Wk 1 DQs DQ 1 What factors affect an individual’s personality development? Which factor has the biggest effect? Why? Personality is an expression of an individual’s temperament‚ emotional state‚ values or beliefs‚ and goals or expectations. The specific answer to the question of what influences personality development depends on what theory of psychology a person believes is the most correct. How one would describe the process of personality development depends greatly on the framework a person
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Physical Development is the development of the body and can be characterised by both quantitative and qualitative changes. (McDevitt & Ormrod‚ 2010) The following is an evaluation of the physical developments of middle school children aged six to ten years. This essay approaches considerations for physical development and how they can be accommodated in the learning environment. To understand physical development it is important to look into motor development and its influences. How we can accommodate
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P2 – Factors that affect development. There are five main factors that affect a person’s development‚ they are: Genetics factors. Environmental factors. Socio-Economical factors. Life style factors. Biological factors. Genetic factors Each cell in the body contains 23 pairs of chromosomes‚ half from your mother‚ and half from your father. The chromosomes contain the genes you inherit from your parents. For example‚ for the gene that determines eye colour you may inherit a brown gene and a blue gene
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Physical and Social Factors that Influences Growth and Development Development is often divided into specific domains‚ such as gross motor‚ fine motor‚ language‚ cognition‚ and social/emotional growth. These designations are useful‚ but substantial overlap exists. Studies have established average ages at which specific milestones are reached‚ as well as ranges of normality. In a normal child‚ progress within the different domains varies‚ as in the toddler who walks late but speaks in sentences early
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PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT The term "physical development of children" understand the dynamic process of growth (increase of length‚ mass‚ body parts) at different periods of childhood. On the physical development of children is influenced by many factors‚ which sometimes makes it extremely difficult to identify the reasons for its violation. The main criteria of physical development include weight and body length‚ head circumference and chest‚ the proportions of the body (physique‚ posture). Key figures
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through many physical changes. Children’s physical development is the outcome of countless orderly changes (McDevitt & Ormrod; 2010). There are certain age groups where children’s development will rapidly occur and then begin to slow down. Over the course of middle childhood children tend to show slow but steady gains in both height and weight (McDevitt & Ormrod; 2010). Throughout this essay we will look at the motor development of children in the middle childhood phase‚ the benefits physical activity
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Assessment 1: Essay- Physical Development. Within the grades kindergarten to grade 2 and the ages between 4-7‚ an extensive amount of growth physically and physiologically takes place in a child. This goes hand in hand with children beginning primary school and the time in which their extensive educational years begin. For this time of their lives to be successful in them gaining physical and physiological growth‚ Children need to be encouraged and supported in improving further their gross motor
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the observation and interpretation of Mary’s physical and cognitive development. Mary‚ who is 5 years of age‚ has a flamboyant personality. She is jovial and ebullient by nature. An active girl who adores sports education as well. In consideration to Mary’s mix parentage background‚ she speaks eloquently with good intonation and enunciation. Physical Development- Gross Motor Skills This observation particularly elucidates about Mary’s development in her gross motor skills. Based on the observation
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CACHE - Understand child and young person development Task 1.1 Physical Development 0-3 Years Babies are able to support their bodies by lying on their back. This shows that the back is strong enough to support their weight. Their head can turn to one side‚ which shows that their neck muscles have developed‚ and are in the first stages of developing physical mobility. Babies show reflexes e.g. sucking. When a baby is born‚ they adapt to their surroundings and have the natural instincts to suckle
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Physical development: Average 4-year-olds gain the ability to cut straight lines and cut out shapes with scissors. They usually have a noticeable preference for the right or left hand. They are able to participate more in self care by brushing their own teeth and‚ for the most part‚ dressing and undressing themselves. Most 4-year-olds can run‚ jump and ride a tricycle. Their sense of balance is increasing‚ and they’re able to stand on one foot for at least 5 seconds. Four-year-olds are learning how
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