Health & Human

Development Revision Games

Fact or Fiction

The prenatal stage is the fastest period of

growth of all the lifespan

Extension: What physical development occurs during the prenatal

stage?

Development starts with birth and end with

death

Development starts with conception

and ends with death

The prenatal stages of development begins

with germinal, embryonic and ends with the foetal stage.

Extension: How would you sum up each stage of

prenatal development?

For the first 28 days after birth, the infant is referred to as a neonate

Extension: After 28 days, what is the

neonate referred to as?

While, muscle development is rapid during early childhood, motor skill development is quite slow

Muscles develop slow during early childhood, motor skill development continues at a rapid rate.

Extension: Provide an example of this.

A child gains an increasing sense of self during the

childhood years and may become self-conscious in

certain circumstances

Extension: Provide a social situation in which a child may

feel self-conscious

Biological factors do not act in isolation, and are affected by

environmental factors and health behaviours

Extension: How does access to recreational

facilities affect a child’s body weight?

Artificial formula contains the required nutrients for

the developing baby, along with antibodies

Artificial formula contains all of the required nutrients, but

does not contain antibodies

Extension: What is the role of antibodies?

Overweight and obesity can be caused by a

genetically low metabolic rate

Extension: What other factors contribute to overweight and

obesity in childhood?

Middle adulthood is between the ages 40-

60?

Extension: What are the age ranges for Early and Late Adulthood?

1 in 5 men are likely to develop osteoporosis during late adulthood

1 in 3 men develop osteoporosis during late adulthood

Extension: Why do men develop Osteoporosis during

Late Adulthood?

Males between the ages 35-44 are most affected by Coronary

Heart Disease.

Males aged 55-64 are most affected

Extension: Are Females aged 55-64 most affected by Coronary Heart Disease?

Toned muscles are a biological determinant

of health

Extension: Name the biological determinant’s of health for

Adulthood

Workplace safety is an example of a physical

environment determinant of health

Extension: Why is workplace safety considered a physical environment determinant of health?

Chronological age is a persons age

measured in years

Chronological age is measured in years and months

Extension: How is biological age defined?

Blood pressure is an example of a behavioural

determinant of health

Blood pressure is a biological determinant of health

Extension: Name the behavioural determinant’s of

health for Adulthood

The Federal and State Government have the largest role in the Health System in

terms of funding and delivering health services.

Extension: List what each division of government

( Federal and State ) role in funding the health system.

Medicare and The pharmaceutical Benefits

Scheme (PBS) is administrated by the State

Government.

The PBS is funded by the Federal Government.

Extension: Define the role of the PBS in the healthcare

system

Medicare covers most clinically necessary hospital and

doctors fees, cosmetic and elective procedures are generally not covered.

Medicare does not include dental, home services, ambulance services, physiotherapy, speech therapy etc.

Extension: List some other services that Medicare does not include

About 2/3 of the funding for the health system comes from private

sectors.

Extension: What ratio of the funding for the healthcare system

comes from State and Federal combined and private sectors?

Acupuncture, Osteopaths and Chiropractors are

examples of Traditional or modern medicine.

Extension: List two examples of modern medicine and two

examples of complementary/alternative

health services.

A population is considered aging when the proportions of people are over 55 years

old.

Extension: List three negative effects an

ageing population has on the healthcare system

People living in major cities have a lower life expectancy than those

living in rural and remote areas.

People living in major cities have a higher life expectancy

Extension: Why do people that live in major cities experience better health than those living in rural

and remote areas?

Neighbourhood safety does not affect a person’s social development

• Social development is significantly impacted by how an adult interprets the environment where they live

• High crime rates may lead to an adult feeling unsafe, anxious and less likely to participate in recreational activities

Older adults are more likely to abuse

prescription medication rather than illicit drugs.

Older adults are more likely take too much prescribed medication

Extension: List 2 reasons that may account for this

Decisions made about sexual practices during adulthood are

a continuation of the experiences and decisions

made during youth.

Past experiences influence how adults feel towards

sexual behaviour and the future decisions they make in regard to sexual health

Extension

What influence may sexual education in youth have on an adults attitude towards

contraception?

What risks are associated with unplanned pregnancies? List 3

An overcrowded household results in the increased

spread of respiratory and skin infections.

Overcrowded environments mean that individuals live in closer proximity and

are more likely to contract illnesses from each other.

There is also a strain on resources such as water supply, sewage system etc.

Extension

How else may a child’s development be impacted by this living arrangement?

Consider:

• Levels of income

• Physical, social, emotional and intellectual development

Multiple Choice

Cephalocaudal development refers to growth?

a) from head to toe

b) From the centre or core of the body in an outward direction.

c) From toes to head

d) From side to side

Extension: Provide an example for Cephalocaudal development.

The brain and spinal cord are almost complete, by the end of which prenatal

development stage?

a) Foetal

b) Germinal

c) Embryonic

d) Fertilisation

The average duration of a pregnancy lasts:

a) 30 weeks

b) 35 weeks

c) 40 weeks

d) 45 weeks

Extension: What affect could parental smoking and alcohol consumption have on the foetus?

Social development is facilitated by:

a) Play and interaction with family members

b) Toilet training

c) Use of cutlery

d) All of the above

Extension: What stage of childhood does this occur?

Intellectual development combines:

a) Language skills become increasingly simple

b) The child can use complex mathematical problems

c) The child can think in an abstract way

d) All of the above

Extension: Explain how intellectual development could affect social and/or emotional development

What is a determinant that increases the risk of SIDS for an

infant?

a) Being male

b) Being female

c) Lying on their back

d) Lying on their side

Extension: What does SIDS stand for? Discuss another risk factor that contributes

to SIDS.

What is the most commonly reported condition for children?

a) Chicken pox

b) Tonsillitis

c) Asthma

d) Hay-fever

Extension: What factors contribute to the onset of

Asthma?

Humans have

a) 46 chromosomes which make up 23 pairs

b) 48 chromosomes which make up 22 pairs

c) 36 chromosomes which make up 23 pairs

d) 38 chromosomes which make up 22 pairs

Extension: XX=_______Baby

XY=_______Baby

Hormones regulate:

a) Growth and intellectual development during childhood

b) Growth and emotional development during childhood

c) Growth and physical development during childhood

d) Growth and social development during childhood

Extension: Which hormone is required for growth of muscles and bones?

Babies are considered to be low birth weight if they weigh less

than: 

a) Less than 2400 grams

b) Less than 2300 grams

c) Less than 2500 grams

d) Less than 2200 grams

Extension: What problems could be encountered for babies with a low birth weight?

In Australia, the risk of skin cancer as a result of too much sun exposure needs to be

balanced with the need to maintain adequate :

a) Vitamin A levels

b) Vitamin C levels

c) Vitamin K levels

d) Vitamin D levels

Extension: What is the role of Vitamin D in the body?

What is the most dangerous form of skin cancer?

a) Melanoma

b) Basal cell carcinoma

c) Squamous cell carcinoma

Extension: List 3 protective factors to avoid skin cancer

It is recommended that children participate in ______minutes of moderate

to vigorous exercise per day

a) 30 Mins

b) 45 Mins

c) 60 Mins

d) 25 Mins

Extension: What are some health benefits of regular

physical activity?

The PBS is?

a) A system whereby the government subsides medications making them cheaper for people to buy.

b) A system whereby the government puts a tax on medications, making them dearer to buy.

c) A reflection of the countries wealth and spending capacity.

d) The tax a person pays for private health insurance.

Extension: What type of medications and treatments qualify for the PBS?

Medicare is funded by?

a) A medicare levy of 1.5 %

b) A medicare surcharge

c) The Federal Government

d) All of the above.

Extension: Who qualifies for Medicare?

Services NOT covered by Medicare include?

• a) doctors consultations and specialist treatments

• b) x-rays and pathological tests

• c) dental examinations, home services and ambulance services

• d) eye tests performed by optometrists

Which age group receives the most health expenditure?

a) 45 -54 years old

b) 55-64 years old

c) 66 – 74 years old

d) 75 + years old

Extension: How does this expenditure impact on the

healthcare system?

Ethical issues include?

a) who should be given priority for health services

b) whether euthanasia should be legal

c) abortion

d) B & C

e) All of the above.

Some issues related to advances in medical technology

include?a) The focus on health care may turn away

from prevention as a large percentage of funds are spent on health.

b) Increased health spending may not result in a equivalent increase in health status

c) People of low socio economic status may not have access to expensive technologies

d) All of the above

Extension: What is the difference between the quit

campaign and chemotherapy for lung cancer?

Issues surrounding an ageing population include?

a) A shortage of high level residential care such as nursing homes.

b) The cost of the health care system continues to rise

c) An decreased strain on social security, due to paying less pensions and other health services.

d) A & B

e) All of the above

Pictionary!!!