NUR 108 Exam 2
- Define Growth
Answer Measurable aspect of an individual's increase in physical dimensions secondary to increases in cell number
- Define Development
Answer Behavioral aspect of an individual's adaptation to the environment
- Define Maturation
Answer genetically determined biological plan for growth and development
- Define Learning
Answer changes in behavior that occur as a result of both maturation and experience with the environment (predictable patterns observed)
- Four patterns of growth and development
- Cephalocaudal means
Answer Birth to 2 years- Rapid Pace 2 years to Puberty- Slower Pace Puberty to 15 years- Rapid pace 16 years- 24 years- Sharp decline
Answer Head to tail
- Proximodistal means 1 / 3
Answer Outward (or midline) to periphery
- General to specific G and D example
Answer Palmer grasp to pincer grasp
- Simple to complex G&D example
Answer Babbling before sentances
- What are critical periods of development for optimal G&D?
Answer Blocks of time during which children are ready to master specific developmental tasks
- Two different forces affecting G&D
Answer Forces of Nature Forces of Nurture
- Two forces of Nature
Answer Heredity Temperment
- Top two forces of Nurture
Answer Family Peer Group
- Erikson's development theory
Answer Psychosocial 8 stages 2 / 3
- In stressful situation, children may do what to protect themselves from undue anxiety?
Answer Evoke defense mechanisms (i.e. regression)
- Erik son's theory helps nurses to
- Piaget's theory
Answer be aware of and educate parents of "nor- mal" behaviors provide emotional care of children
Answer Cognitive development Combined result of CNS and Experiences
- Define Assimilation
Answer process by which a person incorporates new experiences into existing cognitive structures and thus adapts experiences for repeated use
- Define Accommodation
Answer process of responding to the environment through new activities and thinking, and changing the existing schema or developing new scheme to deal with new information
- Four main stages of Piaget's theory
Answer Sensorimotor Pre operational
Concrete operational Formal operational
- Piaget's theory helps nurses to
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