Glencoe Managing Life Skills Chapter 23 Lifespan Development Chapter 23 Lifespan Development 1 Section 23.1 Studies of Development Section 23.2 Patterns

Glencoe Managing Life Skills Chapter 23 Lifespan Development

Chapter 23 Lifespan Development

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Section 23.1

Studies of Development

Section 23.2

Patterns of Development

Chapter 23

Chapter Lifespan Development23



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• The five areas of development are physical, intellectual, emotional, social, and moral.

• Development is unique for everyone.

Section 23.1 Study of Development



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Content Vocabulary Academic Vocabulary

life-span developmentgross motor skillsfine motor skillstemperamentheredityenvironment

interrelatedrate



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The Journey of Development

• Life-span development is the growth and change that occurs throughout a person’s life.

• Studying human development helps you better understand yourself and others.

• Most scientists believe people develop in stages.

Life-span development

The growth and change that occurs during a person’s life.



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Areas of Development• The areas of development are grouped into five areas:

physical, intellectual emotional, social, and moral.• Intellectual development involves thinking,

understanding, reasoning, and communicating.• Emotional development involves the development of

self-esteem.• Social development involves learning to relate to others.• Moral development involves developing an

understanding of right and wrong.• Each stage of development is affected by the others.



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Influences of Development

• Heredity affects who you are and who you will become.

• Environment is comprised of the people, places, and things that surround and influence a person.

heredity

The set of characteristics that you inherit from your parents and ancestors.

environment

The people, places, and things that surround and influence a person, including family, home, school, and community.



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• There are many stages of human development that people typically go through from conception to late adulthood.

• Some people have special needs which must be recognized as soon as possible.

Section 23.2 Patterns of Development



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Content Vocabulary Academic Vocabulary

developmental tasksprenatalembryofetusreflexhand-eye coordinationbondingparallel playcooperative playpuberty

pronekey



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Developmental Stages

• Humans develop in stages that correspond to chronological age.• Development is marked by certain tasks in a certain order.• Stages include prenatal development, infancy, toddlerhood,

preschoolers, school age, adolescents, early adulthood, and late adulthood.

• Changes in infancy, toddlerhood, and adolescence occur rapidly.• Preschoolers and school-age children learn to function away from

home. • Adults focus on balancing responsibilities.• In late adulthood, people focus on retirement and enjoying life.



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Special Needs

• Not all people follow the typical pattern of development.

• These people are said to have special needs.• Recognizing and meeting special needs is

important at any time of life, but especially in childhood.

• Those with special needs have the same basic needs for friendship, respect, dignity, love, and support.



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Chapter Summary Section 23.1

• Development is a unique and complex process that follows general stages and patterns.

• Various theorists have looked at ways to describe human development.

• The five development areas are physical, intellectual, emotional, social, and moral.

• These interrelate to create growth and change.

• Heredity, environment, technology, and other influences also have an impact on how a person develops.

Study of Development



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Chapter Summary Section 23.2

• Development is marked by certain tasks in a chronological order.

• It begins with conception and continues to late adulthood.• Infancy, toddlerhood, and adolescence have more dramatic,

rapid changes. • Preschoolers and school-age children learn to function away

from home. • Adults focus on balancing responsibilities. • Some people also have special needs that influence their

development.

Patterns of Development



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ReviewReview

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Do you remember the vocabulary terms from this chapter? Use the following slides to check your knowledge of the definitions.

The slides in this section include both English and Spanish terms and definitions.



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life-span development desarrollo durante la vida

The growth and change that occur during a person’s life.

Crecimiento y cambios que ocurren durante la vida de una persona.

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gross motor skills hablidades motoras gruesas

Skills that use the large muscles of the body, such as those of the legs and shoulders.

Habilidades que usan los músculos más grandes del cuerpo, como aquellos que se encuentran en las piernas y los hombros.

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fine motor skills hablidades motoras finasSkills involving the smaller muscles of the body, such as those in fingers.

Habilidades que involucran a los músculos más pequeños del cuerpo como aquellos que hay en los dedos.

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temperament temperamento

An inborn style of reacting to the world and relating to others.

Un estilo de reacción al mundo y de relacionarse con los demás con el que se nace.

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heredity hereditarioThe set of characteristics that you inherit from your parents and ancestors.

El grupo de características que heredas de tus padres y ancestros.

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environment ambienteThe people, places, and things that surround and influence a person, including family, home, school, and community.

La gente, los lugares y las cosas que rodean e influyen a una persona, incluyendo la familia, el hogar, la escuela y la comunidad.

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interrelated interrelacionadoAffected by the others or linked.

Afectado por o ligado a otros.

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rate ritmoSpeed. Velocidad.

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developmental tasks tareas de desarrolloSkills and abilities that are mastered as part of the maturing process.

Habilidades y destrezas que se logran con el proceso de maduración.

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prenatal prenatalBefore birth. Antes del nacimiento.

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embryo embriónThe developing baby during the first eight weeks of pregnancy.

El bebe en desarrollo durante las primeras ocho semanas del embarazo.

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fetus fetoThe developing baby from the ninth week until birth.

El bebe en desarrollo desde la semana nueve hasta el nacimiento.

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reflex reflejoAn instinctive, automatic response in infants, such as grasping and sucking.

Respuesta instintiva y automática en los bebés, como agarrar o chupar.

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hand-eye coordination coordinación mano-ojo

The ability to move the hands and fingers precisely in relation to what is seen.

La habilidad de mover las manos y los dedos con precisión en relación con lo que se ve.

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bonding vinculación afectivaThe act of forming emotional ties between parents and child.

El acto de formar lazos afectivos entre los padres y el hijo/a.

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parallel play juego paraleloWhen children play near, but not actually with, other children.

Cuando los niños juegan cerca de, pero no con, otros niños.

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cooperative play juego cooperativoA type of play in which children play and interact with one another.

Tipo de juego en el que los niños juegan e interactúan entre si.

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puberty pubertadHormonally triggered changes that result in a physically mature body that is able to reproduce.

Cambios causados por hormonas que resultan en un cuerpo maduro que tiene la capacidad de reproducirse.

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prone propensoSensitive or likely to. Sensible o proclive a.

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key claveVery important. Muy importante.

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