Human Growth & Development M2 A3 by Emma Mujangi

Infancy 0-2

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During infancy these children are often the age ranges of 0-2 years of age are slowly developing as they are newly born child and are at the stage of constant crying to often try and communicate with another individual as a sign of what they would like for example if an infant is hungry they would often cry until they are been feed. At this stage their is a lot of responsibility for the parent of the infant who will need constant cleanliness and feeding every now and then. Having a infant at this stage means they are mostly exposed to the environment meaning they may come across viruses, illnesses and even diseases if they were born that way by the parents inheritance, it is also important that the environment around them is safe for example making sure the house is tidy and objects aren't exposed to the child as children often like to touch things without any knowledge of what they are as most common mistakes when having a child around any exposed items is they are mostly likely to touch a cup of hot tea which is common of infants being scaled also known as receiving burns to their body so it's important that items that may cause a hazard to your child is kept away from them so that they are safe and prevents accidents and emergencies.

Childhood 3-10

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At this stage the child is at a period of intense cognitive development meaning they are learning to understand their brought up language and learning how to speak enable to communicate with other individuals at their age. At this stage of childhood development they are located into education meaning they are going to school every day for 7 days and are building progress overtime when they are growing up as going to school develops their social and physically skills as they socializing with friends and teachers and also participating in sports such as PE and developing their well-being and being more active in school and also outside of school. School has a huge impact on child as it enables the child to know a lot more of what is happening in the real world and are slowly getting used to seeing what they may come across in future. However, during late childhood in the age ranges between 6-10 years of age children are able to consolidate their skills meaning they are at the milestone of able to do certain things at their age for example being more independent and being more physically active in taking part in sports or even after school clubs if they're interested which is a great way of building more of socially active side of a child.

Adolescence 11-17

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During the stage of adolescence also known as the stage of a big change before adulthood there's an increasingly amount of stages during the body when a teen hits the age between 11-17 years of age and this stage is called Puberty. At the stage of puberty the body is slowly changing into the sex characteristics of both male and female. For example during puberty for females they often get their period which allows the body to change into womanly sex characteristics meaning that the breasts of the women enlarges and their hips start to get bigger and curvier as they are now a women and will often go through menstrual cycles every month which lasts 2-7 days depending on the individual as the menstrual cycle is different for everyone so most people may have their period longer than other or may not have their period at all. However puberty for males is very much the opposite of the female characteristics as boys start to develop facial hair on the face, armpits and private areas and their voice is mostly likely to deepen as their vocal cords grow longer and thicker as their reaching the stage of becoming a male. At the stage of adolescence there is a big difference between their social side as a child between now as they growing up and are often distant away from family members and even close friends. The reason for this is that as they growing up into a teen they are often insecure as they constantly compare themselves to other people to make themselves feel bad about their own image and often suffer from stress and anxiety from these things.

Also at this stage of adolescence they mostly likely to suffer mental illnesses through experiencing relationships in high school as high school involves a lot adolescences to be involved in each other and also experience breakup which lead teenagers to change and make themselves feel more confident, Also another stage of adolescence is more teenagers are on social media as they are way before social media as hugely impacted on teenagers life as they experience bullying every now on then since other individuals think it's acceptable tear other people down which leads into teenagers committing suicide and evening having bad mental health which is a risk for them.

Early Adulthood 18-29

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During early adulthood there is a huge change in terms of social life since when you're growing up you're experiencing moving away from your parents due to going to university and doing studies leading to your future career and also making new friends and getting into relationships as a sign of a start of life. Also at this stage you are more independent and mostly focus on yourself and your studies since in order to be employed is by working hard and putting the effort into studying for your future careers also when being independent individual is that you are considered of making rightful decisions for your own good meaning you will be responsible for every inconvenient you come across, at this stage it is also important that you are strict with yourself in terms of money as having money as a student in university can be difficult for some people but for other students the university would normally provide money for their stationary, accommodation and their studying at university. Other than university during the stages of early adulthood this life stage is the appropriate time to look for a relationship and start a family since having an individual that you are capable to trust is a great way to start a family and have a job which will provide you with the essentials you need in life in order to be successful.

Middle Adulthood 30-60

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At this period of middle adulthood this is the time of change. This means the individual is now showing physical signs of ageing, this includes the skin starting to loosen due to the loss of elasticity and also the hair starts to turn grey due to the pigmentation of the hair as pigmented hair needs melanin to show that the pigmented hair is visible other than grey. Also during the stage of middle adulthood is when you are growing up and your children will also grow up meaning you have more responsibility to support the older relatives as situations in life start to become difficult meaning that financial is becoming more stressful. also during this period of middle adulthood is adults require to build a strong bond with their children as their children are growing up they will need support from their parents as they are growing up to experience of reality so it's important they aware before experiencing themselves.

During middle adulthood they are going through a lot of change, this includes getting employed by jobs and working part-time or full-time depending on what is suitable for them. Having a job during middle adulthood means you are paying your bills and taxes and also paying for essentials for your family members such as your children as having children includes a lot of responsibilities as they are going to school and their school may have events such as charity events which include donating a specific amount of money and also school trips set by the school which includes parents to pay a huge amount of money.

Late Adulthood 60+

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Late adulthood is the characteristic time of retirement refers to giving up work which is optional or all the sudden. Also at this stage of late adulthood elderly people are receiving pensions from jobs and having age-related medical conditions and also adapting elderly care. Adapting elderly care means a loss on independence for the elderly people as they are at the worst aspect of ageing. At this stage of life elderly people are at need of support for longer as they are unable to do simple activities for their own as they are becoming weaker and the body is slowly starting to shut down, it's important that giving elderly people care is to allow them have their own decisions on what they would like to wear or what foods they would like to eat and also inform them if they have an allergies to certain ingredients to prevent them from getting sick.

During the stage of late adulthood, people are most likely to come across age-related conditions such as macular degeneration which is condition that affects the sight of the eyes. These symptoms of muscular degeneration include loss of vision of what you would normally see and dark spots in the eyes, also another condition elderly individual are most likely to have is osteoporosis, this is condition which occurs in the bones causing the bones be fragile as calcium is decreasing in the bones making it difficult to move the joints.

Lastly during the late stages of late adulthood, change in relationships and marriages start to occur meaning individuals lose their partners due to illnesses or death due to old age as this stage of life is the end for them meaning they will have their moments together before the end. The impact of loosing a partner has a long-term mental effect as they may start to develop depression which isolates and prevents them from socializing with family members or friends.

Medical Model of Health & Well-being.

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The medical model of health and well-being is the medical and diagnoses side of an individual meaning providing them medication for their illness as someone who has depression would be prescribed anti-depression tables to cure their depression as this allows their mood to change and feel more motivated

Social Model Of Health & Well-being.

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The social model of health is holistic and looks at the whole person as a whole, this includes the physical, emotional and economic influences on their health. This values an individual as it allows individuals to focus what is going on the inside of a person and focusing more on their well-being for example their behavioral changes, physical changes and much for visible changes. The social model of health and well-being also states that you social well-being depends on the way you live for example 'income'. income is what impacts our social well-being as this means that the more money you have the better you will live as money allows you to buy food for when we are hungry and money to do other activities such as sports to improve our mental health as we are keeping our bodies actively going.

Explain the importance of recognising and responding to concerns regarding an individual's growth and development.

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Health and social care practitioners have a professional duty of recognizing and responding to concerns about an individuals growth and development meaning seeing if their is any change. It is important that babies before birth are being checked and observant as babies that haven't came out the mother's womb is still growing and developing for the safe pregnancy for the mother, for example if the unborn baby stops developing the mother has no other choice but to deliver early by C-Section also known as cesarean section which is technique of cutting the belly in other to deliverer the baby without the mother experiencing any pain.

Another importance of recognizing and responding to concerns is intervention, this means taking action to promote an individuals health and well-being for example making sure babies are screened to check their heart, eyes and hips however for boys they would often check the testes. Checking the hips of the babies is important as babies could dislocate which is caused by a condition called (DDH) also known as Development Dysplasia Of The Hip so it's important health and social care practitioners check the hips for this condition so it can be treated for the babies to be able to learn how to walk in future. Also children who are born deaf are will also receive the support they need in order to develop communication when speaking to other individuals for example deaf children will often learn sign language which is technique of gesturing your hands to make an individual aware of what you are saying or needing.

However, another importance when recognizing and responding to concerns is by meeting an individual's needs. Meeting and individuals needs means that people are receiving the correct treatment and support for their needs at the appropriate time so they can grow and develop and maintain a healthier and remain independent for a long period of time. An example of meeting individuals needs would be in be in a child has down syndrome, also known as a genetic condition which involves an individual with an extra chromosome due to a one-off genetic change in the sperm or egg, from this down syndrome isn't genetic inherited but the child could be born with this condition due to off-spring of both the parents. The child who has down syndrome would be monitored and will referred to an early intervention programing just will aim to help the child with down syndrome develop and support the family. This would include speech and language therapy as it will the child communicate to others without finding it difficult. By this method of observation and supporting the child the practitioners are able to get the child achieve development milestones.

APA Referencing

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Rasheed, E., Peteiro, M. F., & Saunder, B. (2019). CACHE Level 2 Extended Diploma in Health & Social Care. Hachette UK.

Lambton Public Health. (2024, January 25). Social Factors that Impact Your Health - Income, Education, & More. https://lambtonpublichealth.ca/health-info/social-factors/#:~:text=In%20addition%20to%20genetics%20and,of%20what%20keeps%20us%20healthy.