Health and Social Care Flashcards

Question	Answer
Growth	An increase in physical size ( mass and weight)
Development (PIES)	Process of the gain and complexity of new skills, abilities and emotions.
Centile Charts	Used to compare a child's pattern of growth to the average growth rates of children of the same age.
Physical	Things to do with the body.
Intellectual	Things to do with the mind.
Emotional	Things affecting your feelings.
Social	Things affecting your human interaction.
Milestones	What most children can do at a particular age.
Infancy	0-3 years old.
Childhood.	4-10 years old.
Adolescence	11-18 years old.
Adulthood	19-64 years old.
Later Adulthood	65+ years old.
Economics	To do with money
Environmental	Where someone lives or their housing conditions.
Self-Concept	Self esteem (how you feel about yourself) + Self image (how you see yourself)
Poverty	Lack of resources sufficient to maintain a healthy existence or an acceptable standard of living.
Material Possesions	Objects/things that people own.
Culture	Related to our system of beliefs, practices, dress, language and religious beliefs.
Gender	The psychological and social development of male and female roles in society.
Genetic Inheritance	Characteristics or diseases are passed from parent to child in genes or DNA, can be eye colour, hair colour or down syndrome and cystic fibrosis.
Abuse	Treating someone badly either physically or emotionally.
Gross Motor Skills	Single limb movement e.g. throwing, catching.
Fine Motor Skills	Precise use of hands and fingers e.g. drawing, doing up buttons.

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	Created by Kelsey Phillips over 9 years ago