Introduction - Growth & Development

Question 1

When does growth mainly occur?

Answer 1

During infancy and puberty

Question 2

What is development?

Answer 2

Progressive increase in the function of the body

Question 3

What is growth?

Answer 3

Increase in physical size, measured in feet/meters and pounds/kilograms

Question 4

What is maturation?

Answer 4

Development in which a person matures or reaches full functionality

Question 5

What is directional patterns?

Answer 5

Typical ways physical growth and development occur

Question 6

What does proximodistal mean?

Answer 6

Centre of body to outward extremities (midline to periphery)

Question 7

What is cephalocaudal?

Answer 7

Head to toe

Question 8

What is Nipissing District Developmental Screen? (NDDS)

Answer 8

Assesses developmental status of children the first 6 years of life in 13 stages

Question 9

What does NDDS assess for example?

Answer 9

Vision, hearing, speech and language, communication, cognitive, social, gross motor and fine motor skills

Question 10

What can effect a child’s development and growth?

Answer 10

• family
• gender
• special risk children
• environment / social environment
• socioeconomic status / homelessness

Question 11

What is the erikson stages of development? How does it work?

Answer 11

• Tasks must be completed at each stage at achieve optimum maturity
• parents must interact with their child to assist the child in mastering various stages

Question 12

What are the freud stages? How does it work?

Answer 12

Describes how personality develops over childhood

Question 13

What is Piaget’s theory of cognitive development?

Answer 13

Intellectual maturity is attained through four and distinct stages of development