HSC QUESTIONS Flashcards
Anxiety on child’s intellectual development
Won’t be able to concentrate on learning so will not keep up with the curriculum such as literacy skills.
Won’t want to go to school so will miss learning
No motivation to learn so won’t listen
Have poor sleep patterns so will have lack of energy
Explain why a person in later adulthood could have poor levels of nutrition?
Lack of interest in preparing meals if theyre on their own
Lack of understanding of nutritional requirements- they eat easy meals rather than ensuring nutritional balance
Health issues restrict diet- poor digestion means soft foods and easy foods to digest
Money issues- not able to afford good quality foods so ready meals
May eat too much of the fatty foods
Explain how an adolescents cultural background could affect their self-concept.
An adolescents cultural background and upbringing would teach them to be proud of or ashamed of aspects of
Appearance or skin colour (Asians)
Religion values and lifestyle
Family and cultural group
Accent and language
Traditions
Country of origin
Use the theory from the social learning perspective to analyse how an adolescents self concept could affect their behaviour.
Self concept may be vulnerable during adolescents.
Those with a low self concept are more likely to be influenced by others
Adolescents will compare themselves with others and how they judge their comparison will affect their self concept
What they see at this age in the media and on TV can affect their self concept
Smoking, drugs, fashion changes, taste in music, antisocial behaviour
Bandura
Observation and modelling
Imitate behaviour they observe-use bobo doll to describe this
Role models- similar or more powerful than them
Imitators behaviour decreased if punishment observed
Low self esteem can lead to greater imitation
Socio economic factors on physical development of young children
Assess positive and negative.
Nutrition diet Access to health services Housing Education Family
