Life Span Development

By zhall32
  • Birth Date (Neonates/Infants) Physical

    Pulse: 90 - 180
    Respirations: 30 - 60 (nose breathers)
    Systolic Blood Pressure: 50 - 70
    Temp.: 98 - 100
    Weight: 6 - 8 lbs.
    Nervous system: Evolutionary procces to gaining full body control. Moro Reflex: When the baby is caught off guard, it opens its arms and hands.
    Rooting Reflex: When you touch their cheek, their mouth will open.
    Fontanelles: gaps where the skull has not yet fused.
  • Birthdate (Neonates/Infants) Psychosocial

    -2 Months: can recognize faces.
    -3 Months: Can rbing objects to mouth; smile and frown.
    -4 Months: Reaches out to people; drools.
    -5 Months: Sleeps through the night; can recognize family.
    -6 Months: Teething begins; on syllable words.
    -7 Months: Afraid of strangers.
    -8 Months: Respond to "no"
    -9 Months: Pulls himself or herself up.
    -10 Months: Responds to his or her name; crawls.
    -11 Months: Starts to walk without help.
    -12 Months: Knows his or her name; walk
  • Toddlers (1 to 3 Years) Physical Changes

    Pulse: 90 - 150
    Respirations: 20 - 30
    Systolic Blood Pressure: 80 - 100
    Temp.: 96.8 - 99.6
    Lungs continue to develop. The catch colds and develop better immune systems from being around classmates and friends.
  • Toddlers (1 to 3) Psychosocial

    -Learn how to express themselves.
    -Attached to parents.
    -Seperation Anxiety
    -Start to play games with friends which teaches control, following rules, and competitiveness.
    -Begin to understand cause and effect.
  • Preschoolers (3 to 6 years) Physical

    Pulse: 80 - 140
    Respiratory: 20 - 25
    Systolic: 80 - 100
    Temp: 98.6
    -Gross and Fine motor skills.
    -Brain weights 90% of body weight.
  • Preschoolers (3 to 6 years) Psychosocial

    Same as Toddlers
  • School-Age ( 6 to 12 years) Physical

    Pulse: 70 - 120
    Respiratory: 15 -20
    Blood Pressure: 80 - 110
    They grow about 4 lbs and 2 1/2 inches per year.
    Permanent teeth come in.
  • School-Age (6 to 12 years) Pyschosocial

    Pre-Conventional/Conventional/Post-Conventional reasoning skills must be developed. During this age children learn self-concept and self-esteem.
  • Adolescents (12 to 18 years) Physical

    Pulse: 60 -100
    Respiratory: 12 - 20
    Blood Pressure: 90 - 110
    Temp: 98.6
    -Growth Spurts
    -Maturation of Reproductive System.
    -Changes in the Endocrine System.
  • Adolscents (12 to 18 years) Psychosocial

    -Relationship with parents is hard.
    -Try to gain more control of life.
    -Privacy issues.
    -Identity issues.
    -Depression.
    -Rebellious behavior.
    -Interest in sexual behavior.
  • Early Adults (19 to 40 years) Physcial

    Pulse: 70
    Respiratory: 12 - 20
    Blood Pressure: 90 - 140
    Temp: 98.6
    -Body should funtion at optimal level.
    -Lifelong habits are formed.
    -Disks in spine start to settle.
    -Gain weight
    -Muscle strength decreases and reflexes slow.
  • Early Adults (19 to 40 years) Psychosocial

    -Work, Family, and Stress best describe this part of life.
    -Strive to create a place for themselves in the world.
    -"Settle down".
  • Middle Adults (41 to 60 years) Physical

    Pulse: 70
    Respiratory: 12 - 20
    Blood Pressure: 90 - 140
    Temp: 98.6
    -Vision and hearing loss.
    -Cardiovascular health declines.
    -Cancer
    -Menopause in women.
    -Diabetes and hypertension is possible.
    -High Cholestrol possible
    -High Blood Pressure possible
  • Middle Adults (41 to 60 years) Psychosocial

    -May achieve life goals.
    -Halfway point of human life expectancy,
    -Children grow up and leave home. "Empty Nest Syndrome"
    -Some may be taken care of by family.
  • Late Adults (61+ years) Physical

    -Vital signs depend on health.
    -Avg. life expectancy is 78 with a maximum of 120 years.
    -Cardiac funtion declines.
    -Lung funtion decreases.
    -Endocrine and Reproductive system funtion decreases.
    -Digestive system funtion decreases and some nutrients are not absorbed correctly.
  • Late Adults (61+) Psychosocial

    -5 years before death mental funtion declines.
    -95% live at home
    -5% in a assisted living home.
    -Worry mostly about rising costs in healthcare.