HUMAN GROWTH AND
DEVELOPMENT VOCABULARY HOSA
EXAM QUESTIONS & ACTUAL
CORRECT ANSWERS
The use of minute portions of chemicals for their healing power. - CORRECT ANSWER
Homeopathy
A plan of terminal care that is based on the philosophy that death is a normal part of the
life cycle. Hospice involves palliative care that meets the physical, psychological,
spiritual and social needs of the dying patient. - CORRECT ANSWER Hospice
A sensation caused by the blood rushing to the surface of the skin as a result of dilation
of capillaries. - CORRECT ANSWER Hot flashes
Theories that describe the influence of human experience such as love and attachment
on behavior and personality development. - CORRECT ANSWER Humanist Theories
Removal of the uterus. - CORRECT ANSWER Hysterectomy
Changing the concept of one's own identity to fit what is real, rather than what is
dreamed or imagined. - CORRECT ANSWER Identity Accomodation
A theory of aging that involves the concept that as one ages, the body finds it more
difficult to tell the difference between healthy and defective cells. - CORRECT ANSWER
Immune Theory
The body's resistance to disease causing organisms. - CORRECT ANSWER Immunity
The period between ages 4 weeks and 1 year. - CORRECT ANSWER Infant
The number of deaths that occur before age 1 per 1000 live birth. - CORRECT
ANSWER Infant Mortality rate
An input of information followed by a thought mechanism resulting in an output of
judgement and or decision making. - CORRECT ANSWER Information processing
Providing the patient with information, in a language that the patient can understand,
regarding the risks of, advantages to, and possible alternatives available for a medical
or surgical procedure. - CORRECT ANSWER Informed Consent
, The ability to take the first step or the leading movement. - CORRECT ANSWER
Initiative
Not only involving sexuality, intimacy involves developing a warm, trusting, honest
relationship with another person with whom it is safe to be open and to express and
share private thoughts. - CORRECT ANSWER Intimacy
A term related to domestic violence, which can include psychological, physical, sexual,
financial, and social abuses between intimate partners. - CORRECT ANSWER Intimate
partner violence
A quiet person who focuses inwardly on himself or herself. - CORRECT ANSWER
Introvert
Children who are allowed to remain without direct supervision, usually during the hours
after school, because both parents work and extended family are not available to are for
the children. - CORRECT ANSWER Latchkey Children
The ages between 65 and 74. - CORRECT ANSWER Late adulthood
Selected high-priority issues within Healthy People 2020 for the current 10 year period. -
CORRECT ANSWER Leading Health Indicators
What one leaves ti the world that may give a person a feeling of immortality; can be a
child, grandchild, property, a culture, an organization, or writings. - CORRECT
ANSWER Legacy
The average number of years a person born in a particular year is expected to live. -
CORRECT ANSWER Life Expectancy
The development of a self-image by combining the way we portray ourselves to others
and the way others evaluate us. - CORRECT ANSWER Looking-glass self
An organization that standardizes medical practice guidelines to maintain the quality of
care provided at the same time as it controls the cost of health care. - CORRECT
ANSWER Managed care organization
A type of federal welfare program in which benefits are provided on a basis of need or
poverty level. - CORRECT ANSWER Medicaid
A type of government provided insurance program in which benefits are received after
contributions are made through payroll deduction. - CORRECT ANSWER Medicare
The very first menstrual period. - CORRECT ANSWER Menarche
DEVELOPMENT VOCABULARY HOSA
EXAM QUESTIONS & ACTUAL
CORRECT ANSWERS
The use of minute portions of chemicals for their healing power. - CORRECT ANSWER
Homeopathy
A plan of terminal care that is based on the philosophy that death is a normal part of the
life cycle. Hospice involves palliative care that meets the physical, psychological,
spiritual and social needs of the dying patient. - CORRECT ANSWER Hospice
A sensation caused by the blood rushing to the surface of the skin as a result of dilation
of capillaries. - CORRECT ANSWER Hot flashes
Theories that describe the influence of human experience such as love and attachment
on behavior and personality development. - CORRECT ANSWER Humanist Theories
Removal of the uterus. - CORRECT ANSWER Hysterectomy
Changing the concept of one's own identity to fit what is real, rather than what is
dreamed or imagined. - CORRECT ANSWER Identity Accomodation
A theory of aging that involves the concept that as one ages, the body finds it more
difficult to tell the difference between healthy and defective cells. - CORRECT ANSWER
Immune Theory
The body's resistance to disease causing organisms. - CORRECT ANSWER Immunity
The period between ages 4 weeks and 1 year. - CORRECT ANSWER Infant
The number of deaths that occur before age 1 per 1000 live birth. - CORRECT
ANSWER Infant Mortality rate
An input of information followed by a thought mechanism resulting in an output of
judgement and or decision making. - CORRECT ANSWER Information processing
Providing the patient with information, in a language that the patient can understand,
regarding the risks of, advantages to, and possible alternatives available for a medical
or surgical procedure. - CORRECT ANSWER Informed Consent
, The ability to take the first step or the leading movement. - CORRECT ANSWER
Initiative
Not only involving sexuality, intimacy involves developing a warm, trusting, honest
relationship with another person with whom it is safe to be open and to express and
share private thoughts. - CORRECT ANSWER Intimacy
A term related to domestic violence, which can include psychological, physical, sexual,
financial, and social abuses between intimate partners. - CORRECT ANSWER Intimate
partner violence
A quiet person who focuses inwardly on himself or herself. - CORRECT ANSWER
Introvert
Children who are allowed to remain without direct supervision, usually during the hours
after school, because both parents work and extended family are not available to are for
the children. - CORRECT ANSWER Latchkey Children
The ages between 65 and 74. - CORRECT ANSWER Late adulthood
Selected high-priority issues within Healthy People 2020 for the current 10 year period. -
CORRECT ANSWER Leading Health Indicators
What one leaves ti the world that may give a person a feeling of immortality; can be a
child, grandchild, property, a culture, an organization, or writings. - CORRECT
ANSWER Legacy
The average number of years a person born in a particular year is expected to live. -
CORRECT ANSWER Life Expectancy
The development of a self-image by combining the way we portray ourselves to others
and the way others evaluate us. - CORRECT ANSWER Looking-glass self
An organization that standardizes medical practice guidelines to maintain the quality of
care provided at the same time as it controls the cost of health care. - CORRECT
ANSWER Managed care organization
A type of federal welfare program in which benefits are provided on a basis of need or
poverty level. - CORRECT ANSWER Medicaid
A type of government provided insurance program in which benefits are received after
contributions are made through payroll deduction. - CORRECT ANSWER Medicare
The very first menstrual period. - CORRECT ANSWER Menarche
