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| Full-term human gestation |
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Definition
40 weeks
(37-42 weeks = normal) |
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| Time of most rapid growth: |
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| Theories of Human Development (3) |
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Definition
Neuromaturational View
Dynamic Systems
Neuronal Group Selection Theory |
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| Three factors of development |
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Definition
genetic
environmental
individual |
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| Neuromaturational Theory (basic premise, founders) |
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Definition
skills developed in specific sequence determined by the CNS
Bayley, Bly, Gesell |
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Definition
skills developed non-linearly; result from interaction of many systems
little emphasis on CNS |
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| Neuronal Group Selection Theory (NGST) |
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Definition
variation & variability are key elements of development
balances pure dynamic system c important role of CNS |
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Term
| Developmental direction (6) |
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Definition
cephalic > caudal
ext antigravity > flex antigravity
WB on flex extremities > WB on ext extremities
GMS > FMS
prox > distal
reflex > cortical |
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Term
| Prenatal Stages: first trimester |
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Definition
ful body mvmt by 7 weeks
incr mvmt c incr GA |
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Term
| Prenatal Stages: second trimester |
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Definition
| UE mvmt > LE mvmt > mouth mvmt > trunk mvmt |
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| Prenatal Stages: third trimester |
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Definition
frequency of mvmt decr; complexity of mvmt incr
sleep cycles begin |
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