development (redirected from Devel)

development /de·vel·op·ment/ (de-vel´up-mint) the process of growth and differentiation.developmen´tal

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cognitive development  the development of intelligence, conscious thought, and problem-solving ability that begins in infancy.

psychosexual development 

1. development of the individual's sexuality as affected by biological, cultural, and emotional influences from prenatal life onward throughout life.

2. in psychoanalysis, libidinal maturation from infancy through adulthood (including the oral, anal, and genital stages).

psychosocial development  the development of the personality, and the acquisition of social attitudes and skills, from infancy through maturity.

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de·vel·op·ment (d-vlp-mnt)

n.

1. The act of developing.

2. The state of being developed.

3. A significant event, occurrence, or change.

4. The natural progression from a previous, simpler, or embryonic stage to a later, more complex, or adult stage.

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de·velop·mental (-mntl) adj.

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development

Etymology: Fr, developper, to unfold

1 the gradual process of change and differentiation from a simple to a more advanced level of complexity. In humans the physical, mental, and emotional capacities that allow complex adaptation to the environment and function within society are acquired through growth, maturation, and learning. Kinds of development include arrested development, mosaic development, psychomotor development, psychosexual development, psychosocial development, and regulative development.

2 (in biology) the series of events that occur within an organism from the time of fertilization of the ovum to the adult stage. See also film development. developmental, adj.

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development,

n the process by which an individual reaches maturity.

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development

the process of growth and differentiation.

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Patient discussion about Devel.

Q. What Are the Risk Factors for Developing Breast Cancer? I am 35 years old. My mother had breast cancer when she was 60 and my aunt had it when she was 52. Am I at increased risk for developing the disease? Are there other risk factors?

A. Here are some risk factors :
- Age. your chances of developing breast cancer increase with age
- Personal history of breast cancer. if you had cancer in one breast, you have increased risk in developing cancer in your other breast
- Family history. Yes, it is genetically related, so you're at risk..
- Radiation exposure
- Early onset of menstrual cycle
- Late menopause
- First pregnancy in older age
- Race
- Hormone therapy
- Some birth control pills
- Smoking and excessive consumption of alcohol

Q. Is it common for teenagers with arthritis to develope depression?

A. yes, I guess it is. having to deal with such a thing at such age- which is difficult without having arthritis as well, can really get you down. I think meeting other teenagers who suffer from it as well as conversations with a psycologist would be the best to do here.

Q. What Are the Risk Factors for Developing Stroke? My father had a stroke recently, at the age of 73. What are the risk factors for developing this?

A. Primary risk factors include:

1) smoking
2) excessive alcohol intake
3) uncontrolled high blood pressure
4) high cholesterol
5) overweight/unhealthy diet
6) illegal drugs/abuse of Rx drugs
7) known or unknown heart problems
8) diabetes
9) known or unknown vascular brain defects - aneurysm, etc.
10)family history of stroke