Lifespan Development-ch21: Promoting Health From Conception To Adolescence

Question 1

Period during puberty when sudden and dramatic physical changes occur

Answer 1

Adolescent growth spurt

Question 2

Reduced visual acuity in one eye

Answer 2

Amblyopia

Question 3

A scoring system to assess newborn babies

Answer 3

Apgar score and system

Question 4

Sweat glands located largely in the axillae. And anogenital areas; they begin to function at puberty under the influence of androgens

Answer 4

Apocrine glands

Question 5

A screening test used to assess children from birth to six years of age

Answer 5

Denver developmental screening test (DDST)

Question 6

Glands that produce sweat; found over most of the body

Answer 6

Eccrine glands

Question 7

The outer layer of tissue formed in the second week of life

Answer 7

Ectoderm

Question 8

Expulsion of seminal fluid and sperm

Answer 8

Ejaculation

Question 9

The phase during which the fertilized ovum develops into an organism with most of the features of human

Answer 9

Embryonic phase

Question 10

Normal refraction so that the eyes focus images on the retina

Answer 10

Emmetropic

Question 11

The inner layer of tissue formed in the second week of life

Answer 11

Endoderm

Question 12

A unique syndrome in which the infant falls below the 5th percentile for weight and height on the standard growth chart or is falling in percentiles on the growth chart

Answer 12

Failure to thrive (FTT)

Question 13

Characterized by a period of rapid growth of the size of the fetus; both genetic and environmental factors affect its growth

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Fetal phase

Question 14

Unossified membranous gaps in the bone structure of the skull of a newborn that make molding of the head possible

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Fontanels

Question 15

Farsightedness

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Hyperopia

Question 16

Perceiving ones self as similar to and behaving like another person

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Identification

Question 17

An important part of preschoolers’ life (the preschooler has an active imagination and fantasizes in play)

Answer 17

Imagination

Question 18

The assimilation of the attributes of others

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Introjection

Question 19

The fine, wooly hair or down on the shoulders, back, sacrum, and earlobes of the unborn child that may remain for a few weeks after birth

Answer 19

Lanugo

Question 20

Onset of menstruation

Answer 20

Menarche

Question 21

Middle layer of the embryonic tissue that forms during the first 3 weeks of life

Answer 21

Mesoderm

Question 22

Nearsightedness

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Myopia

Question 23

Normal head circumference at birth, usually 35 cm (14 in )

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Normocephaly

Question 24

Assume great importance and have a number of functions: provide a sense of belonging, pride, social learning, and sexual roles; most peer groups have well-defined, sex-specific modes of acceptable behavior and in adolescence, the peer groups change with age

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Peer groups

Question 25

A flat, disc-shaped organ that is highly vascular and normally forms in the upper segment of the endometrium of the uterus; exchanges nutrients and gases between the fetus and the mother

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Placenta

Question 26

Relate to the organs necessary for reproduction, such as the testes, penis, vagina, and uterus

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Primary sexual characteristics

Question 27

The first stage of adolescence in which sexual organs begin to grow and mature

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Puberty

Question 28

A defense mechanism in which one adapts behavior that was comforting earlier in life to overcome the discomfort and insecurity of the present situation

Answer 28

Regression

Question 29

A defense mechanism in which painful thoughts, experiences, and impulses are removed from awareness

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Repression

Question 30

Active under the influence of androgens in both males and females, which secrete sebum and become most active on the face, neck, shoulder, upper back, and chest; are often the cause of an increased incidence of acne

Answer 30

Sebaceous glands

Question 31

Physical characteristics that differentiate the male from the female but do not relate directly to reproduction

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Secondary sexual characteristics

Question 32

The collection of ideas, feelings, and beliefs one has about oneself

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Self-concept

Question 33

The fear and frustration experienced by young children that comes with parental absences

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Separation anxiety

Question 34

Violent shaking of the infant by the arms or shoulders causing a whiplash, which can lead to severe injury and infants

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Shaken baby syndrome (SBS)

Question 35

The ability to recognize objects by touching and manipulating them

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Stereognosis

Question 36

Cross-eye

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Strabismus

Question 37

The sudden and unexpected death of an infant

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Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)

Question 38

Junction lines of the skull bones

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Sutures

Question 39

Anything that adversely affects normal cellular development in the embryo or fetus

Answer 39

Teratogen

Question 40

The 3-month periods during pregnancy marking certain landmarks for developmental changes in mother and fetus; three trimesters occur during a pregnancy

Answer 40

Trimesters

Question 41

A protective covering that develops over the unborn fetus’s skin; a white, cheese-like substance that adheres to the skin and can become 1/8-inch thick by birth

Answer 41

Vernix caseosa

Question 42

The period during which a person becomes physically and psychologically mature and acquires a personal identity

Answer 42

Adolescence