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DHO Chapter 8
Human Growth and Development
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acceptance | the process of receiving or taking; approval; belief |
| adolescence | period of development from 12 to 20 years of age; teenage years |
| affection | a warm or tender feeling toward another; fondness |
| Alzheimer's disease | progressive, irreversible disease involving memory loss, disorientation, deterioration of intellectual function, and speech and gait disturbances |
| anger | feeling of displeasure or hostility; mad |
| anorexia nervosa | psychological disorder involving appetite and excessive weight loss not caused by a physical disease |
| arteriosclerosis | hardening and/or narrowing of the walls of arteries |
| bargaining | process of negotiating an agreement, sale, or exchange |
| bulimarexia | psychological condition in which person alternately eats excessively and then uses laxatives or vomits to get rid of food |
| bulimia | psychological condition in which person alternately eats excessively and then fasts or refuses to eat |
| chemical abuse | use of chemical substances without regard for accepted practice; dependence on alcohol or drugs |
| communication | process of transmission; exchange of thoughts or information |
| compensation | something given or received as an equivalent for a loss, service, or debt; defense mechanism involving substitution of one goal for another goal to achieve success |
| cultural diversity | having a variety of cultures in the same area |
| daydreaming | defense mechanism of escape; dreamlike musing while awake |
| defense mechanisms | physical or psychological reaction of an organism used in self defense or to protect self-image |
| denial | declaring untrue; refusing to beleive |
| depression | psychological conditional of sadness, melancholy, gloom, or despair |
| displacement | defense mechanism in which feelings about one person are transferred to someone else |
| early adulthood | period of development from 20 to 40 years of age |
| early childhood | period of development from 1 to 6 years of age |
| emotional | pertaining to feelings or psychological states |
| esteem | place a high value on; respect |
| hospice | program designed to provide care for the terminally ill while allowing them to die with dignity |
| infancy | period of development from birth to 1 year of age |
| late adulthood | period of development beginning at 65 years of age and ending at death |
| late childhood | period of development from 6 to 12 years of age |
| life stages | stages of growth and development experienced by an individual to work in a given occupation |
| listening | to pay attention, make an effort to hear |
| mental | pertaining to the mind |
| middle adulthood | period of development from 40 to 65 years of age |
| motivated | stimulated into action; incentive to act |
| needs | lack of something required or desired; urgent want or desire |
| nonverbal | without words or speech |
| physical | of or pertaining to the body |
| physiological needs | basic physical or biological needs required by every human being to sustain life |
| projection | defenses mechanism in which an individual places the blame for his or her actions on someone else or circumstances |
| puberty | period of growth and development during which secondary sexual characteristics begin to develop |
| rationalization | defense mechanism involving the use of a reasonable or acceptance excuse as explanation for behavior |
| repression | defense mechanism involving the transfer of painful or unacceptable ideas, feelings, or thoughts into the subconscious |
| right to die | individual who has a terminal illness with no hope of being cured, should be allowed to refuse measures that would prolong life |
| safety | the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions |
| satisfaction | fulfillment of gratification of a desire or need |
| self-actualization | achieving one's full potential |
| sexuality | the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles |
| social | pertaining to relationships with others |
| suicide | killing oneself |
| tension | uncomfortable inner sensation, discomfort, strain, or stress that affects the mind |
| terminal illness | an illness that will result in death |
| verbal | expressed in spoken words |
| withdrawal | the discomfort and distress that follow discontinuing the use of an addictive drug |
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