Chapter 4 Health Promotion for the Developing Child
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Cephalocaudal | Progression from head to toe. |
| Chronologic age | Age in years. |
| Developmental age | Age based on functional behavior and ability to adapt to the environment; does not necessarily correspond to chronologic age. |
| Dramatic play | Play in which children act out roles and experiences that may have happened to them, that they fear will happen to them, or that they have observed happening to someone else. |
| Familiarization play | Use of materials that are commonly associated with health care situations in creative and playful activities. |
| Growth spurts | Brief periods of a rapid increase in growth rate. |
| Heredity | Transmission of genetic characteristics from parent to offspring. |
| Learning | Behavior changes that occur as a result of both maturation and experience with the environment. |
| Nutrients | Foods that supply the body with elements necessary for metabolism. |
| Proximodistal | Progression from the center outward or from the midline to the periphery. |
| Recommended dietary allowance (RDA) | Recommendations for the average amounts of nutrients that should be consumed daily by healthy people in the United States. |
| Regression | Appearance of behavior more appropriate to an earlier stage of development; often used to cope with stress or anxiety. |
| Symbolic play | Use of games and interactions that represent an issue or a concern to be addressed. |
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