMENTS ARE BASED ON REFLEXES
• RUDIMENTARY
• 0-2 YEARS
• LOCOMOTION, STABILITY, BASICS TO BUILD ON
• FUNDAMENTAL
• 2-7 YEARS
• MOVEMENT EVOLVES INTO COORDINATED SKILL
• SPORT RELATED
• ADULT
• GENERAL, SPECIFIC, SPECIALIZED

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FACTORS AFFECTING PHYSICAL GROWTH

• HORMONES
• DISEASE ? ACROMEGALY
• ANDRE THE GIANT
• INCREASE IN GROWTH HORMONE RELEASED
• ALWAYS GROWING
• HEREDITY
• NUTRITION
• PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
• SOCIOCULTURAL

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COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT

• CHANGES THAT TAKE PLACE IN A PERSONS ABILITY TO
  INTERPRET AND PROCESS INFORMATION AS WELL AS
  ALTERATIONS IN EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT

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PIAGETS FOUR STAGES OF COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT

• SENSORIMOTOR
• 0-2 YEARS
• MOTOR ACTIVITY WITHOUT SYMBOLS (WORDS)
• PRE-OPERATIONAL
• 2-7 YEARS
• INTELLIGENCE THROUGH SYMBOLS
• CONCRETE OPERATIONAL
• 7-11 YEARS
• LOGICAL THINKING
• FORMAL OPERATIONAL
• 11-15
• ABSTRACT, LOGIC

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SOCIALIZATION

• THE WAYS IN WHICH HUMANS FORM ATTACHMENTS