QUESTION 1: CHILDHOOD

{A} What is meant by the following terms:

1. The cephalocaudal principle

2. The proximodistal principle

{B} Outline the stages and sequences of physical development for a child during the period 12 months to 2 years.

{C} Compare the prelinguistic stage and linguistic stage of language development.

{D} Outline the role of the adult in promoting the child’s motor skills.

QUESTION 2: CHILDHOOD

{A} Outline the important social skills a baby learns in the first year of life

{B} Illustrate an understanding of Erikson’s theory on Basic Trust Versus Basic Mistrust

{C} Discuss and show understanding of Piaget’s theory under the following headings

1. Egocentrism

2. Animism

3. Conservation

QUESTION 3: ADOLESCENCE

{A} Identify the changes that occur during puberty

{B} Outline how these changes impact on the teenager

{C} Piaget defined a new level of thinking which emerges around puberty – formal operational thought, explain

{D} Why does peer relationships play an important role in the lives of a teen

QUESTION 4: YOUNG AND MIDDLE ADULTHOOD

{A} In Erikson’s model of psychosocial development, the young adult experiences the crisis of intimacy versus isolation. Explain what Erikson meant

{B} White (1975) identified five growth trends observed during young adulthood. Explain

{C} What life events are significant in young adults living in comparison to middle-aged adults

{D} Illustrate understanding of Erikson’s theory associated with middle adulthood

QUESTION 5: LATE ADULTHOOD

{A} Discuss Erikson theory associated with late adulthood

{B} Outline two social changes that occur in late adulthood\

{C} Explain the effects unemployment has on the person in middle and late adulthood