456 Chapter 3

Front 1

How does everyone use language?

Back 1

Everyone uses language to describe, explain, and inquire about the world around us.

Front 2

What are some of the principles evident in developmental patterns?

Back 2

development is predictable, children go though developmental phases, developmental

Front 3

What is cephalocaudal progression?

Back 3

Cephalocaudal progression is a developmental, predictable, pattern that has an orderly sequence to it

Front 4

What is considered to be a developmental milestone?

Back 4

Developmental milestones are phases during development when children attain certain skills at predictable times or at predictable ages.

Front 5

How is involuntary play important to development?

Back 5

Play allows the child to practice, using endless repetition, until a skill is perfected.

Front 6

What is asynchronous growth?

Back 6

Asynchronous growth is seen within physical growth

Front 7

What factors are dependent upon individual development?

Back 7

Individual development factors include genetic inheritance, nutrition, gender, intelligence, overall emotional and physical health, socioeconomic level, ethnicity, and prenatal conditions.

Front 8

What are the primary four developmental areas?

Back 8

They are physical, cognitive, socioemotional, and communicative growth.

Front 9

What types of development are included within physical development?

Back 9

Physical development refers to physical growth and motor control and their related hierarchies

Front 10

What does proximodistal mean?

Back 10

Proximodistal is development that is from the center out.

Front 11

What is the gross-fine hierarchy?

Back 11

This hierarchy states that gross motor development occurs first and fine motor development follows.

Front 12

What is gross-motor control?

Back 12

Large-muscle movement

Front 13

What is cognitive development?

Back 13

Cognitive development associates itself with intellectual growth

Front 14

What is socioemotional development?

Back 14

Socioemotional development closely relates to the other three areas of physical, intellectual, and communication development

Front 15

What is communicative development?

Back 15

linguistic symbols depends on attaining cognitive, social, and motor skills.

Front 16

What is a neonate?

Back 16

A neonate is another term used to describe a newborn.

Front 17

What is vernix?

Back 17

Vernix is the white, waxy material that covers a newborn's skin. This waxy covering helps the newborn slip through the birth canal.

Front 18

What is lanugo?

Back 18

Lanugo is a fine matte of hair that may cover the newborn's entire body.

Front 19

What could be considered a reflex?

Back 19

Reflexes are automatic, involuntary motor patterns

Front 20

What is myelination?

Back 20

Myelination is the development of a protective myelin sheath around the cranial nerves