Human Development and Personal Health: Motor Skills, Lifestyle, and Theories of Development

Activity #2 (40 points)

Chapter 4 and Chapter 5

Instructions: Please answer the following questions in a clear and organized manner using complete sentences. Each answer should directly address all parts of the question using information, key terms, and concepts from the textbook and class materials. In other words, your point of view should be informed by the material you are learning in class. Students who simply provide their opinion without support from course materials and peer-reviewed journal articles, will lose points. All responses should be in your own words. Do not copy and paste directly from the book or online sources which is considered plagiarism. Points will be deducted for incorrect or incomplete responses as well as grammar, punctuation, and spelling errors. You should also be familiar with the Cheating and Plagiarism Course Policy and the Anti-Plagiarism Software Policy found in the syllabus for this course.

1. To get you thinking about the state of your personal health you will write a brief (3 paragraphs) lifestyle profile about yourself. This profile should include descriptions of your eating habits, exercise, substance use (and/or abuse), and health risks. Assess your functioning in all areas. Where are you succeeding in living well? What areas do you need to work on? What is your worst health-threatening habit? How might you improve these things to live a better and healthier life? (Minimum of 3 paragraphs; 10 points).

2. Visit https://shop.mattel.com/pages/fisher-price and explore the different types of toys that are available to promote fine and gross motor skill development. You should be able to identify at least two examples of toys for three broad age-groupings (Infants/Toddlers, Preschoolers, and School-Aged children) that will promote these motor skills. When the you finish browsing the site, you should have identified 12 toys: two each for fine motor and gross motor skills for each of the three age levels. You then should explain how the toys at each age will promote acquisition of a motor milestone, noting when appropriate how different toys (even within the same age level) speak to different dimensions of motor development. (10 points). 

Infants/Toddlers (3 points).

1. Fine Motor Skill toy example and explanation:

2. Gross Motor Skill toy example and explanation:

Preschoolers (3 points).

1. Fine Motor Skill toy example and explanation:

2. Gross Motor Skill toy example and explanation:

School-Aged Children (3 points).

1. Fine Motor Skill toy example and explanation:

2. Gross Motor Skill toy example and explanation:

3. How do chronic disorders differ between middle-aged men and women? (Minimum of 3-5 sentences; 5 points).

4. What do some people believe about antioxidant vitamins in slowing down the aging process? (Minimum of 3-5 sentences; 5 points).
5. Briefly describe Thelen’s dynamic systems theory. (Minimum of 3-5 sentences; 5 points).
6. Briefly explain the concept of “affordances.” (Minimum of 3-5 sentences; 5 points).