M1 AND M2 Flashcards
The earliest part of childhood. It is the period from birth through age one.
Infancy
Also called the principle of B) This principle describes the direction of development. This means that the spinal cord develops before outer parts of the body.
proximodistal development
the principle that describes the direction of growth and development. According to this principle, the child gains control of the head first, then the arms, and then the legs.
cephalocaudal principle
refers to the sequential characteristic of biological growth and development.
Maturation
Nutrition needs should be met at every stage of the life cycle because nutritional status at one stage influences health status in the next ones.
Nutrition in the Life Cycle
Occur during ages two and three and are the end of early childhood
Toddler years
Takes place from ages four to eight.
Childhood
The period from ages nine to thirteen, which is the beginning of adolescence.
Puberty
The stage that takes place between ages fourteen and eighteen.
Older adolescence
The period from adolescence to the end of life and begins at age nineteen.
Adulthood
The period of adulthood that stretches from age thirty-one to fifty.
Middle Age
Extend from age fifty-one until the end of life.
Senior years, or old age
