NUR 322 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Erik Erikson, Mary Ainsworth, B. F. Skinner
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Nature: describes the traits inherent in the infant biological things. Nurture: refers to the influence of external events parenting, culture, time being raised. Growth: continuous adjustment in the size of child, internally and externally, like highest, weight, head circumference. Development: ongoing process of adapting throughout the lifespan like erickson developmental stages or moral development or sexual development. Cephalocaudal: development is a progression from head to tail top to bottom (head control before trunk control) Proximodistal: development progresses from near too far and midline to periphery (head control before fingers) Gross motor and fine motor skills: gross motor skills, such as running, jumping, provide the foundation for fine motor development, such as eating, coloring or buttoning a shirt. Growth and development can be discussed in terms of theoretical approaches or developmental domains. Theoretical approach: explains, describes and predicts the various aspects of growth and development.
