Human Growth and Development

This module provides an overview of how people grow, develop, and age throughout the life span in the four areas of development--physical, intellectual, social, and emotional. They also learn about the hierarchy of human needs, genetics, genetic diseases, aging, terminal illness, grief, and mortuary science.

7 Human Growth

The Human Growth and Development module is designed according to the AES course framework, which includes four phases:

Explore
Learn & Practice
Reflect
Reinforce

Below you'll discover how AES can help you teach your students about human growth and development according to these four phases.

Phase 1: Explore

Activity: Dealing with Death and Grief

In this activity, students role-play a script about dealing with an elderly patient in the advance stages of cancer.

Phase 2: Learn & Practice

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Unit 1: Genetics

In this unit, students will learn about: the four areas of human growth and development, the hierarchy of human needs, genetics, genetic diseases, and current issues in genetic research.

Lessons
  1. Introduction
  2. Genetics
  3. Quiz

Unit 2: Prenatal and Neonatal

In this unit, students learn about: the prenatal and neonatal stages as they identify health issues and accomplishments.

Lessons
  1. Prenatal
  2. Neonatal
  3. Quiz

Unit 3: Childhood

In this unit, students will learn about: the childhood stage as they identify developmental tasks, health issues, and challenges for each stage, including infants and toddlers and early and middle childhood.

Lessons
  1. Infants and Toddlers
  2. Early Childhood
  3. Middle Childhood
  4. Quiz

Unit 4: Adolescence and Adulthood

In this unit, students will learn about: the adolescence and adulthood stages as they identify developmental tasks, health issues, and challenges for each stage, including adolescence and early, middle, and late adulthood.

Lessons
  1. Adolescence
  2. Early Adulthood
  3. Middle Adulthood
  4. Late Adulthood
  5. Quiz

Unit 5: Aging and Death

In this unit, students will learn about: aging and end of life issues including gerontology, aging theories, the effects of aging, death, stages of grief, and the roles and services of mortuary science and funeral homes. They will learn how a health care worker should respond to grieving patients.

Lessons
  1. Aging
  2. Death and Grief
  3. Mortuary Science
  4. Quiz

Phase 3: Reflect

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Activity: Reflection Questions and Discussion

In this activity, students will journal about the development of physical, intellectual, emotional, and social development throughout the lifespan. Additionally, they will journal about the stages of the grief process. A class discussion can follow.

Phase 4: Reinforce

Activity: Family Health Tree

In this activity, students develop questions and then interview a relative or friend with health problems. The findings are then presented to the class.

Activity: Hierarchy of Needs

In this activity, students develop a digital visual representation of how Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs can affect people physically, socially, psychologically, and behaviorally.

Activity: Information Brochure

In this activity, students create an information brochure explaining the biophysical, mental/cognitive, social, and emotional development of patients throughout the stages of life.

Activity: Current Event

Students will review articles for information related to a topic in the module. Once an article is found, students complete a Current Event form.

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