NSG 250 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Catabolism, Marasmus, Kwashiorkor
9 May 2016
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This study guide is a supplement- this means that it does not include everything that will be covered on the exam and should be used to help you study the lecture material. Quantitative growth- measurable things, like height, bmi, weight, etc. Life span is defined as the period between conception to death. Gross to specific: being able to move the entire arm, then being able to control each individual finger. Linear: slow and steady; ex: school aged child. Exponential: rapid acceleration; ex: fetus, infants, adolescents. Negative: catabolic growth; due to: organic inbalance, marasmus, kwashiorkor. Remember: habituation and habitual response are not the same thing! Anabolic and catabolic changes to: hair, skin, dentition, general appearance. Grooming- rituals/unique habits, style of dress, anabolic/catabolic changes, routines. Caution: note things/events (stimuli) that interrupt the normative pattern of each particular age/stage and may result in challenging outcomes (expressions) Intelligence iq = (mental age/chronologic age) x 100.
