Unit 4: Development through the Life Stages Unit Overview Knowledge of human growth and development through the life stages is important for learners who are considering careers in the Health and Social Care sectors because it will assist their understanding of the needs of individual’s at different life stages of life‚ including their potential care needs. It will also help learners to understand the influence of unexpected events on patients or service users and their families. This unit enable
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Unit 4 development through life stages Hormones and the menopause Many women go through a decrease in the hormone oestrogen following the menopause. Women are more at risk of osteoporosis than men. This is because bone strength is influenced by the reduction of oestrogen. Some people are more at risk than others of getting this disease because it can be influenced by genetic inheritance. The environment can make a difference this is because exercise strengthens muscles and bones and can prevent
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Task 1: Conception and Pregnancy According to NHS pregnancy and baby guide‚ firstly before anything else as a pregnant woman you need to calculate the due date of the baby so that you will know when you are expecting your baby to arrive. As your midwife l will offer you a dating scan which will help you to see more accurate date for the birth of your baby. You will also need to plan for your birth meaning you could decide where you would want to give birth and the following: What happens during the
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Unit 4: Development through the Life stages Name; Lucy Thomson Date issued; 08th October 2014 Deadline; 05th November 2014 Introduction‚ In this assignment I will be looking into Michael Jackson and I will have three learning aims which include the following; Know stages of growth and development throughout the human lifespan‚ understand potential effects of life factors and events on the development of the individual and to understand physical and psychological changes
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Unit 4 Development through the life stages P4 Explain the two theories of ageing P5 Explain the physical and psychological changes which may be associated with ageing M2 Discuss two major theories in ageing in relation to the development of the individual M3 Discuss the effects on self-esteem and self-confidence‚ of the physical changes associated with ageing D2 Evaluate the influence of the two major theories of ageing on health and social care provisions. P4. Disengagement Theory This
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Social Care Unit Title Development through the life stages Level 3 Unit Number 4 Unit Credit 10 Assignment Title Part Unit P2‚ P3‚ P4‚ P5‚ M2‚ M3‚ D2 Whole Unit Assessor Start Date Submission Date Feedback Date Vocational Context Task 1 & 2. (P2 & P3) Imagine you have been writing about the life of you chosen celebrity for a magazine. The editor of the magazine has now asked you to describe the effect that five life factors have had on two life stages your chosen
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P1: Describe Physical‚ Intellectual‚ Emotional‚ and Social Development for each of the life stages of an individual. Physical development Intellectual development Emotional development Social development Conception (9 months before birth) To complete this process‚ an egg cell needs a genetic code to create a new life which is carried by the sperm cell. If a male and a female had a sexual intercourse‚ the sperm from the male will be delivered to the female’s reproductive system which is called the
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Development through life stages There are 7 life stages that the majority of people live through‚ these life stages are listed below with the; physical‚ intellectual‚ Emotional and social factors that happening during these 7 life stages. Conception- Physical - Conception starts when the egg meets the sperm and a baby is conceived. The egg is realised from the ovaries and travels down the fallopian tubes towards the uterus. After sexual intercourse has taken the place‚ the sperm is then ejaculated
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would all be linked to the psychological changes being made and how the elderly are able to handle the ageing they go through. These are the physical changes that are associated with ageing throughout life: Skin‚ bones‚ joints and muscles When babies are born their skin is thin and starts to get thick‚ bruises easy and when teenagers‚ young adults and adults have been through their ageing process their skin is more thicker and its less likely for them to bruise as much as when born/ toddler/child
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Unit 4: Human Growth & Development through the life stages In this assignment I will research on the lifespan of someone in older adulthood 65+ years that I know personally and I’ll conduct an interview with my chosen individual. My chosen individual was my Grandma. She is 95 years old and she has experienced all the life stages expect for one because she has not reached them yet. Here is the information I found out about her physical‚ intellectual‚ social and emotional development during
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