development Flashcards
development
sequence of physical. psychosocial and cognitive developmental changes that take place over lifespan
What are developmental tasks?
skills that humans need to master at each stage of life to cope with the environment
motoric development
gross and fine motor skills
social/emotional development
self-understanding, understanding others, understanding social interactions
cognitive development
working memory, cog. self-regulation, process/use info about environment
communication development
articulation , voice and fluency, receptive language and expressive language
Adaptive development
acquisition of skills that are needed to be independent in the community
physical/physiological
growth, physical characteristics, organ system maturation
Explain Freud’s theory of development
psychosexual: achieving balance between unconscious urges
Older adult: genital
describe Piaget’s theory of development
cognitive: always follow a set order (preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational)
Older adult: formal operational
describe Erikson’s theory of development
psychosocial, must pass stage before going on to the next
older adult: integrity vs. despair
Describe Kohlberg’s theory of development
Kohlberg: moral, preconventional, conventional and post conventional morality
Doesn’t have obligation to follow rules, follows rules, makes complex moral judgements not based on the rules alone
E.g. is stealing an expensive medication to save your wife’s life wrong?
epigenesis
successive gradual change
functional assessment tool for the older adult
F- fluid
A-aeration
N-nutrition
C-communication
A-activity (toilet, groom, ambulate, balance)
P-pain
E-elimination
S-socialization
