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