WGU D202 HUMAN GROWTH AND
DEVELOPMENT WITH QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
What is postpartum anxiety? - answ✔◻✔◻-Elevated sense of worry about the
infant following childbirth.
What is postpartum depression? - answ✔◻✔◻-Unusual sadness occurring after
childbirth.
When does the postpartum phase begin and end? - answ✔◻✔◻-Begins after birth
and ends when mother's body returns to pre-pregnancy form.
What are maternal worries in the postpartum phase? - answ✔◻✔◻-Mother's needs
and changes in taking on new responsibilities.
What is postpartum psychosis? - answ✔◻✔◻-Serious mental illness affecting new
mothers after childbirth.
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,Why should new mothers seek medical assistance for postpartum anxiety? -
answ✔◻✔◻-To address elevated worries about the infant.
What is physical growth? - answ✔◻✔◻-Increase in body size and organ size in
babies.
What does physical development aid in? - answ✔◻✔◻-Maintenance of healthy
weight, strong bones, muscles, and heart.
What is the embryonic period? - answ✔◻✔◻-Weeks 3-8 of pregnancy, formation
of placenta and brain development
What is the fetal period? - answ✔◻✔◻-From the end of the embryonic period until
the end of pregnancy, viability at 24 weeks
What influences sexual orientation? - answ✔◻✔◻-Genetics, birth order, hormones
,What are some maternal factors that can affect fetal development? - answ✔◻✔◻-
Age, environmental teratogens, diabetes, high blood pressure, Rh factor, weight
gain, stress, depression
What are some risks during pregnancy? - answ✔◻✔◻-Ectopic pregnancy,
preeclampsia, spontaneous abortion
How many stages are there in labor for vaginal delivery? - answ✔◻✔◻-Three
What are the other types of delivery? - answ✔◻✔◻-Cesarean and induced
What is the APGAR score? - answ✔◻✔◻-Assessment of newborn's heart rate,
muscle tone, reflexes, etc.
What is NBAS? - answ✔◻✔◻-Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale used to
assess newborns.
What is motor development? - answ✔◻✔◻-Physical growth and strengthening of
bones and muscles in children.
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, What do gross motor skills focus on? - answ✔◻✔◻-Large muscle groups
controlling head, torso, arms, and legs.
What is the cephalocaudal path of development? - answ✔◻✔◻-Development that
proceeds from head to tail.
What is the proximodistal path of development? - answ✔◻✔◻-Development that
proceeds from midline outward.
What is sensory development? - answ✔◻✔◻-Processes used to take in information
from the environment.
How can sensory processes be affected? - answ✔◻✔◻-By the infant's developing
motor abilities.
Why is nutrition important for health and development? - answ✔◻✔◻-It is related
to improved infant, child, and maternal health and stronger immune systems.
What is kwashiorkor? - answ✔◻✔◻-A disease caused by protein deficiency.
DEVELOPMENT WITH QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
What is postpartum anxiety? - answ✔◻✔◻-Elevated sense of worry about the
infant following childbirth.
What is postpartum depression? - answ✔◻✔◻-Unusual sadness occurring after
childbirth.
When does the postpartum phase begin and end? - answ✔◻✔◻-Begins after birth
and ends when mother's body returns to pre-pregnancy form.
What are maternal worries in the postpartum phase? - answ✔◻✔◻-Mother's needs
and changes in taking on new responsibilities.
What is postpartum psychosis? - answ✔◻✔◻-Serious mental illness affecting new
mothers after childbirth.
Page | 1
,Why should new mothers seek medical assistance for postpartum anxiety? -
answ✔◻✔◻-To address elevated worries about the infant.
What is physical growth? - answ✔◻✔◻-Increase in body size and organ size in
babies.
What does physical development aid in? - answ✔◻✔◻-Maintenance of healthy
weight, strong bones, muscles, and heart.
What is the embryonic period? - answ✔◻✔◻-Weeks 3-8 of pregnancy, formation
of placenta and brain development
What is the fetal period? - answ✔◻✔◻-From the end of the embryonic period until
the end of pregnancy, viability at 24 weeks
What influences sexual orientation? - answ✔◻✔◻-Genetics, birth order, hormones
,What are some maternal factors that can affect fetal development? - answ✔◻✔◻-
Age, environmental teratogens, diabetes, high blood pressure, Rh factor, weight
gain, stress, depression
What are some risks during pregnancy? - answ✔◻✔◻-Ectopic pregnancy,
preeclampsia, spontaneous abortion
How many stages are there in labor for vaginal delivery? - answ✔◻✔◻-Three
What are the other types of delivery? - answ✔◻✔◻-Cesarean and induced
What is the APGAR score? - answ✔◻✔◻-Assessment of newborn's heart rate,
muscle tone, reflexes, etc.
What is NBAS? - answ✔◻✔◻-Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale used to
assess newborns.
What is motor development? - answ✔◻✔◻-Physical growth and strengthening of
bones and muscles in children.
Page | 3
, What do gross motor skills focus on? - answ✔◻✔◻-Large muscle groups
controlling head, torso, arms, and legs.
What is the cephalocaudal path of development? - answ✔◻✔◻-Development that
proceeds from head to tail.
What is the proximodistal path of development? - answ✔◻✔◻-Development that
proceeds from midline outward.
What is sensory development? - answ✔◻✔◻-Processes used to take in information
from the environment.
How can sensory processes be affected? - answ✔◻✔◻-By the infant's developing
motor abilities.
Why is nutrition important for health and development? - answ✔◻✔◻-It is related
to improved infant, child, and maternal health and stronger immune systems.
What is kwashiorkor? - answ✔◻✔◻-A disease caused by protein deficiency.
