Growth and Development Questions &
Answers
Hospice Care - ANSWERSA program designed to provide care for the terminally ill
while allowing them to die with dignity and comfort
Listening - ANSWERSPay attention to and make an effort to hear what the other person
is saying
Growth - ANSWERSrefers to the measurable physical changes that occur throughout a
person's life
Child Life Specialist - ANSWERSA professional in the hospital that may have a
background in child development who helps prepare young children for procedures
Physical, Mental, Emotional and Social - ANSWERSthe four main types of growth that
occur
Early childhood - ANSWERSthe stage that learns bladder control and bowel control
First year of life - ANSWERSthe stage where the most dramatic and rapid changes in
growth and development occur
Late adulthood - ANSWERSphysical development is on the decline; skin becomes more
wrinkled, hair becomes thinner and loses its luster and shine, bones become brittle
early adulthood - ANSWERSfrequently the most productive life stage
adolescence - ANSWERSoften a traumatic life stage
early adulthood - ANSWERSstill require food, rest, shelter, protection, love and security,
but they also need routine, order and consistency
infancy - ANSWERSprogresses gradually from the self centeredness concept of the
newborn
Answers
Hospice Care - ANSWERSA program designed to provide care for the terminally ill
while allowing them to die with dignity and comfort
Listening - ANSWERSPay attention to and make an effort to hear what the other person
is saying
Growth - ANSWERSrefers to the measurable physical changes that occur throughout a
person's life
Child Life Specialist - ANSWERSA professional in the hospital that may have a
background in child development who helps prepare young children for procedures
Physical, Mental, Emotional and Social - ANSWERSthe four main types of growth that
occur
Early childhood - ANSWERSthe stage that learns bladder control and bowel control
First year of life - ANSWERSthe stage where the most dramatic and rapid changes in
growth and development occur
Late adulthood - ANSWERSphysical development is on the decline; skin becomes more
wrinkled, hair becomes thinner and loses its luster and shine, bones become brittle
early adulthood - ANSWERSfrequently the most productive life stage
adolescence - ANSWERSoften a traumatic life stage
early adulthood - ANSWERSstill require food, rest, shelter, protection, love and security,
but they also need routine, order and consistency
infancy - ANSWERSprogresses gradually from the self centeredness concept of the
newborn
