Newborn & Infant
This sleep position is recommended to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).
Answer: What is placing the infant on their back (supine position)?
This term describes growth and development that progresses from the head downward.
Answer: What is cephalocaudal development?
This stage of Erikson’s theory involves reflecting on one’s life with a sense of satisfaction or regret.
Answer: What is integrity vs. despair?
Large muscle movements such as running and climbing are examples of this type of motor development.
Answer: What is gross motor development?
A 9-year-old asking questions about body changes and giggling about sexual words is likely an example of this.
Answer: What is normal sexual curiosity?
This vitamin must be supplemented in breastfed infants to prevent deficiency.
Answer: What is Vitamin D?
This term refers to the qualitative increase in functional ability rather than increase in size.
Answer: What is development?
This stage of Erikson’s theory involves contributing to the next generation and feeling useful.
What is generativity vs. stagnation?
This developmental characteristic explains why toddlers are at high risk for accidental injury.
Answer: What is the need to explore?
This cognitive stage, according to Piaget, describes preschool children who think symbolically but are egocentric.
Answer: What is the preoperational stage?
This type of milk should NOT be given to infants under 12 months of age.
Answer: What is cow’s milk?
These three factors are the major influences on growth and development.
Answer: What are genetic forces, environment, and their interaction?
Inconsistent caregiving during infancy may result in this negative outcome of Erikson’s first stage.
Answer: What is mistrust?
Toddlers are at increased risk for accidental poisoning because of this common developmental behavior.
Answer: What is putting objects in their mouth?
Preschool children learn best about medical procedures through this method rather than detailed verbal explanation.
Answer: What is play?
Iron-rich foods are emphasized when introducing solids at 6 months to prevent this common infant condition.
Answer: What is iron-deficiency anemia?
This term describes how genetic forces and environmental influences work together to shape growth and development.
Answer: What is interaction?
A 7-year-old who feels proud after completing a school project is successfully navigating this stage.
Answer: What is industry vs. inferiority?
Falls are common in toddlers because of the immaturity of this visual ability.
Answer: What is depth perception?
School-aged children are particularly vulnerable to cyberbullying because they are in this Erikson stage.
Answer: What is industry vs. inferiority?
(They care deeply about peer evaluation and competence.)
Honey should not be given to infants under 12 months because it can cause this serious condition.
Answer: What is infant botulism?
This major influence on development explains how poverty, culture, and access to education affect outcomes.
Answer: What is environment?
A toddler who is frequently criticized for attempting tasks independently may develop this negative outcome of Erikson’s psychosocial stage.
Answer: What is shame and doubt?
When performing a procedure on a toddler, this nursing approach helps reduce anxiety by supporting autonomy.
Answer: What is offering simple choices?
(Example: “Do you want the red bandage or the blue one?”)
Risk-taking behaviors in school-aged children often increase in group settings due to this social influence.
Answer: What is peer pressure?
(peer approval)