Brain plasticity

• Life span Psychology


  the study of the continuity and change throughout the lifespan.
• Fine motor skills


  skills involving the small muscle movements of the body, like writing.
• Gross motor skills


  skills involving the large muscle movements of the body, like walking
• Physical development


  Development of fine and gross motor skills
• Cognitive development


  changes in the ability to think and reason which includes changes in language.
• Verbal fluency


  the ability to produce words that are retrieved from memory.
• Tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon


  an individual knows what they would like to say but is unable to recall the specific word required.
• Social and emotional development

  encompasses changes in a persons view of themselves, their emotions, and their relationships with others.
• Self-awareness


  the ability for an individual to observe their thoughts, emotions, and behaviours.
• Self-concept


  the view an individual has about their beliefs. likes, dislikes, and strengths and weaknesses.
• Prenatal Physical development

  • able to curl toes
  • use small facial muscles to smile and grimace
• Prenatal Cognitive development

  • listen to mother talk
  • learn speech sound
• Prenatal Social and emotional development

  • fetus can sense and react to mothers emotions
• Infant physical development

  • Gross motor skills: hold their head up, roll over, crawl, sit, stand, and walk.
  • Fine motor skills: facial expressions, grasp reflex, pincer grip.
• Infant cognitive development

  • desire to communicate
  • can read facial expressions
  • use vocalisations like cooing and facial expressions to communicate needs
• Infant social and emotional development

  • at 2 months infants start smiling at you
  • 4 months like to play with others
  • 6 months start responding to others emotions
  • 9 months clingy with primary caregivers
  • 1 year plays games
  • imitates facial expressions
  • forms attachments
  • first emotions recognised