ffactors affectiong growth and development - social and emotional ffactors Flashcards
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gender
male of female
gender role
the role or behaviour learned by a person that is appropriete to their gender
gender socialisation
the way children learn to conform to a gender type
gender dysphoria
a condition where a person feels discomfort or distress because theres a mismatch between their biological sex and gender identity
transgender
people who identify as a gender that differs from their sex assigned at birth
transsexual
people who desire medical assistance to transition from one sex to another
positive relationships affect development
- encourage confidence
- improves self esteem as the individual feels loved and valued
How do damaging relationships affect development?
undermine and lower self esteem as the individual feels undervalued
relationship types
- family
- friendship
- working
- intimate/sexual
what is a family
a basic unit of society - groups of people of various ages related by birth, marrige or adoption
extended family
a wider family group other than the main carers
benefits: being part of a supportive family can have positive impacts on the childs development
issues: potential power struggles and conflict, lack of privacy
nuclear family
consists of parents amd their children living in one residence
benefits: as long as the relationship is healthy, the children will grow up feeling secure with a good sense of
worth
issues: often have to re-locate to find work, further isolating them from reletives
single parent family
someone who is unmarried, or divored and not remarried
benefits: undevided attention, fewer arguments, freedom to make decisions, close relationship
issues: less money, work overload, multitasking, relationship problems
step family (reconstituted/blended)
formed on a remarrige of a divorced or a widowed person
benefits: creation of expanded support system
issues: struggling to bond with step family
looked after children: foster family or children care homes
offers children and young people a safe, loving, and nutruring homewhen they cant live with their birth families
benefits: impacts a childs life, support, learn new skill, child tax credit
issues: edjusting to a new situation, challenging behaviour, missing their family, interacting with birth family
adoptive family
a family where the parents have adopted a child who is not biologically related to them
benefits: receiving the joy and blessing of adding a child to the family
issues: behavioural issues, trauma, disabilities, attachment disorder
same sex families
parents that are the same sex
benefits: raise well-adjusted kids
issues: lack of support, bullying
childless families
families with 2 parents that cannot have children or dont want to
banefits: increased freedom, financial stability, reduced impact of the environment
issues: jelousy, dispair, envy, isolation, bitterness
family provides
- a safe enviroment
- education
- food
- warmth
- protection
- healthcare
- security
- emotional support
high responsiveness, low parental control
loving but lacks structure, permissive, low in control, lacks discapline
child: secure, spoilt, high self-esteem, poor decision making
children will be indulgent
high responsiveness, high parental control
sets high expectations and gives nurture: two way relationships. builds trust, comunicative, indipendance encouraged with clear boundries
children: self confident, independant, healthy relationships,
children will be authorative
low responsiveness, low parental control
lack of attention to childs needs: uninvolved, disengaged rejection, emotionally abtesnt
children: difficulty to form relationships, anxiety, depression, behavioural problems
children will be neglectful
low responsiveness, high patental control
sets high expectations but without nurture: controlling, one way control, children not given choices, mistakes punished hardly
children: obedient with showing love, think that they need to be successful to be accepted, aggressive, shy, low
good friendship
- honesty and trust
- keeping active
- reliability and loyalty
- mutual support
- boosts self esteem
- sharing an interest
