CRN 1 Flashcards
it refers to the physical change and increase in size
growth
t/f: growth can be measured quantitatively
true (it is through quantity/number)
indicators of growth 4
height, weight, bone size, and dentition
t/f: growth rate is rapid during the prenatal, neonatal infancy, and childhood stages and slows during the adolescent
false. (it slows down during the childhood not on adolescent)
t/f: physical growth is on maximum during adulthood
false: minimum
t/f: generally growth takes place during the first 20 years of life
true
it refers to an increase in the complexity of function and skill progression
development
it is used to indicate an increase in skill or the ability to function
development
t/f: development can be measured quantitatively
false: qualitatively
t/f: development is a behavioral aspect of growth
true
t/f: growth and development are independent. interrelated processes
true
it can be measured by observing a child’s ability to perform specific tasks such as how well a child picks up a small objects
development
is it the synonym for development
maturation
it refers to an increase in competence and adaptability
maturation
this is a specific type of development that refers to the development instinct or sensual pleasure; Freudian theory
psychosexual development
psychosexual stage: infant achieves gratification through oral activities such feeding, thumb sucking and babbling
oral (age 0-2)
psychosexual stage: what age where the child learns to respond to some of the demands of society (bowel and bladder control)
anal (2-3)
psychosexual stage: the child learns to realize the differences between males and females and becomes aware of the sexuality
phallic (3-7)
psychosexual stage: the age where the child continues his/her development but sexual urges are relatively quiet
latency (7-11)
psychosexual stage: the growing adolescent shakes off olf dependencies and learns to deal maturely with the opposite sex
genital (11-adult)
this refers to the childs ability to relate to other people
psychosocial development
8 stages of erikson’s personality development; in order
infancy (trust vs. mistrust) early childhood/toodlerhood (autonomy vs. shame and doubt) preschool (initiative vs guilt) school age (industry vs inferiority) adolescence (identity vs role confusion) young/early adulthood (intimacy vs isolation) middle adulthood (generatively vs stagnation) maturity/ late adulthood (ego integrity vs. despair)
6 aspects of growth and development
psychosocial, psychosexual, moral, cognitive, emotional, and spiritual development
it refers to the ability to learn to understand from experience; the ability to acquire and retain knowledge; respond to new situation and solve problems by reasoning
cognitive development