| A | B |
| PUBERTY | The perion of change leading to ability to reproduce |
| SELF IMAGE | The ways we imagine and visualise ourselves |
| VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS | Non profit making organisations which provide services to support specific needs. |
| SOCIALIZATION | Learning the rules and values of the group and learning to become part of the group |
| SELF-ESTEEM | How much a person values herself and her life |
| NEONATE | A new-born baby. |
| OSTEOPOROSIS | Bone thinning disease more common in older adulthood |
| MOTOR SKILLS | Co-ordination of muscles to enable movements to occur |
| INCOME | Money received e.g. from wages |
| CULTURE | The values and norms associated with a particular group of people |
| FORMAL OPERATIONS | Final stage of cognitive development as identified by Jean Piaget. |
| ETHNICITY | A word used to describe "race". |
| HYPOTHERMIA | Alife threatening condition where the body cools down too much. |
| OESTROGEN | A female sex hormone. |
| HOMELESSNESS | Not having a home to live in. |
| INDEPENDENCE | Being able to function without being dependent on other people. |
| MENOPAUSE | Cessation of menstruation. |
| COGNITION | The mental processes which are involved in knowing and understanding |
| BABBLING | Early language, made up of sounds |
| BEREAVEMENT | The loss (death) of a person that was loved |