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THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF YEARS AN INDIVIDUAL WILL PROBABLY LIVE (8)
LIFE EXPECTANCY
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THE BEGINNING OF PREGNANCY (8)
CONCEPTION (FERTILIZATION)
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REFERS TO AN INCREASE IN SIZE OF THE WHOLE OR ITS PARTS (8)
GROWTH
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REFERS TO THE FUNCTION OR THE GRAGUAL PROCESS OF CHANGE AND DIFFERENTIATION, FROM SIMPLE TO COMPLEX (8)
DEVELOPMENT
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GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT THAT PROCEEDS FROM THE HEAD TOWARD THE FEET (8)
CEPHALOCAUDAL
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REFERS TO GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT THAT MOVES FROM THE CENTER TOWARD THE OUTSIDE (8)
PROXIMODISTAL
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THREADLIKE STRUCTURES IN THE NUCLEUS OF A CELL THAT FUNCTION IN THE TRANSMISSION OF GENETIC INFORMATION (8)
CHROMOSOMES
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THE DEVELOPING OVUM FROM THE TIME IT IS FERTILIZED UNTIL, AS A BLASTOCYST, IT IS IMPLANTED IN THE UTERUS (8)
ZYGOTE
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ANY SUBSTANCE, AGENT, OR PROCESS THAT INTERFERES WITH NORMALPRENATAL DEVELOPMENT, CAUSING THE FORMATION OF ONE OR MORE DEVELOPMENTAL ABNORMALITIES IN THE FETUS (8)
TERATOGEN
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FAMILY UNIT CONSISTING OF THE BIOLOGIC PARENTS AND THEIR OFFSPRING (8)
NUCLEAR FAMILY
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FAMILY GROUP CONSISTING OF THE BIOLOGIC PARENTS, THEIR CHILDREN, GRANDPARENTS, GRANDCHILDREN, AUNTS, UNCLES, AND OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS (8)
EXTENDED FAMILY
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FAMILY GROUP THAT OCCURS WHEN ONE PARENT LEAVES THE NUCLEAR FAMILY BECAUSE OF DIVORCE, SEPARATION, DESERTION, OR DEATH (8)
SINGLE-PARENT FAMILY
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FAMILY GROUP WHEN ADULTS REMARRY AND BRING TOGETHER THEIR CHILDREN FROM PREVIOUS MARRIAGES (8)
BLENDED (RECONSTITUTED) FAMILY
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INVOLVES AN UNMARRIED COUPLE LIVING TOGETHER AND SHARING ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (8)
SOCIAL CONTRACT FAMILY (COHABITATION)
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FAMILY GROUP MADE UP OF A SAME-SEX COUPLE (8)
HOMOSEXUAL FAMILY
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FAMILY UNIT WITH ADOPTED CHILDREN (8)
ADOPTIVE FAMILY
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ALLOWS FOR THE CARE, SUPERVISION, AND NURTURING OF CHILDREN WHOSE PARENTS ARE UNABLE TO CARE FOR THEM (8)
FOSTER FAMILY
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PATTERN FAMILY UNIT WITH UNEQUAL RELATIONSHIPS; PARENTS ATTEMPT TO CONTROL WITH STRICT, RIGID RULES AND EXPECTATIONS (8)
AUTOCRATIC FAMILY
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A FAMILY STYLE IN WHICH THE MALE ASSUMES THE DOMINANT ROLE (8)
PATRIARCHAL FAMILY PATTERN
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A STYLE IN WHICH THE FEMALE ASSUMES PRIMARY DOMINANCE IN AREAS OF THE CHILD CARE AND HOMEMAKING (8)
MATRIARCHAL FAMILY PATTERN
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FAMILY STYLE IN WHICH THE ADULT MEMBERS ARE CONSIDERED EQUAL AND CHILDREN ARE TREATED WITH RESPECT AND RECONGNIZED AS INDIVIDUALS(8)
DEMOCRATIC FAMILY PATTERN
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BEGINS WHEN THE COUPLE ACKNOWLEDGES TO THEMSELVES AND OTHERS THAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING MARRIAGE (8)
ENGAGEMENT/COMMITMENT STAGE
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EXTENDS FROM THE WEDDING UP UNTIL THE BIRTH OF THE FIRST CHILD (8)
ESTABLISHMENT STAGE
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BEGINS WHEN CONCEPTION OCCURS AND CONTINUES THROUGH THE PREGNANCY (8)
EXPECTANT STAGE
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BEGINS AT THE BIRTH OR ADOPTION OF THE FIRST CHILD (8)
PARENTHOOD STAGE
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THE PERIOD OF THE FAMILY LIFE WHEN THE GROWN CHILDREN DEPART FROM THE HOME (8)
DISENGAGEMENT STAGE
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THE LAST STAGE OF THE LIFE CYCLE, WHICH REQUIRES THE INDIVIDUAL TO COPE WITH A LARGE RANGE OF CHANGES (8)
SENESCENCE STAGE
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AN INFANT'S KNOWLEDGE COMES ABOUT PRIMARILY THROUGH SENSORY IMPRESSIONS AND MOTOR ACTIVITIES. BEHAVIOR IS COMPLETELY REFLECTIVE (8)
SENSORIMOTOR STAGE
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INNATE KNOWLEDGE STRUCTURE THAT ALLOWS A CHILD TO ORGANIZE HIS/HER MIND (8)
SCHEMA
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PIAGETIAN PHASE OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT DURING THE PERIOD OF 2 TO 7 YEARS OF AGE, WHEN THE CHILD FOCUSES ON THE USE OF LANGUAGE AS A TOOL. THE CHILD HAS THE EMERGING ABILITY TO REASON (8)
PREOPERATIONAL THOUGHT STAGE
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PHASE OF THE PIAGETIAN THEORY IN WHICH THOUGHTS BECOME INCREASINGLY LOGICAL AND COHERENT SO THAT THE CHILD IS ABLE TO CLASSIFY, SORT, AND ORGANIZE FACTS WHILE STILL BEING INCAPABLE OF GENERALIZING OR DEALING WITH ABSTRACTIONS; OCCURS BETWEEN 7 AND 10 YEARS OF AGE (8)
CONCRETE OPERATIONAL PHASE
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ANYTHING THAT PHYSICALLY OR PSYCHOLOGICALLY INJURES SCHOOLCHILDREN OR DAMAGES SCHOOL PROPERTY (8)
SCHOOL VIOLENCE
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PIAGETIAN PHASE THAT BEGINS DURING ADOLESCENCE, PERMITTING ABSTRACT REASONING AND SYSTEMATIC SCIENTIFIC PROBLEM SOLVING (8)
FORMAL OPERATIONAL THOUGHT PHASE
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MOOD DISTURBANCE CHARACTERIZED BY FEELINGS OF SADNESS, DESPAIR, AND HOPELESSNESS (8)
DEPRESSION
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DEFECT IN VISION IN ADVANCING AGE INVOLVING LOSS OF ACCOMMODATION OR RECESSION OF NEAR VISION; DUE TO LOSS OF ELASTICITY OF CRYSTALLINE LENS (8)
PRESBYOPIA
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A NORMAL LOSS OF HEARING ACUITY, SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY, AUDITORY THRESHOLD, AND PITCH ASSOCIATED WITH AGING (8)
PRESBYCUSIS
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A FORM OD DISCRIMINATION AND PREJUDICE AGAINST THE OLDER ADULT (8)
AGEISM
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