Week 2

This week we will begin to study lifespan development and the human organism.

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this week, you will be able to:

Identify the terms for the parts and regions of the body, as well as the most important processes, periods, and issues in development
Describe the six levels of organization of the body, and describe the major characteristics of each level.
Define the directional terms for the human body, and use them to locate specific body structures
Develop a solid, basic understanding of essential concepts in anatomy and physiology.
Discuss the distinctive features of a life-span perspective on development, the principles and applications of some medical imaging methods, and the significance of variations in human anatomy.
Explain how research on development is conducted
Describe some methods of examining a living patient.

Guidelines/Directions:

Step 1: Re-do Activities Weeks One not done as instructed. Look comments in the professor’s reply and redo by posting an answer to the reply. Full credit for an activity will be given upon submission of corrections.
Step 2: Submit Part I of your final project
Step 3: Read assigned information, Complete Individual and Group Activities, Handouts and submit by due dates as specified in sections below.
Step 4: Watch Videos.
Step 5: Complete Week Two Assignments.
Step 6: Continue checking for messages daily.

Readings

From Open Stax Book Anatomy and Physiology Book (full copy in course documents), Read Chapter 1

Video Clips

Visit the Developing Child website at Harvard University to explore the resources they have and click the links below to watch two videos:

1. the three core concepts in early development
2. the science of neglect.
3. Introduction to Anatomy

4. Anatomy Terms

5. Planes of the Body

6. Anatomical Positions

7. Levels of Organization

8. Organs Systems

9. Homeostasis

Learning Resources – Watch Video

Week 2 Assignments

Ted Kaczynski and Alice Walker Doc
Ted Kaczynski and Alice Walker PDF

Part 1: Views on Development, 8 points
Part 2: Who Are You, 6 points
Part 3: Nature vs. Nurture 11 points

Part 1: Views on Development
For each of the following statements, indicate whether you agree or disagree and why.

My baby started walking and talking earlier than other babies. I know he will be smart.
I pick up my baby as soon as she starts to cry. My friend thinks I am going to spoil her.
I want to have only one child, but my partner thinks that only children have problems relating to other children.
I think that in order to raise a well-disciplined child, I will have to use physical discipline

Part 2: Who are You?

The purpose of this exercise is to start thinking about, and to get interested in, human development by focusing on yourself and your experiences. When we think about human development, we often do so in terms of a person’s life story, such as those of Ted Kaczynski and Alice Walker presented at the beginning of the chapter. When we read the summary of others’ experiences, it creates an image of who they are and of the road they traveled to get where they are. Our interest in human behavior is generated by the history each one of us has, and the role it has played in creating the individuals we are.

Instructions for Students: Write your own profile in the style of those presented in the text, and begin your journey into the realm of life-span development with a description of your own life’s journey. How would you be written up to this point in your life? What is your background, and what have you experienced that would tell the story of who you have become? Write it up using the third person just like the samples.

Part 3: The Influence of Nature vs Nurture: Nature versus Nurture in Your Life

1. Are you more a product of your environment or of your genetics? Why?

Place an X on the lines below indicating where you would place yourself on nature/nurture continuum on these issues:

2. Physical looks (hair, eyes, skin, height)