BTEC Health and Social Care Level 2 Unit 1 Human Lifespan Development

BTEC Health and Social Care Level 2 Unit 1 Human Lifespan Development Key Concepts and Definitions. Abstract Thinking - ansThe ability to think about something that might not be there or even exist. Ageing Process - ansBy about 65, individuals will have lost some strength and muscle tone. Alzheimer - ansA type of dementia that causes problems with memory, thinking, and behavior. Attachment - ansThe bond between children and their parents and carers. Bonding - ansA very close emotional link between two people. Cognitive - ansMental Processes including remembering, problem-solving and decision making. Cohabitation - ansLiving together without being married. Dementia - ansAn illness that affects the brain and memory, and makes you gradually lose the ability to think and behave normally. Development - ansThis occurs when a person's skills, abilities and emotions become more sophisticated and complex. Egocentric - ansCan only see the world from their own viewpoint. Emotional Development - ansThe ability to cope with feelings about ourselves and towards others. Fine Motor Skill - ansThe ability to control and coordinate the movements of the hands and fingers, e.g. writing, painting, tying shoelaces and holding a spoon. Gross Motor Skill - ansThe ability to control and coordinate the movement of the large limbs of the body, e.g. crawling, walking and running. Growth - ansThis is the increase in size or mass. Growth Spurts - ansPeriods of fast growth. Hormones - ansChemicals substances that pass directly into the blood from endocrine glands. Intellectual/Cognitive Development - ansThe development of language,memory and thinking skills.