Key Definitions Flashcards
1
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What is growth?
A
An increase in some measured quantity such as height or weight
2
Q
What is development?
A
The complex changes including an increase in skills, abilities and capabilities.
3
Q
What is menopause?
A
The ending of female fertility including the cessation of menstruation and reduction in production of female sex hormones
4
Q
What is self image?
A
The way an individual sees themselves, their mental image of theirselves
5
Q
What is self concept?
A
An awareness formed in early childhood of being an individual and unique person and different from everyone else
