Ateneo - UPO

Introduction to psychomotor development:
Observation of the child's spontaneous motility
Developmental tasks of the child
Stages of neuromotor development from 0 to 3 years of age
Semeiotics of the neuronal development
The context of psychomotor development in children

Course slides published in DIR
Infant Evaluation Scale: Berry Brazelton, Editor Ambrosiana
" Il bambino da zero a tre anni" B. Brazelton Fabbri ed.
Milani Comparetti and c. "Significato della semeiotica reflessologia per la diagnosi neuroevolutiva" Neuropsychiatry INf. fascicolo 121 april 1971
Rapisardi " l'esame neuroevolutivo neonatale " Acts Conference Florence 1994

The student will be able to learn the basis of an observational and evaluative approach to the movement of the healthy to pathological subject thanks to the in-depth knowledge of the phases of the psychomotor development. The student will be able to evaluate potentialities and deficits starting from the pediatric age to the adult age.

Basic notions of anatomy of the CNS - musculoskeletal apparatus (II grade level education)

lectures
viewing of videos
Interactive activity on the comparison of video materials

Written exam (multiple choice test)

Definition of psychomotor development
Pregnancy and intrauterine life
Childbirth, Apgar index
The psychomotor setting
Motor patterns, neonatal reflexes
Muscle tone
Sensitivity
Factors influencing development
Stage 0-3 months
stage 3-6 months
stage 6-9 months
stage 9-12 months
stage 14-20 months
stage 3-4 years
hand dexterity skills
neuroevolutionary reflexology of the newborn
neuroevolutionary semeiotics of Milani Comparetti
Barry Brazelton's newborn observation scale
setting
handling
holding
how to observe the child

Knowledge of the process of psychomotor development in its phases as a basis for the approach to the movement of the patient
Acquisition of the methodology of observation and evaluation of motor skills of the child from gestational age to birth and the development of complex motor skills
Detailed knowledge of the stages of psychomotor development 0-3 years old
Acquisition of evaluative models of the child's motor development according to the main approaches and concepts.