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Physiological Needs
Needs that relate to the processes and activities that keep living things alive.
Psychosocial Needs
Needs that involve social interaction, emotions, intellect, and spirituality.
Holistic Care
A type of care that involves caring for the whole person—including the person’s physical, psychological, social, and spiritual needs.
Person-centered care
Care that emphasizes the individuality of the person who needs care and revolves around that person’s preferences, choices, and dignity.
Premature
Term used to describe babies who are born before 37 weeks’ gestation (more than three weeks before the due date).
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
A condition in which babies stop breathing and die for no known reason while asleep.
Chickenpox
A highly contagious, viral illness that was once very common among children; the varicella-zoster vaccine has greatly reduced the number of cases of this illnes
Leukemia
A form of cancer in which the body’s white blood cells are unable to fight disease.
Puberty
The stage at which a young person develops secondary sex characteristics.
Anorexia
An eating disorder in which a person does not eat or exercises excessively to lose weight.
Bulimia
An eating disorder in which a person eats large amounts of foods or very fattening foods, and then eliminates the food by vomiting, using laxatives, or exercisi
Menopause
The end of menstruation; occurs when a woman has not had a menstrual period for 12 months.
Developmental disability
Disability that is present at birth or emerges during childhood, up to age 22, and restricts physical and/or mental ability.
Intellectual disability
The most common developmental disability; people with intellectual disability develop at a below-average rate and have below-average mental functioning.
Down syndrome
A developmental disability that occurs when an extra number 21 chromosome is present; can cause different degrees of intellectual disability and physical sympto
Cerebral Palsy
A developmental disability caused by brain damage while in the uterus or during birth; can cause both physical and mental disabilities.
