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-interrelated and interdependent processes
-highly individualized
Obj. #1 Describe general
-has a pattern
principles of growth and
-growth is related to increase in height and weight
development
-general principles of growth and development
include: cephalocaudal, proximodistal, differentiation
starts at the head and moves downward
Cephalocaudal Example: The child can control the head and neck
before the arms and legs.
-starts in the center and proceeds to the periphery
Example: Movement and control of the trunk section
proximodistal
of the body occurs before movement and control of
the arms.
-simple to complex progression of achievement of
developmental milestones
differentiation
Example: The child learns to crawl before learning to
walk.
failure to grow and develop at an expected rate can
what does failure to thrive mean that a child is failing to thrive. the diagnosis of
mean? failure to thrive is given to children who fall below the
5th percentile ranges on height and weight charts
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-physical/physiological development
-motor development
what are the six
-social/emotional development
developmental outcomes
-cognitive development
categories?
-communication development
-adaptive development
refers to the growth and changes in body tissues and
Physical/physiological
organ systems and the result of change in function
development
and proportion of the body
two categories: gross and fine motor
-gross: involve the use of large muscles to move
about the environment (walking, running, walking up
motor development and down the stairs, etc.)
-fine: use of small muscles in an increasingly
coordinated and precise manner (writing letters,
writing words, holding a pencil, etc.)
-development of self understanding, understanding
social/emotional others, and understanding social interactions
development -knowledge of social/emotional skills is critical
because it directs effective communication
-working memory capacity, cognitive self regulation,
and the processing and use of information about the
environment and objects in the environment
-these processes underlie the development of critical
Cognitive development
thinking skills and execute functioning which includes
learning, forming concepts, understanding, problem
solving, reasoning, remembering, and thinking
abstractly
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NURS 370 EXAM 2 Questions with Correct
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Terms in this set (142)
-interrelated and interdependent processes
-highly individualized
Obj. #1 Describe general
-has a pattern
principles of growth and
-growth is related to increase in height and weight
development
-general principles of growth and development
include: cephalocaudal, proximodistal, differentiation
starts at the head and moves downward
Cephalocaudal Example: The child can control the head and neck
before the arms and legs.
-starts in the center and proceeds to the periphery
Example: Movement and control of the trunk section
proximodistal
of the body occurs before movement and control of
the arms.
-simple to complex progression of achievement of
developmental milestones
differentiation
Example: The child learns to crawl before learning to
walk.
failure to grow and develop at an expected rate can
what does failure to thrive mean that a child is failing to thrive. the diagnosis of
mean? failure to thrive is given to children who fall below the
5th percentile ranges on height and weight charts
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-physical/physiological development
-motor development
what are the six
-social/emotional development
developmental outcomes
-cognitive development
categories?
-communication development
-adaptive development
refers to the growth and changes in body tissues and
Physical/physiological
organ systems and the result of change in function
development
and proportion of the body
two categories: gross and fine motor
-gross: involve the use of large muscles to move
about the environment (walking, running, walking up
motor development and down the stairs, etc.)
-fine: use of small muscles in an increasingly
coordinated and precise manner (writing letters,
writing words, holding a pencil, etc.)
-development of self understanding, understanding
social/emotional others, and understanding social interactions
development -knowledge of social/emotional skills is critical
because it directs effective communication
-working memory capacity, cognitive self regulation,
and the processing and use of information about the
environment and objects in the environment
-these processes underlie the development of critical
Cognitive development
thinking skills and execute functioning which includes
learning, forming concepts, understanding, problem
solving, reasoning, remembering, and thinking
abstractly
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