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23 Cards in this Set
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Accommodation
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A process of change whereby cognitive processes mature sufficiently to allow a person to solve problems that were previously unsolvable.
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Adaptation
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The process of modifying to meet new, changing, or different conditions.
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Baby Boomer
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Genration that includes those born: 1945-1964
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Defense Mechanism
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Any reaction that serves to protect against something physically or psychologically harmful.
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Denver Developmental Screening Test (DDST-11)
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A screening test used to assess children from birth to 6 years.
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Development
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An individuals increasing capacity & skills in functioning, related to growth.
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Developmental stage
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Level achievement for a particular segment of a person's life.
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Developmental Task
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Skill or behavior pattern learned during stages of development
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Failure to Thrive
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A unique syndrome in which an infant falls below the 5% for weight & height on a standard growth chart or is falling in percentiles on a growth chart.
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Genration X
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Born: 1965-1978
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Generation Y
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Generation born: 1979-2000
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Growth
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Physical change & increase in size
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Menopause
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Cessation of menstruation
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Morality
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A doctrine or system denoting what is right & wrong in conduct, character, or attitude.
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Peer
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A person who is of equal standing with another.
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Personality
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The outward expression of the inner self.
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Primary Sexual Characteristics
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Relate to the organs necessary for reproduction, such as the testes, penis, vagina, & uterus.
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Puberty
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The 1st Stage of Adolescence in which sexual organs begin to grow & mature.
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Regression
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A defense mechanism in which one adapts behavior that was comforting earlier in life to overcome the discomfort & insecurity of the present situation.
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Repression
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A defense mechanism in which painful thoughts, experiences and impulses are removed from awareness.
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Secondary Sexual Characteristics
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Physical characteristics that differentiated the male from the female but do not relate directly to reproduction.
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Self-concept
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The collection of ideas, feelings, and beliefs one has about oneself.
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Separation Anxiety
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The fear & frustration experienced by young children that comes with parental absences.
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