Lifespan Vocabulary: Essential Terms
for Developmental and Nursing
Studies | 2024 Guide
Term that describes a baby from birth to one month - Neonate
Term that describes a child from thirty days after birth until the first birthday -
Infant
Term that describes children between the ages of thre...
Lifespan Vocabulary: Essential Terms
for Developmental and Nursing
Studies | 2024 Guide
Term that describes a baby from birth to one month - ✔✔Neonate
Term that describes a child from thirty days after birth until the first birthday -
✔✔Infant
Term that describes children between the ages of three and five -
✔✔Preschooler
Term that describes children between the ages of 10 and 12 - ✔✔Preteen
The stage of life following the onset of puberty during which a young person
develops from a child into an adult - ✔✔Adolescence
The care of aging people - ✔✔Geriatrics
The study of the aging process - ✔✔Gerontology
Term for measures taken to treat symptoms and pain even though the treatment
will not cure a disease; use of comfort measures - ✔✔Palliative care
a theory of human needs developed by American psychologist Abraham Maslow
- ✔✔Maslow's hierarchy of needs
the life stage before birth; during or relating to pregnancy - ✔✔Prenatal
the period between fertilization and birth; also known as pregnancy -
✔✔Gestation
a measure used to determine the health of a newborn based on heart and
respiratory rates, muscle tone, responsiveness, and body color - ✔✔Apgar scale
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