NR 222 Week 6: Edapt
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What is the primary reason students entering
health-related fields study developmental
theories? - answer 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? - answer
Biophysical
Cephalocaudal development means growth is
FASTEST/SLOWEST at the top of the body.
Proximodistal development means growth starts at
the CENTER/EXTREMITIES. - answer Fastest
Center
,cephalocaudal development - answer
Development that occurs from the top of the head
down to the extremities.
proximodistal development - answer 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? - answer
Biophysical
Psychosocial
Cognitive
Moral
Biophysical Development - answer How the
human bodies grow and change over time
Most common biophysical theory used by
healthcare professionals is - answer Gesell's
Theory of Development
psychosocial development - answer Human
development based on personality, thinking, and
behavior
,Most common psychosocial theory used by
healthcare professionals is - answer Erikson's
Theory of Psychosocial Development
Cognitive Development - answer 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 - answer Piaget's Theory of
Cognitive Development
Moral development - answer 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 - answer Kohlberg's Theory of
Moral Development.
Which growth pattern represents proximodistal
development? - answer The heart and lungs
develop before the lower extremities
, Identifying Types of Development: Psychosocial -
answer How our personality, thinking, and
behavior develop
Identifying Types of Development: Cognitive -
answer How we learn to think and make sense of
the world
Identifying Types of Development: Moral - answer
How our thoughts, emotions, and behaviors
influence beliefs about right and wrong
Erik Erikson's Theory of Psychosocial Development
- answer 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 - answer Initiative versus guilt is
the developmental task of the preschool-aged
child.
Jean Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development -
answer 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,
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