Growth and Development - Day 1

Essential Question

How do growth and development change across the lifespan, and why is it important for health-care professionals to understand these changes?

Multiple Choice

Which best defines growth?

• Emotional maturity

• Increase in mental abilities

• Physical changes such as height and weight

• Social interactions

Multiple Choice

Which domain of development focuses on thinking and intellectual ability?

• Physical

• Psychosocial

• Cognitive

• Emotional

Multiple Choice

Why are growth and development generalizations not absolute?

• Everyone develops at the same rate

• People age exactly the same

• Only children develop

• Each individual develops uniquely

Multiple Choice

Toddlers (ages 1–3) focus on developing:

• Trust

• Autonomy

• Identity

• Integrity

Multiple Choice

Preschoolers (ages 3–6) are working through:

• Industry vs. inferiority

• Initiative vs. guilt

• Autonomy vs. shame

• Identity vs. role confusion

Multiple Choice

Which is the BEST care consideration across all life stages?

• Avoid assumptions and stereotypes

• Treat everyone the same

• Focus only on physical needs

• Ignore emotional needs

Exit Ticket

In your OWN WORDS and answer in 2 - 3 complete sentences. Based on today’s lesson, explain how understanding growth and development helps health-care professionals provide better care.