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BSNC 1000 - Module 2 – Questions & AnswersGrowth - - - quantitative (an increase in cell number and size results in an
increase in overall size or weight of the body and its parts)
- indicators: height, weight, teeth, skeletal structures, sexual characteristics
- Development - - - qualitative (difficult to measure)
- includes growth, maturation and differentiation
- a progressive and continuous process of change leading to increased skill
and capacity to function (the result of interactions between biological and
environmental influences)
- Scope of growth and development - - - expected
- delayed
- advanced
- Period of risk for growth and development - - - risk of adverse effects
during stage of rapid growth and change: embryonic, infant, toddler,
preschool, school age, and adolescent stages
- Risk factors for growth and development - - - prenatal factors
- birth factors
- individual factors
- family factors
- situational factors
- determinants of health
- toxic stress
- health status
- Characteristics of developmental changes - - - continuous and orderly
- head to foot (cephalocaudal - e.g., baby's head)
- trunk to extremities (proximodistal)
- simple to complex, general to specific (e.g., larger muscle before smaller
muscles)
- Factors influencing growth and development - - - environment in which the
person lives
- genetics
- the interaction between these two
- Erikson's 8 stages of life - - - psychosocial model that covers the entire
lifespan
- each person goes through 8 stages of development
, - they need to accomplish a particular task before moving on to the next
stage (each stage builds upon the successful resolution of the previous
developmental conflict)
- maturation and ego activity are the primary mechanisms of development
- Function of (1) ego and (2) maturation - - - (1): mediates the conflicts
between the biological needs and societal norms
- (2): establishes the timeline of this mediation
- Epigenesis - - - the developmental results of the mechanisms of ego and
maturation
- successive gradual change
- Nursing implications of Erikson's theory - - - the quality of early
developmental work is important
- the original required trust elements cannot be retrieved (epigenesis)
therefore...
- the health promotion model is important (children need familial, societal
and community support for proper development)
- Older adult in Canada - - - persons over the age 65
- generally at this age physical and cognitive impairments begin
- Chronological age - - - age as measured in years from date of birth
- may have little relation to the reality of aging of an older person
- Demographics of older adults in Canada - - - older adult population is
growing
- women tend to have a longer life expectancy than men
- Demographics of older adults in BC - - - highest life expectancy in Canada
- large percentage of older adults are immigrants (need to ensure that our
healthcare is culturally appropriate)
- older adult population is growing
- Province with the highest older adult population - - New Brunswick
- Developmental tasks for older persons - - - adjusting to decreasing health
and physical strength
- adjusting to retirement and reduced or fixed income
- adjusting to the death of a spouse
- accepting one's self as an ageing person
- maintaining satisfactory living arrangements
- redefining relationships with adult children
- finding ways to maintain quality of life
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