Conception to Childbirth
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
Long standing connection or bond with others
Attachment
Characterized by child’s unresponsiveness to parent, does not use the parent as a secure base, and does not care if parent leaves
Avoidant Attachment
Period of development that begins at puberty and ends at early adulthood
Adolescence
A legal document stating that if a person stops breathing their heart stops, medical personnel such as doctors and nurses are not to take steps to revive or resuscitate the patient
Do Not Resuscitate (DNR)
Structure connected to the uterus that provides nourishment and oxygen to the developing baby
Placenta
Ability to take the perspective of others and to feel concern for others
Cognitive Empathy
Parents make few demands and rarely use punishment
Permissive Parenting Style
Beginning of menstrual period; around 12–13 years old
Menarche
A written legal document that details specific interventions a person wants
Advance Directive
Medical care during pregnancy that monitors the health of both the mother and the fetus
Prenatal Care
Innate traits that influence how one thinks, behaves, and reacts with the environment
Temperament
Parents place a high value on conformity and obedience, are often rigid, and express little warmth to the child
Authoritarian Parenting Style
View that development takes place in unique stages, which happen at specific times or ages
Discontinuous Development
Service that provides a death with dignity; pain management in a humane and comfortable environment; usually outside of a hospital setting
Hospice
Time during fetal growth when specific parts or organs develop
Critical (Sensitive) Period
Trauma that is so significant, it impacts not only the Survivors, but subsequent generations (e.g., children and grandchildren)
Characterized by child’s unresponsiveness to parent, does not use the parent as a secure base, and does not care if parent leaves
Avoidant Attachment
Maturing of the adrenal glands
Adrenarche
Concept (mental model) that is used to help us categorize and interpret information
Schema or Schemata
Biological, chemical, or physical environmental agent that causes damage to the developing embryo or fetus
Teratogen
Domain of lifespan development that examines emotions, personality, and social relationships
Psychosocial Development
Pre-operational child’s difficulty in taking the perspective of others
Domain of lifespan development that examines learning, attention, memory, language, thinking, reasoning, and creativity
Cognitive Development
Pattern of growth from the head down; also referred to as development from head to toe
Cephalocaudal Development