Human Growth & Development Final
(Davis - MGCCC)
Type A personality - CORRECT ANSWER-high-strung, high stress, very driven, too
busy, intense, difficult to relax, health issues
Sub A personality - CORRECT ANSWER-death from anger/rage issues
Type B personality - CORRECT ANSWER-goals and drive to succeed but with a
relaxed approach
Who created the Life Events Scale? - CORRECT ANSWER-Holms & Rahe
Life Events Scale - top of the list - CORRECT ANSWER-nuclear family member dying
5 stages of a dying person - CORRECT ANSWER-denial, anger, bargaining,
depression, acceptance
5 stages of a grieving family - CORRECT ANSWER-shock, longing/pining, depression,
anger, recovery
Bereavement Overload - CORRECT ANSWER-happens when several family members
die at the same time.
Anniversary Reaction - CORRECT ANSWER-holidays can bring old feelings back
Anticipatory Grief - CORRECT ANSWER-happens with terminal illness, gives family
time for unfinished business
Living Wills - CORRECT ANSWER-legal document drawn up before illness, covers
medical care and/or finances
Hospice - CORRECT ANSWER-person goes here to die with as much dignity and
comfort as possible
Germinal Stage - CORRECT ANSWER-in-utero - conception to 3 weeks
Embryonic Stage - CORRECT ANSWER-in-utero - 3-8 weeks (most critical)
Fetal Stage - CORRECT ANSWER-in utero - 8 weeks to birth
, Head to tail growth (vertical development) - CORRECT ANSWER-Cephalo-Caudal
Horizontal growth - CORRECT ANSWER-Proximal-Distal
Part of the brain for speech - CORRECT ANSWER-Broca Area (left side)
L.A.D. - Built in speech abilities - CORRECT ANSWER-Language acquisition device
Tail like structure that carries nerve flow away from cell body - CORRECT ANSWER-
Axon
Covers & protects axon & speeds up nerve flow down the axon - CORRECT ANSWER-
Myelin
Receive info from other cells. "Tree-like branches" - CORRECT ANSWER-Dendrites
50 chemical messengers in the brain - CORRECT ANSWER-Neurotransmitters
Microscopic gap between cells where neurotransmitters cross - CORRECT ANSWER-
Synapse
Concept that transmitters have to fit perfectly into receptors - CORRECT ANSWER-
Lock & Key
Child sex abuse: what ratio of boys/girls reported? - CORRECT ANSWER-1/3 girls, 1/5
boys
Child sex abuse: Percentages of abusers - CORRECT ANSWER-70% father figure,
20% mother figure, 10% stranger
Pedophile victims - CORRECT ANSWER-80 victims on average
Pedophilia definition: - CORRECT ANSWER-love of a child
Battered child syndrome % - CORRECT ANSWER-4%
3 problem areas of ADHD - CORRECT ANSWER-hyperactivity, impulsivity, inattention
3 attention spans of ADHD - CORRECT ANSWER-sustained, divided, selective
3 memory steps - CORRECT ANSWER-sensory register (present-1 sec), short term (1-
60 seconds), long term (indefinite)
Ranges of mental retardation - CORRECT ANSWER-50-70 mild, 35-49 moderate, 20-
34 severe, below 20 profound
(Davis - MGCCC)
Type A personality - CORRECT ANSWER-high-strung, high stress, very driven, too
busy, intense, difficult to relax, health issues
Sub A personality - CORRECT ANSWER-death from anger/rage issues
Type B personality - CORRECT ANSWER-goals and drive to succeed but with a
relaxed approach
Who created the Life Events Scale? - CORRECT ANSWER-Holms & Rahe
Life Events Scale - top of the list - CORRECT ANSWER-nuclear family member dying
5 stages of a dying person - CORRECT ANSWER-denial, anger, bargaining,
depression, acceptance
5 stages of a grieving family - CORRECT ANSWER-shock, longing/pining, depression,
anger, recovery
Bereavement Overload - CORRECT ANSWER-happens when several family members
die at the same time.
Anniversary Reaction - CORRECT ANSWER-holidays can bring old feelings back
Anticipatory Grief - CORRECT ANSWER-happens with terminal illness, gives family
time for unfinished business
Living Wills - CORRECT ANSWER-legal document drawn up before illness, covers
medical care and/or finances
Hospice - CORRECT ANSWER-person goes here to die with as much dignity and
comfort as possible
Germinal Stage - CORRECT ANSWER-in-utero - conception to 3 weeks
Embryonic Stage - CORRECT ANSWER-in-utero - 3-8 weeks (most critical)
Fetal Stage - CORRECT ANSWER-in utero - 8 weeks to birth
, Head to tail growth (vertical development) - CORRECT ANSWER-Cephalo-Caudal
Horizontal growth - CORRECT ANSWER-Proximal-Distal
Part of the brain for speech - CORRECT ANSWER-Broca Area (left side)
L.A.D. - Built in speech abilities - CORRECT ANSWER-Language acquisition device
Tail like structure that carries nerve flow away from cell body - CORRECT ANSWER-
Axon
Covers & protects axon & speeds up nerve flow down the axon - CORRECT ANSWER-
Myelin
Receive info from other cells. "Tree-like branches" - CORRECT ANSWER-Dendrites
50 chemical messengers in the brain - CORRECT ANSWER-Neurotransmitters
Microscopic gap between cells where neurotransmitters cross - CORRECT ANSWER-
Synapse
Concept that transmitters have to fit perfectly into receptors - CORRECT ANSWER-
Lock & Key
Child sex abuse: what ratio of boys/girls reported? - CORRECT ANSWER-1/3 girls, 1/5
boys
Child sex abuse: Percentages of abusers - CORRECT ANSWER-70% father figure,
20% mother figure, 10% stranger
Pedophile victims - CORRECT ANSWER-80 victims on average
Pedophilia definition: - CORRECT ANSWER-love of a child
Battered child syndrome % - CORRECT ANSWER-4%
3 problem areas of ADHD - CORRECT ANSWER-hyperactivity, impulsivity, inattention
3 attention spans of ADHD - CORRECT ANSWER-sustained, divided, selective
3 memory steps - CORRECT ANSWER-sensory register (present-1 sec), short term (1-
60 seconds), long term (indefinite)
Ranges of mental retardation - CORRECT ANSWER-50-70 mild, 35-49 moderate, 20-
34 severe, below 20 profound
