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Life Span Test, LPN

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Erikson's Young Adulthood stage of psychosocial development (age range, developmental task, outcomes?)   20-44, intimacy vs. isolation, Young adults seek companionship and love with another person or become isolated from others  
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Erikson's Middle Adulthood stage of psychosocial development (age range, developmental task, outcomes?)   45-65, generativity vs. stagnation, middle-aged adults are productive, performing meaningful work/raising a family or become stagnant and inactive.  
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Erikson's Late Adulthood stage of psychosocial development (age range, developmental task, outcomes?)   65+, ego integrity vs. despair, older adults try to make sense out of their lives, either seeing lives as meaningful and whole or despairing at goals never reached & questions never answered.  
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Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development   Sensorimotor - birth to 2 years, Preoperational thought - 2 to 6 years, concrete operational thought - 7 to 11 years, formal operational thought - 12+ years.  
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Erikson's Adolescence stage of psychosocial development (age range, developmental task, outcomes?)   12-19, identity vs. role confusion, try to figure out who they are, establish sexual/ethnic/career identities or are confused about what future roles to play  
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Cephalocaudal   Development from head to toe.  
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Chromosomes   Threadlike structures in the nucleus of a cell that function in transmission of genetic information.  
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Conception (fertilization)   Union of sperm and ovum.  
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Development   Function or gradual process of change from simple to complex.  
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Presbycusis   Normal loss of hearing.  
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Presbyopia   Far-sightedness  
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Proximodistal   Center toward the outside  
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Schema   Innate knowledge structure that allows a child to mentally organize ways to behave in immediate environment.  
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Teratogen   Substance/agent/process that interferes with normal prenatal development.  
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Zygote   Developing ovum from fertilization to blastocyst  
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Dynamic   Characterized by action/forcefulness or force of personality  
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Maturation   Coming to full development, becoming mature.  
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Continuity   Uninterrupted connection/union  
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Genes   Basic unit of heredity in a living organism. Holds information to build & maintain an organism's cells and pass genetic traits to offspring.  
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Plateau   A period with no progress  
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Motor development   Growth of muscular development in a child.  
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Physical development   Physical growth & development of gross and fine motor control of the body.  
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Emotional development   Childrens' increasing awareness and control of their feelings and how they react in given situations.  
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Mental development   Development of the ability to think and reason (cognitive)  
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Social development   learning the skills that enable a person to interact and communicate with others in a meaningful way  
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Developmental task   a physical or cognitive skill that a person must accomplish during a particular age period to continue development (example - walking)  
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Adulthood   the mature stage of an organism in its life cycle, usually meaning that it is able to reproduce (fully grown)  
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Climacteric   The period of life when fertility and sexual activity are in decline.  
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Geriatrics   the branch of medical science that deals with diseases and health problems specific to old people  
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Gerontology   the study of the elderly, and of the aging process itself; the branch of science that deals with the problems of aged people. Gerontology covers the social, psychological and biological aspects of aging  
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Senility   Cognitive changes often observed in older adults, dementia  
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Growth   Increase in size of the whole or its parts  
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Disengagement theory of aging   There should be a withdraw or disengagement between the older individual & society, initiated by the individual or by other in society.  
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Activity theory of aging   The older person who is more active socially is more likely to adjust well to aging.  
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Continuity theory of aging   The critical factors in adjustment to old age are previously developed coping abilities and the ability to maintain previous roles & activities.  
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Safety tips for older adults   Use night-lights, properly fitting clothing & shoes, use dispensing aids for medications, get up slowly from a lying position, minimize clutter and excess furniture  
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Autoimmunity theory of aging   Theory supported by increased accumulation of lymphocytes and plasma cells found in normal, healthy older people.  
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Biological programming theory of aging   Hereditary basis for aging, evidenced by similarities in life expectancies in a particular family.  
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Free radical theory of aging   Highly reactive cellular components derived from unstable atoms or molecules may accelerate aging.  
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Sensory changes in older adults   Decline in taste and smell perception, presbyopia, presbycusis  
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Elizabeth Kubler-Ross's 5 stages of death and dying:   1. Shock, denial 2. Anger, rage 3. Bargaining 4. Depression 5. Acceptance  
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5 developmental tasks of the young adult   Choosing/establishing careers, fulfilling sexual needs, establishing a home/family, expanding social circles, developing maturity  
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Developmental tasks of the middle adult   Adjusting to new family roles, securing economic stability for the present and future, maintaining positive self-image, evaluating/redesigning career options  
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5 physical/personal problems that may be confronted in the middle adult years:   Empty-nest syndrome, grandparenting or new parenting, parenting the parent, skin becomes wrinkled, thinning and graying of hair occurs  
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