Definitons Flashcards
Growth
Growing up from birth
Development
A change in a person skills and capabilities
Development norms
The process of human growth and development follows a fairly predictable pattern
Life course
The unique pattern of events and experiences that a person goes through during their existence
Life expectancy
The number of years that a man or woman living in a specified country can expect to live
Delayed development
When a childs development lags behind on their physical, intellectual,emotional and social development
Development milestone
Is an ability that is achieved by most children by a certain age
Arrested development
An abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
Holistic development
A system of comprehensive or total patient care that consider the physical, intellectual, emotional, and social development
Maturation
The process of becoming mature and the emergence of personal and behavioral characteristics though growth process
