Health and Social care Unit 1:Key Concepts and Definitions
0-2 years - ANSsensorimotor
11-18 years - ANSformal operational
2-7 years - ANSPreoperational stage
7-11 years - ANSconcrete operational
Abstract logical thinking - ANSThe ability to solve problems using imagination without having to be involved practically.
This is an advanced form of thinking that does not always need a practical context in order to take place.
Accommodation - ANSModifying a schemas in relation to new information and experience.
activity theory - ANSproposes that many older people remain engaged in numerous roles and activities, including work
( Havinghurst)
Adolescence - ANSAn important status change following the onset of puberty during which a young person develops from
a child into an adult.
Attachment - ANSA strong emotional connection between a child and caregiver.
attachment theory - ANSBowlby and Ainsworth's theory of close relationships that has a biological base
attitude - ANSAssumptions that we use to try to make sense of our social experience
authoritarian - ANSa parenting style that demands absolute obedience without regard to a child's individual freedom.
authoritative - ANSA parenting style based on recognized authority or knowledge and characterized by mutual respect
, brittle bone disease - ANSa group of diseases that affect collagen and result in fragile bones
Cardiovascular problems - ANSAny disorder or disease of the heart or blood vessels
cartilage - ANSThe soft tissue that protects the surface of the bone
Cognitive Impairment - ANSWhen a person has trouble remembering, learning, new skills, concentrating or making
decisions that affect their everyday life.
Colour blindness - ANSA sex-linked recessive disorder where the sufferer has an inability to see colour
Concrete logical thinking - ANSThe ability to solve problems providing an individual can see or physically handle the issues
involved
Congenital - ANSPresent at birth
cystic fibrosis - ANSA genetic disorder that is present at birth and affects both the respiratory and digestive systems.
Deprivation - ANSBeing deprived of a caregiver to whom an attachment already exists.
Development - ANSComplex changes including an increase in skills, abilities and capabilities.
Development norms - ANSA description of an average set of expectations with respect to a young child's development. For
example by the age of 12 months a child has the ability to stand alone.
Diathesis - ANSA predisposition or vulnerability to mental disorder through abnormality of the brain or neurotransmitters
Disequilibrium - ANSA state of cognitive imbalance between experience and what is understood.
0-2 years - ANSsensorimotor
11-18 years - ANSformal operational
2-7 years - ANSPreoperational stage
7-11 years - ANSconcrete operational
Abstract logical thinking - ANSThe ability to solve problems using imagination without having to be involved practically.
This is an advanced form of thinking that does not always need a practical context in order to take place.
Accommodation - ANSModifying a schemas in relation to new information and experience.
activity theory - ANSproposes that many older people remain engaged in numerous roles and activities, including work
( Havinghurst)
Adolescence - ANSAn important status change following the onset of puberty during which a young person develops from
a child into an adult.
Attachment - ANSA strong emotional connection between a child and caregiver.
attachment theory - ANSBowlby and Ainsworth's theory of close relationships that has a biological base
attitude - ANSAssumptions that we use to try to make sense of our social experience
authoritarian - ANSa parenting style that demands absolute obedience without regard to a child's individual freedom.
authoritative - ANSA parenting style based on recognized authority or knowledge and characterized by mutual respect
, brittle bone disease - ANSa group of diseases that affect collagen and result in fragile bones
Cardiovascular problems - ANSAny disorder or disease of the heart or blood vessels
cartilage - ANSThe soft tissue that protects the surface of the bone
Cognitive Impairment - ANSWhen a person has trouble remembering, learning, new skills, concentrating or making
decisions that affect their everyday life.
Colour blindness - ANSA sex-linked recessive disorder where the sufferer has an inability to see colour
Concrete logical thinking - ANSThe ability to solve problems providing an individual can see or physically handle the issues
involved
Congenital - ANSPresent at birth
cystic fibrosis - ANSA genetic disorder that is present at birth and affects both the respiratory and digestive systems.
Deprivation - ANSBeing deprived of a caregiver to whom an attachment already exists.
Development - ANSComplex changes including an increase in skills, abilities and capabilities.
Development norms - ANSA description of an average set of expectations with respect to a young child's development. For
example by the age of 12 months a child has the ability to stand alone.
Diathesis - ANSA predisposition or vulnerability to mental disorder through abnormality of the brain or neurotransmitters
Disequilibrium - ANSA state of cognitive imbalance between experience and what is understood.
