NURS 387 Chapter Notes - Chapter 33: Genital Stage, Phallic Stage, Oral Stage
13 Mar 2017
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Growth: an increase in the number and size of cells as they divide and synthesize new proteins; results in increased size and weight of the whole or any of its parts. Development: a gradual change and expansion; advancement from lower to more advanced stages of (cid:272)o(cid:373)ple(cid:454)it(cid:455); the e(cid:373)ergi(cid:374)g a(cid:374)d e(cid:454)pa(cid:374)di(cid:374)g of the i(cid:374)di(cid:448)idual"s (cid:272)apa(cid:272)ities through gro(cid:449)th, maturation, and learning. Growth & development: as a unit express the sum of the numerous changes that take place during the lifetime of an individual. Maturation: an increase in competence and adaptability; aging, usually used to describe qualitative change, a change in the complexity of a structure that makes it possible for that structure to being functioning; to function at a higher level. These processes all depend on sequence of endocrine, genetic, constitutional, environmental, and nutritional influences. There are predictable patterns in growth and development that are continuous, orderly, and progressive.
