G & D Theories in action
G & D Ages and Stages
G & D Health Concerns
Families: It's all relative
Families: It's great in theory
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This stage of psychosocial development is best facilitated by offering prompt response to discomfort, and offering cuddling along with stimulating interaction.

What is Erikson's trust vs. mistrust?

100

By this age, most infants can sit alone, without being supported.

What is 7 months old?

100

Drowning or unintentional injury is the leading cause of death for this age group.

What are toddlers?

100

Two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption living in the same household.

What is family structure?

100

Holistic nursing care that is focused on individual and group wellness

What is family nursing?

200

In this stage, the individual is shifting attachment away from parents and making choices about their future plans.

What is Erikson's "Identity vs. role confusion"?

200

During this developmental stage, the child grows about 2 inches and gains 4-7 lbs. per year, taking on a slimmer appearance.

What is a school aged child?

200
These type of infections can occur in adolescents due their sometimes risky behavior and emerging sexuality.

What are STI's? (Sexually transmitted infections)

200

This type of family unit is a strain on parents that have older and younger generations to care for.  HINT: Also a popular lunch item

What are sandwich families?

200

Ages and stages of growth are organized into 8 steps of a family's life cycle.

What is Developmental Theory?

300
In this cognitive stage, the learner discovers the world through the 5 senses and recognizes that objects are separate from self.

What is Piaget's "Sensorimotor" Stage?

300

During this stage of development, head circumference and chest circumference are roughly equal.

What is a 'toddler'?

300

An infant is at risk for this condition if not given proper nutrition or has not formed a bonded relationship with the mother or caregiver.

What is 'Failure to thrive'?

300

To assess this, you could ask questions like how do you make decisions as a family, along with visual cues and body language amongst each other.

What is your communication style?

300

This theory involves looking at the interactions and balance among different systems.

What is General Systems Theory?

400

According to this theorist, individuals may regress to earlier stages of psychosocial development during times of stress or unforeseen life events.

Who is Erik Erikson?

400
In this developmental stage, there is now 20/20 vision and a significant increase in eye hand coordination and fine motor skills.

What is a 'pre-schooler'?

400

Nutrition and life style are primarily responsible for this epidemic in school-aged children.

What is childhood obesity?

400

This perspective of family nursing focuses on the ill patient and how their family supports or becomes a stressor during care.

What is 'family as the context for care'?

400
This family theory focuses on family roles and interactions through the developmental theories of Erickson and Freud

What is Structural-Functional Theory?

500

Develops the ability to think abstractly, reason, deduce and define concepts in a logical manner.

What is Piaget's "Formal Operations"?

500

By the end of this stage, all vital organs have reached adult size.

What is 'adolescence'?

500

This problem occurs in older adults with multiple medical problems and can result in confusion, delirium and depression as potential side-effects.

What is polypharmacy?

500

This nursing diagnosis can be used if a person is having difficulty coping with the responsibilities of caring for their family member's medical needs.

What is Caregiver role strain?

500

Theories in family care are useful for this stage of the nursing process.

What is Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation and Evaluation?