Transcript Unit 04 - Introductory presentation (PPT, 1MB)

OCR Level 3
Cambridge Technicals
in Health and Social Care
Unit 4: Development
through the Life Stages
Introduction
During a person’s lifetime, they travel
through a number of life stages.
During
Within each life stage,
people
lifestyle
will
factors
experience
may
both
influence
predictable
a person’s
and
unpredictable
growth and
major life
development.
events.
Foetal development
Biological life factors, eg:
Effects of
maternal
lifestyle, diet or
infections during
pregnancy
Foetal
alcohol
syndrome
Congenital
defects
Infancy (0-3 years)
Predictable life
Unpredictable
lifeevents
eventsmay
mayinclude:
include:
Separation
Starting
prefrom parents
school or
nursery
Bereavement
Serious injury
Illness
Childhood (4-9 years)
Predictable life
Unpredictable
lifeevents
eventsmay
mayinclude:
include:
Birth of
Starting
sibling
school
Making
Being
friends
placed
in
care
Illness
Adolescence (10-18 years)
Predictable life
Unpredictable
lifeevents
eventsmay
mayinclude:
include:
Bereavement
Secondary
school/
further
education
Criminal
Starting
activity
work
Leaving
Convictions
home
Adulthood (19-65 years)
Predictable life
Unpredictable
lifeevents
eventsmay
mayinclude:
include:
Divorce
Bereavement
Employment
Marriage
Unemployment
Parenthood
Redundancy
Insolvency
Menopause
Older Adulthood (19-65
years)
Predictable life
Unpredictable
lifeevents
eventsmay
mayinclude:
include:
Retirement
Loss of
partner
Bereavement
Becoming a
main carer
Life factors
Throughout each of these stages, people will encounter
various environmental and socio-economic factors that
could lead to delayed or arrested development, such as:
Employment
Sport
status
Income
Occupations
Lifestyle
Pollution
choices
Diet
Hobbies
Alcohol
Drugs
Education
Exercise
Housing
Access to
Access to
social care
health care
services
Access to
recreational
facilities
What will you learn?
After completing this unit you will:
Know stages of
growth and
development
throughout the
human lifespan
Understand
potential effects of
life factors and
events on the
development of
the individual
Understand
physical and
psychological
changes of ageing
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