Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
29 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
myelin
|
fatty substance around neurons that transmits nerve impulses
|
|
dynamic systems
|
developmental change is nonlinear and discontinuous
|
|
factors affecting probability of self-regulatory process
|
-duration of deprivation
-severity of deprivation -age of the child -level of motivation to make improvements |
|
sensitive period
|
a time frame or a window of opportunity when the learning of specific new skills is easier and quicker
|
|
integration
|
the coordinated interaction of opposing muscle and sensory systems
|
|
explanatory devpt
|
to know what causes changes to occur
|
|
differentiation
|
progression from the gross globular (overall) movement patterns to the more refined and functional movements
|
|
development
|
a change in functional capability
|
|
transactional model of devpt
|
the task, the individual, and th environment interact with eachother and have the potential to modify eachother to gain motor control and movement competence
|
|
self-organizing
|
humans strive for motor control and movement competence
|
|
self-regulatory growth
|
tendency to catch-up with one's age-mates upon recovery from an illness
|
|
lifestyle factors
(secular trends) |
children are taller and heavier, and matured at an earlier age compared to earlier generations
|
|
vitamin deficiences
|
vitamin D- Rickets
vitamin c- Scurvy lack of protein- Kwashiorkor |
|
ossify
|
bones hardening
|
|
factors of growth retardation (3)
|
-severity
-duration -time of onset of undernourishment |
|
later childhood (8-12yrs)
|
slow increase in height and weight with more organization of sensory and motor systems
|
|
hypertrophy/atrophy
|
hyper- muscle increase in size
atro- muscle decrease in size |
|
motor development
|
progressive change in movement behavior throughout the life cycle
|
|
nonlinear/discontinuous process
|
individual change is not smooth and hierarchial and doesn't involve moving toward higher levels of complexity
|
|
average height/weight gain
|
height- 2" per year
weight- 5 lb. per year |
|
early childhood (3-8yrs)
|
-boys and girls same muscle and bone mass
|
|
descriptive devpt
|
what children are typically like during particular age periods
|
|
otitis media
|
inflammation of the inner ear
|
|
developmental variability
|
age variations in the rate of movement skill acquisition
|
|
physical growth
|
increases in structure size in height, weight, and muscle mass
|
|
cephalocaudal/proximodistal
|
cepha- head to feet devpt
proxi- center to distant |
|
developmental sequence
|
the orderly, predictable sequence of motor control
|
|
factors affecting growth (4)
|
-nutrition
-exercise -illness -lifestyle |
|
readiness
|
conditions within both the individual and the environment that make a task easy for the child to master
|