Growth, Development, and Aging Across the Lifespan - Nurse Dojo
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Health Promotion and Maintenance 3.1 · Growth, Development, and Aging Across the Lifespan
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3.1 · Growth, Development, and Aging Across the Lifespan
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Psychosocial stages in order
Erikson's 8 stages
  • InfantTrust vs mistrust
  • ToddlerAutonomy vs shame and doubt
  • PreschoolInitiative vs guilt
  • School-ageIndustry vs inferiority
  • AdolescentIdentity vs role confusion
  • Young adultIntimacy vs isolation
  • Middle adultGenerativity vs stagnation
  • Older adultIntegrity vs despair
Pearl: Know the stage, the age, and the conflict.
When you need it: A 4-year-old wants to "help" during a dressing change.
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Piaget's cognitive stagesClassic
Some People Can Fly
  • SSensorimotor (0 to 2): senses, object permanence
  • PPreoperational (2 to 7): play, magical thinking
  • CConcrete operational (7 to 11): logic, rules, facts
  • FFormal operational (11+): abstract thinking
Pearl: Regression is common in hospitalized young children: accept it, do not punish it.
When you need it: How do you explain surgery to a 5-year-old?
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