Life Span Development

By jefft113
  • Period: to

    Neonate

    Pulse: 90-180
    Respirations:30-60
    Blood Pressure: 50-70
    Temp: 98-100

  • weight 6-8 lbs

  • nose breathers

  • weight 30grams per day

  • Moro reflex, palmar grasp, rooting reflex, suckling reflex

  • Period: to

    Infant

    Pulse: 100-160
    Respirations: 25-50
    Blood Pressure: 70-95
    Temp; 96.6-99.6

  • Posterior Fontanelles fuse

  • Anterior Fontanelle fuses

  • Sensory and perceptual abilities develop rapidly

  • Period: to

    Toddlers

    Pulse; 90-150
    Respirations; 20-30
    Blood Pressure; 80-100
    Temp; 96.8-99.6

  • Emotional responses change from basic reactions to more complex, self-conscious responses

  • Physical strength increases and body proportions become more adult-like

  • Period: to

    Pre-School

    Pulse; 80-140
    Respirations; 20-25
    Blood Pressrue; 80-100
    Temp; 98.6

  • Use of mental representations and symbols, such as words, begins

  • Fine motors skills, such as writing and drawing, develop slowly

  • Athletic skills, such as running, jumping, and hopping, dramatically improve

  • Play alone or with others becomes increasingly complex and imaginativ

  • Period: to

    School Age

    Pulse; 70-120
    Respirations; 15-20
    Blood Pressure; 80-110
    Temp- 98.6

  • Coping strategies develop for problem solving and stress tolerance

  • Language skills expand

  • Puberty begins with rising hormone levels

  • In physical maturation, boys lag, on average, 2 years behind girls

  • Period: to

    Adolescents

    pulse: 60-100
    Respirations; 12-20
    Blood Pressure; 90-110
    Temp; 98.6

  • Body continues to grow in height and weight

  • Thinking becomes more self-conscious, idealistic, and critical

  • Girls tend to grow wider in the hips,

  • Period: to

    Early Adult

    pulse; 60-100
    Respirations; 12-20
    Blood Pressure; 90-110
    Temp; 98.6

  • Physical functioning increases through the 20's and peaks at about age 30, but can be maintained through exercise

  • Body shape changes, with gradual increases in weight and body fat and decreases in lean muscle mass

  • Friendships become particularly important for people who are single

  • Wisdom and expertise begin to develop

  • Physical appearance changes; gray hair and wrinkles develop

  • Period: to

    Middle Adult

    pulse; 60-100
    REspirations; 12-20
    Blood Perssure; 90-110
    Temp; 98.6

  • Gradual changes continue in appearance of skin, hair, and body shape

  • Gradual changes occur in hearing and vision, including presbyopia, the inability to focus on near objects

  • Menopause begins in women

  • Reaction time and mental processing speed slow

  • Period: to

    Late adult

    Vitals depends on health of the person

  • Brain becomes physically smaller and functions more slowly

  • Satisfaction with life largely dependent on family involvement

  • Losses continue in visual and hearing abilities

  • average life expentancy