BSNC 1000 - Module 2 Questions & Answers(GRADED A+)

Growth - ANSWER - quantitative (an increase in cell number and size results in an increase in overall size or weight of the body and its parts) - indicators: height, weight, teeth, skeletal structures, sexual characteristics Development - ANSWER - qualitative (difficult to measure) - includes growth, maturation and differentiation - a progressive and continuous process of change leading to increased skill and capacity to function (the result of interactions between biological and environmental influences) Scope of growth and development - ANSWER - expected - delayed - advanced Period of risk for growth and development - ANSWER - risk of adverse effects during stage of rapid growth and change: embryonic, infant, toddler, preschool, school age, and adolescent stages Risk factors for growth and development - ANSWER - prenatal factors - birth factors - individual factors - family factors - situational factors - determinants of health - toxic stress - health status Erikson's 8 stages of life - ANSWER - psychosocial model that covers the entire lifespan - each person goes through 8 stages of development - they need to accomplish a particular task before moving on to the next stage (each stage builds upon the successful resolution of the previous developmental conflict) - maturation and ego activity are the primary mechanisms of development Function of (1) ego and (2) maturation - ANSWER - (1): mediates the conflicts between the biological needs and societal norms - (2): establishes the timeline of this mediation Epigenesis - ANSWER - the developmental results of the mechanisms of ego and maturation - successive gradual ch