Social Factors -Family Dysfunctional

Question 1

Chacteristiscs of a dysfunctional family

Answer 1

• members of the family do not carry out their responsibilities
• needs of family members are not met
• family members display negativity towards each other
• siblings rivalry and conflict
• abuse may happen

Question 2

Reasons for family dysfunction

Answer 2

• parents perpetuate their own dysfunctional upbringing
• untreated mental illness in one or more family members
• alcohol or drug abused by one or more family members of the family

Question 3

Impact of dysfunction

Answer 3

Member of dysfunctional family’s have negative self imagine and low self esteem band difficulty guiding friendships and relationships

Question 4

Parenting styles

Answer 4

Demanding: (supportive/ authoritative): children are accepted for who they are, there is mutual love and respect. Children of teen self controlled confident and high self esteem
(Unsupported/ authoritarian) : parents assert their authority. Children are controlled. Children may have poor social skills and low self esteem

Undemanding ( supportive/ permissive): parents are indulgent. They do not attend to control behaviour. Children may be self confident, impulsive and have difficulty building friendships
(Unsupported/ disengaged/ uninvolved): parents are neglectful and show a lack of interest. There is poor attachment. Children may have low confident and self esteem and hide their emotions

Question 5

Different types of Bullying

Answer 5

• verbal using words to hurt: name calling, making racist, sexist, islamophobic, disablist comments/ slurs , making threats
• emotional: causing psychological hurt: spreading rumours, ignoring, staking
• physical using force : hitting, slapping, kicking, pushing
• cyber bullying using technology to hurt: sending hurtful comment via internet, sharing personal data without permission

Question 6

Short effects of bullying

Answer 6

• stress abs anxiety
• poor self imagine
• low self esteem
• eating disorders