DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
NEWBORN DEVELOPMENT
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Question
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From the body outwards
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From the feet upwards
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From the middle in a circle
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From the head down
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Detailed explanation-1: -The proximodistal principle states that development proceeds from the center of the body outward. With this principle, the trunk of the body grows before the extremities of the arms and legs. Development of the ability to use various parts of the body also follows the proximodistal principle.
Detailed explanation-2: -proximodistal trend–a pattern of growth occurs from the center of the body outwards, for instance the arms and legs grow faster than the hands and feet.
Detailed explanation-3: -In cephalocaudal growth, growth starts from the head and moves down to the feet. In proximodistal growth, growth starts from the torso, or the body’s center, and moves outwards, to the arms and the legs.
Detailed explanation-4: —Proximodistal principle: growth proceeds from the center of the body outward to the extremities.