Important Terms - Chapter 4
maturation
conception
germinal stage
embryonic stage
fetal stage
critical period
placenta
umbilical cord
fetal alcohol syndrome
neonate
neonatal reflexes
rooting reflex
sucking reflex
cephalocaudal development
proximodistal development
motor development
temperament
imprinting
attachment
secure attachment
insecure-avoidant attachment
insecure-ambivalent attachment
enuresis
autism
echolalia
learning disorder (LD)
dyslexia
attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
assimilation
accommodation
sensorimotor stage
object permanence
preoperational stage
animism
egocentrism
concrete operational stage
conservation
moral development
preconventional morality
conventional morality
postconventional morality
prosocial behavior
permissive parents
authoritarian parents
authoritative parents
puberty
menarche
secondary sexual characteristics
life expectancy
menopause
male climacteric
gerontology
thanatology
ageism
dementia
Alzheimer’s disease
hospice