Answers
geriatrics - Answer (noun) the science and branch of medicine dealing with the health issues
of the elderly
menarche - Answer (noun) the first menstrual period
peer - Answer (noun) a person who is in the same social circle as another
puberty - Answer (noun) the age at which a person is able to produce offspring
spermarche - Answer (noun) the beginning of sperm production in boys at puberty
childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, late adulthood, maturity - Answer the five basic
stages of human development in order
prenatal, infancy, toddler, preschool, middle childhood - Answer five stages of childhood in
order
fetus - Answer A(n) _____ is a developing baby before birth.
the mother - Answer What is the source of a baby's early immunities?
by vaccinations - Answer How are a baby's immunities boosted?
pediatrician's - Answer Healthcare professionals who treat children are called _____.
resisting commands - Answer Toddlers exhibit their desire for independence by _____.
2½ to 6 years old - Answer What are the normal ages for the preschool period?
They develop fears. - Answer Why do preschoolers need comfort and counsel?
eye - Answer Preschoolers need to have _____ examinations.
, 6 years old to the beginning of puberty - Answer What is the range of ages for middle
childhood?
Puberty - Answer _____ moves a child from middle childhood into adolescence.
between 10 and 12 - Answer When do girls grow the most in adolescence?
between 14 and 16 - Answer When do boys grow the most in adolescence?
The wide range of growth rates can affect one's social development. - Answer Why do
adolescents often exhibit problems with self-esteem?
Peers are those in your age group and social circle. They are important because they have
influence within their group. - Answer What are peers and why they are important?
sexually transmitted disease - Answer What is an STD?
dementia - Answer (noun) loss of intellectual capacity due to deterioration of the brain
depression - Answer (noun) greater and more frequent sadness and withdrawal from social
settings than could be expected based upon circumstances
incontinence - Answer (noun) the state of having a loss of control of bladder or bowel
function
maturity - Answer Loss of relationships occurs during _____
early adulthood - Answer Raising small children occurs during _____
early adulthood - Answer Choice of career occurs during _____.
maturity - Answer Depression is most likely to occur during _____.
maturity - Answer A feeling of no longer being needed is most likely to occur during _____.