NR222 / NR 222 Week 6: Edapt Health and Wellness
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What is the primary reason students entering health-related fields study developmental theories?
Understanding developmental theory helps the nurse better predict, detect, and prevent problems that
may impact a client's health.
A nurse assesses an infant's height, weight, and head circumference. Which type of development is the
healthcare professional assessing?
Biophysical
Cephalocaudal development means growth is FASTEST/SLOWEST at the top of the body.
Proximodistal development means growth starts at the CENTER/EXTREMITIES.
Fastest
Center
cephalocaudal development
Development that occurs from the top of the head down to the extremities.
,proximodistal development
Development that occurs from the core or centre of the body outwards (towards the extremities)
What are the 4 types of developmental theories to understand human development?
Biophysical
Psychosocial
Cognitive
Moral
Biophysical Development
How the human bodies grow and change over time
Most common biophysical theory used by healthcare professionals is
Gesell's Theory of Development
psychosocial development
Human development based on personality, thinking, and behavior
Most common psychosocial theory used by healthcare professionals is
Erikson's Theory of Psychosocial Development
,Cognitive Development
How an individual learns to think and makes sense of the world from childhood to adulthood
Most common cognitive theory used by healthcare professionals is
Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development
Moral development
Changes in an individual's thoughts emotions, and behaviors that influence beliefs about what is right
and wrong
The most common moral theory used by healthcare professionals is
Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development.
Which growth pattern represents proximodistal development?
The heart and lungs develop before the lower extremities
Identifying Types of Development: Psychosocial
How our personality, thinking, and behavior develop
Identifying Types of Development: Cognitive
How we learn to think and make sense of the world
, Identifying Types of Development: Moral
How our thoughts, emotions, and behaviors influence beliefs about right and wrong
Erik Erikson's Theory of Psychosocial Development
Individuals need to accomplish a particular task before successfully mastering the developmental stage
and progressing to the next one. Each task is described as opposing conflicts.
Example of Erik Erikson's Theory of Psychosocial Development
Initiative versus guilt is the developmental task of the preschool-aged child.
Jean Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development
This theory is focused on children's intellectual organization, specifically how they think, reason, and
perceive the world. Children move from one stage of development to another, seeking cognitive balance
and building mental structures to adapt to the world.
Examples of Jean Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development
School-aged children are in the concrete operations period of cognitive development.
Lawrence Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development
This theory is focused on moral development beginning at age 4 through adulthood. This refers to the
changes in an individual's thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that influence their beliefs about what is
right and wrong.
Review (Latest 2025/ 2026 Update) | Questions and
Answers| Grade A| 100% Correct (Complete
Solutions) – Chamberlain
What is the primary reason students entering health-related fields study developmental theories?
Understanding developmental theory helps the nurse better predict, detect, and prevent problems that
may impact a client's health.
A nurse assesses an infant's height, weight, and head circumference. Which type of development is the
healthcare professional assessing?
Biophysical
Cephalocaudal development means growth is FASTEST/SLOWEST at the top of the body.
Proximodistal development means growth starts at the CENTER/EXTREMITIES.
Fastest
Center
cephalocaudal development
Development that occurs from the top of the head down to the extremities.
,proximodistal development
Development that occurs from the core or centre of the body outwards (towards the extremities)
What are the 4 types of developmental theories to understand human development?
Biophysical
Psychosocial
Cognitive
Moral
Biophysical Development
How the human bodies grow and change over time
Most common biophysical theory used by healthcare professionals is
Gesell's Theory of Development
psychosocial development
Human development based on personality, thinking, and behavior
Most common psychosocial theory used by healthcare professionals is
Erikson's Theory of Psychosocial Development
,Cognitive Development
How an individual learns to think and makes sense of the world from childhood to adulthood
Most common cognitive theory used by healthcare professionals is
Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development
Moral development
Changes in an individual's thoughts emotions, and behaviors that influence beliefs about what is right
and wrong
The most common moral theory used by healthcare professionals is
Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development.
Which growth pattern represents proximodistal development?
The heart and lungs develop before the lower extremities
Identifying Types of Development: Psychosocial
How our personality, thinking, and behavior develop
Identifying Types of Development: Cognitive
How we learn to think and make sense of the world
, Identifying Types of Development: Moral
How our thoughts, emotions, and behaviors influence beliefs about right and wrong
Erik Erikson's Theory of Psychosocial Development
Individuals need to accomplish a particular task before successfully mastering the developmental stage
and progressing to the next one. Each task is described as opposing conflicts.
Example of Erik Erikson's Theory of Psychosocial Development
Initiative versus guilt is the developmental task of the preschool-aged child.
Jean Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development
This theory is focused on children's intellectual organization, specifically how they think, reason, and
perceive the world. Children move from one stage of development to another, seeking cognitive balance
and building mental structures to adapt to the world.
Examples of Jean Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development
School-aged children are in the concrete operations period of cognitive development.
Lawrence Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development
This theory is focused on moral development beginning at age 4 through adulthood. This refers to the
changes in an individual's thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that influence their beliefs about what is
right and wrong.
