Older Adulthood
Milestones
Caregiving
Lifespan & Development
Developmental Theory
100

This type of home design supports aging-in-place by promoting accessibility for all people without the need for adaptation

What is universal design?

100

This type of mobility typically follows "crawling" in a typically developing child.

What is creeping?

100
Intensive caring for an infant in the first year of life would be considered this type of caregiving.

What is on-time caring? 

100

This type of play is characterized by engaging in the same type of play as a peer without interacting with the peer.

What is parallel play?

100

This developmental theorist proposed the concept of egocentrism, or the idea that a child is unable to take another person's viewpoint.

Who is Piaget?

200

This pharmacological term refers to the accumulation of too much of a drug in a person's system.

What is medication toxicity?

200

This behavioral state in infants is the most conducive to conducting an occupational therapy evaluation.

What is quiet alert?

200

A person in the "sandwich generation," caring for an older and younger generation at the same time, would be engaging in this type of caregiving.

What is convergent caregiving?

200

This concept, developed by playing games like peek-a-boo, means that an object continues to exist even when it cannot be seen.

What is object permanence?

200

This developmental theorist describes one task of the older adult as "adjusting to decreased physical strength and health"

Who is Havighurst?

300

This term refers to an older adult's desire to age successfully in their own home.

What is aging-in-place?

300

This type of grasp is characterized by the thumb opposing to the second and third digits.

What is a tripod chuck grasp OR three-jaw chuck grasp?

300

A parent providing extensive care for their 26-year-old child with a congenital diagnosis is engaging in this type of caregiving.

What is off-time caregiving?

300
The developmental task of "establishing a sense of identity" is a hallmark of this lifespan stage.

What is adolescence?

300

These theories of aging propose that life expectancy is predetermined with cells programmed to divide a certain number of times.

What are programmed aging theories?

400

This type of age relates to the condition of an individual's organ and body systems.

What is biological age?

400

This reflex in infancy is characterized by a "fencing" pose

What is asymmetrical tonic neck reflex (ATNR)?

400

This factor of convergent caregiver relates to a child or older adult requiring extensive care, time, and energy.

What is "resources?"

400

This term describes a generation of individuals caring for their children and their parents.

What is the sandwich generation?

400

At this Erikson's stage of psychosocial development, an infant learns that when they cry their needs will be met.

What is trust vs. mistrust?

500

Changes in spending habits may be a sign of this type of elder abuse.

What is financial elder abuse?

500

At this age, a typically developing infant would be expected to roll to and from supine to prone and sit in a propped position.

What is 4-6 months old?

500

This piece of legislation from 1983 provides funding for individuals to receive care and resources in the community, rather than institutionalized care.

What is the Home and Community-based Services Waiver, or Medicaid Waiver?

500

At this lifespan stage, the onset of musculoskeletal changes like osteoarthritis and osteoporosis are typical.

What is mature adulthood?

500

An adolescent would fall into this stage of Erikson's theory of psychosocial development.

What is identity vs. confusion?

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