What views development as a cumulative process, gradually improving on existing skills?
Continuous Development
If we lack proper nurturance and parenting during a stage, we may become stuck, or fixated, in that stage. These stages are called?
psychosexual development.
Fetal stage(9-40 weeks) what size is the fetus when it is about nine weeks old?
A size of a kidney bean.
Who created the first modern Hospice in England
Who is Cicely Saunders
What is the process of cell division?
Mitosis
What refers to the persistent difference in grades, test scores, and graduation rates that exist among students of different ethnicities and races?
The achievement gap
Who developed psychosexual development?
Sigmund Freud
What is the period of development that begins at puberty and ends at emerging adulthood?
Adolescence
Hospice care cannot be provided while the patient is at their residence.
False
structure created when a sperm and egg merge at conception; begins as a single cell and rapidly divides to form the embryo and placenta
Zygote
In contrast, theorists who view development as _________ believe that development takes place in unique stages: It occurs at specific times or ages.
discontinuous
What stage lasts from birth to about 2 years?
the sensorimotor stage
What is the period of development that begins at puberty and ends at emerging adulthood?
Adolescence
What are the five stages of grief?
They can occur in different orders, or some do not occur at all.
Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance
What theory suggests that our social support and friendships dwindle by the number but the relationship remains as close?
Socioemotional selectivity theory
Stage theories hold that the sequence of development is
Universal
What theory emphasizes the social nature of our development rather than its sexual nature?
psychosocial development
True or false, a baby whose parents speak French will not cook in a different tone than a baby whose parents speak Spanish or Urdu.
False
What is a legal document that appoints a specific person to make medical decisions for a patient if they are unable to speak for themselves?
Health care proxy
structure connected to the uterus that provides nourishment and oxygen to the developing baby
Placenta
Who obtained their doctorate by surveying 229 sets of triplets, the most comprehensive research of triplets completed at the time?
Ruth W. Howard
How many did Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development have?
4 stages
How many stages of distinct adulthood are there? Can you name them in order for more candy?
3 early,middle and late.
A person who is close to dying can ask for a DNR. This means no extra steps will be taken to bring them back once their heart stops beating. What is a DNR
Do Not Resuscitate
Genes and biology-
nature