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Conception
When the egg and sperm join to form a zygote, or fertilized egg. -
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One week after conception
The blastocyst, now consisting of more than 100 cells, separates into two distinct masses. The outer cells form a shell that will become the placenta (the organ that develops within the mother’s uterus to protect and nourish the developing creature), and the inner cells form the nucleus of what will next become the embryo. -
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First Trimester (Week 1-12)
Birth mother experiencing:
-Extreme tiredness
-Tender, swollen breasts.
-Upset stomach with or without throwing up (morning sickness)
-Cravings or distaste for certain foods
-Mood swings
-Constipation (trouble having bowel movements)
-Need to pass urine more ofte -
Blastocyte forming Placenta
The blastocyst, now consisting of more than 100 cells, separates into two distinct masses. The outer cells form a shell that will become the placenta (the organ that develops within the mother’s uterus to protect and nourish the developing creature), and the inner cells form the nucleus of what will next become the embryo. -
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2nd Germinal week
Second week after conception -
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Embryonic Stage
3rd- 8th week -
Embryonic Stage
The stage of prenatal deveopment from approx the 3rd through 8th week after conception during which the basic forms of all body structures including internal orgams, devlop, and fetal period - the stage of parnatal developeemnt from the 9th week after conception until birthm during which the organs grow in size and mature in functioning. -
4th Week- Embryo starts to form
The head begins to take shape in the fourth week, as eyes, ears, nose, and mouth form. Also in the fourth week, a minuscule blood vessel that will become the heart begins to pulsate, making the cardiovascular system the first to show any activity. -
5th Week- Upper Limbs forming
Buds that will become arms and legs appear. The upper arms and then forearms, palms, and webbed fingers form. -
Lower limbs begin to form
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Toes and Fingers being to separate
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8th Week after Conception
The embryo weighs just one-thirtieth of an ounce (1 gram) and is about 1 inch (2½ centimeters) long. The head has become rounded, and the features of the face are formed. The embryo has all the basic organs and body parts of a human being, including elbows and knees, nostrils and toes, and a unisex structure called the indifferent gonad. It moves frequently, about 150 times an hour. -
Officially a fetus
From the 9th week after conception until the birth, the embryo is now considererd a fetus. -
Fetus determines gender
If an embryo is male (XY), the SRY gene on the Y chromosome commands that male sexual organs develop; with no such command, the indifferent gonad develops into female sex organs. -
Fetus' genitals are fully formed
By the 12th week, the genitals are fully formed and are sending hormones to the developing brain. -
Fetus is fully formed
Fetus has completely formed and weighs about 3 ounces and is about 3 inches long. -
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Second Trimester (Week 13-28)
Birth mother experiencing-
-Body aches, such as back, abdomen, groin, or thigh pain
-Stretch marks on your abdomen, breasts, thighs, or buttocks
-Darkening of the skin around your nipples
-A line on the skin running from belly button to pubic hairline
-Patches of darker skin, usually over the cheeks, forehead, nose, or upper lip. Patches often match on both sides of the face.
-Numb or tingling hands, called carpal tunnel syndrome -
16 weeks after conception
Fetus has grown to about 4 or 5 inches, and weighs almost 3 ounces.
Fetus starts its sucking reflex.
Skin begins to form. -
20 weeks after conception
Fetus is more active.
Fetus can hear/swallow.
Eyebrows, eyelashes, fingernails, and toenails have formed.
Now halfway through pregnancy, the fetus is about 6 inches long and weighs about 9 ounces. -
24 weeks after conception
Bone marrow begins to make blood cells.
The lungs are formed, but do not work.
The fetus sleeps and wakes regularly.
Fetus is 12 inches long, and weighs about 1½ pounds. -
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3rd Trimester (Week 28-40)
Birth mother experiencing-
-Shortness of breath
-Heartburn
-Swelling of the ankles, fingers, and face.
-Tender breasts, which may leak a watery pre-milk
-Your belly button may stick out
-Trouble sleeping
-The baby "dropping", or moving lower in your abdomen
-Contractions, which can be a sign -
32 weeks after conception
The fetus' bones are fully formed, but still soft.
The eyes can open and close and sense changes in light.
Fetus' body begins to store vital minerals, such as iron and calcium.
Fetus starts to gain about ½ pound a week. It is now about 15 to 17 inches long and weighs about 4 to 4½ pounds. -
Psychosocial Development
Synchrony - I am laughing with my mom who is laughing while bouncing me up and down in her arms. -
36 weeks after conception
Fetus' body fat increases and has less room to move around.
Fetus is about 16-19 inches long and weighs about 6-6 1/2 pounds. -
37 weeks after conception
Fetus is considered full term. -
It's a Girl!
Birth of Julienne -
Biosocial Development
I am getting nutrition by being breast fed. -
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The First Two Years
My first two years of life -
Biosocial Development
Fine Motor Skills - I can make small body movements like moving my hands and fingers. I can move my tongue, lips, toes, and jaw. -
Biosocial Development
My head circumference increased about 35 percent and my brain started to develop more. -
Cognitive Development
I love movement and people. When a bird is flying outside I focus on it and I enjoy when someone is laughing. -
Biosocial Development
I started to sleep 17 hours more a day. I had a lot of dreams. -
Biosocial Development
The circumference of my head started to grow and my limbs started to grow. -
Cognitive Development
Secondary Circular Reactions - toys
Making interesting events last - I started to interact with others by laughing at my mom when she squeeks my toy. New adaptation and anticipation - I will smile at my dad if he is smiling. I think about it. -
Cognitive Development
Memory - I started to shake my rattle because I remembered it made a noise when my mom did that. The older I get, the more memory I have! -
Psychosocial Development
Emotional - I am crying when I am hungry and tired and I am excited when I am eating. -
Cognitive Development
Primary circular reactions(stages of reflex) - I sense motion and noise and I am confused so I try and understand them. First acquired adaptations - I start forming habits by adapting to certain things, like sucking my thumb. -
Psychosocial Development
I am becomming very attached to my mom. -
Biosocial Development
Sense - I was able to smell, hear, see, taste, and touch better. I was interpreting sensation and responding to stimulus. Suttle noises would make me jump a little bit, bright light isn't as sensitive to my eyes anymore, I was able to relax better when being held by my mother. -
Biosocial Development
Gross Motor Skills - I am not making large movements from reflexes. I can crawl and go in a pool. I have gained muscles. -
Biosocial Development
Motor skills - I am able to move and control my body. I have reflexes. I can curl my toes. -
Cognitive Development
I am listening and responding. I am also starting to talk from listening to others talk and learning. First I babble, then come my first words! Dadda! -
Biosocial Development
Axons, dendrites, and synapses started to grow and occur. -
Cognitive Development
Sensorimotor Intelligence - I picked up a habit of the way I think by using senses and motor skills. -
Psychosocial Development
Self-awareness - I always say "mine" when I play with my toys or am holding my bottle. -
Cognitive development
I have a great imagination. I like to focus on one idea I have in my head. I like to imagine stuff about the world. My hair is short and I dont mind. -
Psychosocial Development
Behaviorism - I learned how to splash in a pool by watching someone else do that. -
Cognitive Development
Tertiary circular reaction - exploring and experimenting
New means through active experimentations - I decided to go through the garbage and make a mess. Mental combination - I went to pull my dogs tail, but i stopped because i didn't want to get in trouble or hurt. -
2nd Birthday
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The Play years
Ages 2-6 -
The play years: Biosocial development
I am becomming slimmer and i am gaining muscle. I am also gaining weight. -
The play years: biosocial development
I am eating my meals at the right times of the day because they are prepared and cooked by my mom. -
The play years: biosocial development
My brain is growing and my thought process is quicker. Axons have become coated with myelin. I am still not very fast yet, so my parents have to help me out. Fibers have connected the left and right sides of my brain. -
The play years: biosocial development
I can plan and analyze things because of the prefrontal cortex! My sleeping is more regular, I am crying less, I don't have mood swings or a bad temper. -
The play years: biosocial development
I am not able to sit for very long in church. I love to play with toys and I can't sit and watch a movie on T.V. for very long. -
The play years: Biosocial development
My motor skills are improving. I am able to move faster when I want to and understand things better. I love to walk. -
Biosocial development
Gross motos skills - I fell and hit my head a few times while playing because I was moving to fast and took to big of a step. -
Cognitive development
I am being social. I am asking a lot of questions on what certain things are and what they mean. I can't do everything on my own, so I need a little bit of help from my parents. I learn from this by listening and talking. -
Psychosocial development
I am aware that I am female. -
Cognitive development
I am understanding things a lot better now. I am realizing that all of my thoughts can't come true. -
biosocial years
Fine motor skills - I know how to cut my food with a fork and knife now! I can pick up my cup too! -
Biosocial development
I love imagining things and cutting and pasting and drawing pictures. -
Cognitive development
I am really understanding my language better and understanding people when they talk. I can have short conversations. I am learning a lot of words and understanding what they mean. -
Biosocial development
My mom helped me not fall and cut my knee when I tripped over my toy. -
psychosocial development
I am shy and scared of certain things and sometimes I feel guilty when I get in trouble. Therefore, I'm scared to try new things. This makes me angry sometimes. -
Psychosocial development
I felt really bad because I spilled a drink on someone and they got really mad at me. I pout a lot. -
Psychosocial development
I am understanding when I hurt someones feelings or upset them. These emotions are really controlling me. -
Psychosocial development
I am learning to help my mom clean up my toys or put things away. I am not getting mad when it is time to put my toys away or go to sleep. -
Cognitive development
My grammar is really good and I know what a lot of words mean. I know how to put these words together to form a sentence. -
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The School Years
Ages 7-11 -
Biosocial development
I am pretty healthy and I have not been getting sick at all. -
Biosocial development
I am not growing as much but I have learned to brush my teeth on a daily basis, tie my shoes, and get dressed for school. -
Cognitive development
I am learning a lot in school like how to do fractions in math and to read. I am dealing with the real thing now! -
Biosocial development
I am playing a lot of games outside with my neighborhood friends which is giving me a lot of excersize. I also joined a soccer team. -
Psychosocial development
I am really getting along with kids in school and I have made a lot of friends. They accept me for who I am and we all get along. -
Psychosocial development
I almost thought I had asthma, but I was wrong when we went to the doctor. I just needed to excersize a little bit more and drink more water. -
Cognitive development
I am able to listen and learn when someone gives me instructions on how to do something. -
Psychosocial development
My ability to learn in school is good and so is my IQ test. -
Cognitive development
I am remembering things really well and have a lot of things memorized. I can do my homework faster and study well. -
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Adolescence
This is age group 11-18 when puberty and growth hits and the roles that teens take on. -
Cognitive development
My language and grammer is very well. I know over 1000 words and know how to write short papers and paragraphs in school. I can read a lot. I know there is a certain curriculum at school. -
Biosocial development
Puberty begins. Hormones start to change and there is full adult physical development. Pubic hair grows and body forms, like hips and menstrual period starts. Sex hormones, estrogen, start. Emotions start to change, especially for girls. -
Biosocial development
Genes affect puberty and growth start. I am taller than most boys. I have gained some body fat and I am very stressed about it. -
Psychosocial development
My family and I get along well. It is not a broken family which helps. -
Biosocial development
I have anxiety over my body image because I have gained some weight and had to buy new clothes. I also grew really tall. Now i have long arms and long legs. -
Cognitive development
I am thinking a lot about my future and myself. -
Biosocial development
Everyone is talking about sexual activity and their sexual body changes. -
Biosocial development
I really feel like I have matured a lot and my brain has also matured. -
Cognitive development
I am stressed because I think all eyes are on me and that everyone is staring at me. I also am not scared of a lot. -
Psychosocial development
I am really trying to figure myself out. I am confused as to what i want to do when i'm older and who I am in life. -
Cognitive development
I am thinking a lot about things into depth and am getting pretty emotional about it. I am also analyzing things. There is all in all a lot of thinking going on in my head. -
Psychosocial development
Today I got asked out by a guy. He is religious just like me and into the same types of things. -
Psychosocial development
I haven't been very responsible lately. All I have been doing is sleeping in too late and forgetting to do my homework. -
Biosocial development
A lot of people in high school are getting into drugs and alcohol. -
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Emerging Adulthood
Emerging adulthood is age group 18-25. Employee, spouse, and parent. -
Psychosocial development
I have good relationships with my family and friends. -
Psychosocial development
My boyfriend broke up with me and I got in a fight with my mom. I am feeling very angry and sad and I don't know what to do. -
Biosocial development
I am going to college now and have graduated high school. I am alot more responsible and have achieved a lot. -
Biosocial development
I am fully grown and matured. -
Biosocial development
I play sports and am good shape. I eat well. -
Cognitive development
Thinking isn't so hard on me now. I am good at problem solving and finding. I have personal experiences now that help me think things through. -
Biosocial development
I have been dating a guy for a few years now and I moved in with him. We are both young. It gets very stressful at times. -
Biosocial development
I am worried about stds so my boyfriend and I are using protection. I still have emotional stress because college is very hard. -
biosocial development
I have settled down and had 2 children; 2 boys who are year apart. -
Cognitive development
I am more responsible and plan things out. I am also working together with people better. -
Cognitive development
My morals and religion is set. -
Psychosocial development
I have many a lot of people who are different than me with different backgrounds and cultures. -
Biosocial development
I am trying to eat very well and stay in shape. -
Cognitive development
I have graduated college and have a set job. -
Psychosocial development
I have become engaged. Thankfull I still have my close friends and family. -
biosocial development
I know a lot of my friends have eating disorders because they are stressed about the way they look. -
Psychosocial development
I am starting to get very nervous and emotional and stressed over the wedding. -
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Adulthood
Ages 25-65. Bodies become more mature and a lot happens in this time span. -
Biosocial development
Too many people have drinking and drug problems. -
Psychosocial development
I am still living with my fiance unmarried, but we will be getting married soon. We have a lot in common which is how our relationship has worked. -
biosocial development
Thankfully I don't smoke or drink because those are bad health habits. -
psychosocial development
I am trying to stay open minded and easy going. -
biosocial development
I all of a sudden have high cholesterol and blood pressure, because senescence occurs. -
psychosocial development
I have a great ground of friends and family that I stay close with. -
biosocial development
I am set on having anymore kids, I can't have anymore because of infertility and it wouldn't be safe. -
psychosocial development
I am having a midlife crisis and a lot of anxiety. It is making me unhappy. Everything is getting to me and I am very stressed with work. -
biosocial development
My eye sight isn't as good anymore so I need glasses and I can't hear as well. -
psychosocial development
I have settled into my lifestyle with my husband so we both have the same needs and interests. -
biosocial development
I slightly am starting to get winkles on my face and around my eyes. -
cognitive development
I get along with everyone I work with, my family, and friends. I enjoy having conversations. -
biosocial development
I have menopause and I have hotflashes and am moody. I have to take hormone supplements. -
psychosocial development
My 2 children have graduated college. -
cognitive development
I am trying to be apart of more activities and stay on top of things, but I feel that I am more flexible when there are a change of plans. -
biosocial development
It seems like my brain is slowing down because I tend to forget certain things sometimes. -
cognitive development
I am still working because I am a hard worker and a great problem solver. -
psychosocial development
I plan the family get togethers on every holiday. We always have great family bonds and traditions. -
psychosocial development
My 2 children have started families of their own -
biosocial development
I continue to excersize a few times a week by taking a walk or job. -
cognitive development
My intelligence is still really good, which would be called crystalized intelligence. -
cognitive development
It seems like my intelligence is not as good anymore and that it is decreasing. -
biosocial development
My sleep patterns are messed up and I am sleeping less and less every night. -
psychosocial development
I am able to retire my job and so is my husband. -
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Late adulthood
age 65 to death, which is 80. This is mainly about ageism and physical changes. -
biosocial development
I am 3 inches shorter than I used to be and I am breathing a lot faster. -
biosocial development
People treat me differently because I look old where I go. -
biosocial development
My hair seems to be thinner and falling out and my veins pop out. I also have dry skin all of the time all over. -
biosocial development
My body is very wrinkly and I have grey hair. I also move very slow. -
biosocial development
I can't hear well anymore so I have to wear hearing aids and go to the doctors for them. -
cognitive development
I seem to always forget things and it is driving me insane. I can only remember certain things. -
biosocial development
I get sick a lot and easily. I have a bad cold right now with a very bad cough. -
biosocial development
I have trouble digesting my food and I have lost a lot of weight. I am trying to get outside as much as I can ot get some excersize. -
cognitive development
Sometimes I misunderstand things when people talk to me or tell me to do something. My brain is slow. -
cognitive development
It is harder and slower for me to process things and to problem solve. -
biosocial development
I was diagnosed with cardiovascular disease but I am pretty healthy everywhere else. -
biosocial development
It takes me a very long time to fall asleep at night and once I do I wake up liek 10 times throughout the night. -
psychosocial development
I am very much into religion and I get along with everyone. -
psychosocial development
I am just trying to be myself and deal with my problems. I visit with a group of people the same age as me and we talk and get along. -
biosocial development
My back is always hunched over and my skin hangs from my body parts. -
biosocial development
I have short breath a lot more and I still get sick a lot. I have pneumonia. -
psychosocial development
My kids visit me every day as much as they can because sooner or later I may not remember who they are. -
cognitive development
I have been diagnosed with alzheimers disease. -
cognitive development
Now I have to be perscribed medication. My husband and kids take care of me. -
biosocial development
It is hard for me to see while driving so my doctor told me I shouldn't anymore. -
psychosocial development
My disease has gotten to hard for my husband to deal with because he has aged himself so I am forced to live in an elderly home. -
psychosocial development
My husband past away of old age, but I seem to be coping. Now volunteers have to help me and my kids do as much as they can. -
psychosocial development
My grandkids visit me and always bring me something they made in school. -
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Epilogue
Death and dying -
psycosocial development
I past away today at 7:30am. -
epilogue
I past away at age 70 of alzheimers disease. I had a funeral the following day. I see my kids and grandchildren looking at me, but now I can be happy with my husband.