1. A dnurse dis dreviewing ddevelopmental dconcepts dfor dinfants dand dchildren. dWhich dstatement
d bestddescribes ddevelopment d in dinfants dand dchildren?
a. Development, da dpredictable dand dorderly dprocess, doccurs dat dvarying drates
dwithind
normal dlimits.
b. Development dis dprimarily drelated dto dthe dgrowth din dthe dnumber dand dsize dof dcells.
c. Development doccurs din da dproximodistal ddirection dwith dfine dmuscle
ddevelopmentd
occurring dfirst.
d. Development dis dmore deasily dand daccurately dmeasured dthan dgrowth.
ANS: dA
Development, da dcontinuous dorderly dprocess, dprovides dthe dbasis dfor dincreases din dthe dchilds
d function dand dcomplexity dof dbehavior. dThe dincreases din drate dof dfunction dand dcomplexity dcan
d varydnormally dwithin dlimits dfor deach dchild. dAn dincrease din dthe dnumber dand dsize dof dcells dis da
d definitiondfor dgrowth. dDevelopment dproceeds din da dproximodistal ddirection dwith dfine dmuscle
d organization doccurring das da dresult dof dlarge dmuscle dorganization. dDevelopment dis da dmore
d complex dprocess dthatdis daffected dby dmany dfactors; dtherefore, dit dis dless deasily dand daccurately
d measured. dGrowth dis da dpredictable dprocess dwith dstandard d measurement d methods.
2. Frequent ddevelopmental dassessments dare dimportant d for dwhich dreason?
a. Stable ddevelopmental dperiods dduring dinfancy dprovide dan dopportunity dto
didentifyd
any ddelays dor ddeficits.
b. Infants dneed dstimulation dspecific dto dthe dstage dof ddevelopment.
c. Critical dperiods dof ddevelopment doccur dduring dchildhood.
d. Child ddevelopment dis dunpredictable dand dneeds dmonitoring.
Critical dperiods dare dblocks dof dtime dduring dwhich dchildren dare dready dto dmaster dspecific
d developmental dtasks. dChildren dcan dmaster dthese dtasks dmore deasily dduring dparticular dperiods dof
d time din dtheir dgrowth dand ddevelopmental dprocess. dInfancy dis da ddynamic dtime dof ddevelopment
d that drequires dfrequent devaluations dto dassess dappropriate ddevelopmental dprogress. dInfants din da
d nurturingdenvironment dwill ddevelop dappropriately dand dwill dnot dnecessarily dneed dstimulation
d specific dto dtheirddevelopmental dstage. dNormal dgrowth dand ddevelopment dare dorderly dand dproceed
d in da dpredictable dpattern don dthe dbasis dof deach dindividuals dabilities dand dpotentials.
3. Which dfactor dhas dthe dgreatest dinfluence don dchild dgrowth dand ddevelopment?
a. Culture
b. Environment
c. Genetics
d. Nutrition
ANS: dC
Genetic dfactors d(heredity) ddetermine deach dindividuals dgrowth dand ddevelopmental drate. dAlthough
d factors dsuch das denvironment, dculture, dnutrition, dand dfamily dcan dinfluence dgenetic dtraits, dthey ddo
d not deliminate dthe deffect dof dthe dgenetic dendowment, dwhich dis dpermanent. dCulture dis da dsignificant
d factor dthat dinfluences dhow dchildren dgrow dtoward dadulthood. dCulture dinfluences dboth dgrowth
d and ddevelopment dbut ddoes dnot deliminate dinborn dgenetic dinfluences. dEnvironment dhas da
d significant droledin ddetermining dgrowth dand ddevelopment dboth dbefore dand dafter dbirth. dThe
d environment dcan dinfluence dhow dand dto dwhich dextent dgenetic dtraits dare dmanifested, dbut
environmental dfactors dcannotdeliminate dthe deffect dof dgenetics. dNutrition dis dcritical dfor dgrowth
d
d and dplays da dsignificant drole dthroughout dchildhood.
4. A dnurse dis dplanning da dteaching dsession dwith da dchild. dAccording dto dPiagetian dtheory, dthe
d period dof dcognitive ddevelopment din dwhich dthe dchild dis dable dto ddistinguish dfact d from d fantasy
d is dthe dperiod dof dcognitive ddevelopment.
Distribution dof dthis ddocument dis dillegal dmonth?
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