7 FAM RELATIONSHIPS Flashcards

1
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approach to understanding fam functioning that emphasized how EACH relationship within the fam influences the fam AS A WHOLE

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FAMILY SYSTEMS APPROACH

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2
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relationship btwn 2 persons

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DYADIC RELATIONSHIP

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  1. each subsystem influences every other subsystem in a fam
  2. any time there is a change in any fam member/subsystem: a period of DISEQUILIBRIUM/IMBALANCE results
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2 KEY PRINCIPLES OF FAM SYSTEMS APPROACH

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4
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a change that requires adjustments from fam members

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DISEQUILIBRIUM

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5
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  1. change in parents (at midlife)
  2. sib relationships
  3. extended fam relationships
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3 ASPECTS OF FAM SYSTEM

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MIDLIFE: parents + emerging adults enter 40s which comes w a ___ in ENERGY/PHYSICAL HEALTH/CREATIVITY/PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS + an ___ in WISDOM/COMPETENCE/PSYCH HEALTH/RESPECT FROM OTHERS

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DECR; INCR

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7
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popular belief that most ppl experience a crisis when they reach age 40 that involves intensive REEXAMINATION of lives + sudden dramatic changes if DISSATISIFED

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MIDLIFE CRISIS

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8
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adjustments parents need to make in midlife when youngest child leaves home

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EMPTY-NEST SYNDROME

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9
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overall life satisfaction ___ for parents when their ados/emerging adults LEAVE nest

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IMPROVES

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  1. CAREGIVER RELATIONSHIP
  2. BUDDY RELATIONSHIP
  3. CRITICAL RELATIONSHIP
  4. RIVAL RELATIONSHIP
  5. CASUAL RELATIONSHIP
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5 COMMON PATTERNS IN ADO’S RELATIONSHIPS W SIBS

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SIB RELATIONSHIP where 1 sib serves PARENTAL FUNCTIONS for other(s) (most common btwn OLDER SIS + younger sibs)

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CAREGIVER RELATIONSHIP

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SIB RELATIONSHIP where sibs treat each other as FRIENDS

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BUDDY RELATIONSHIP

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SIB RELATIONSHIP that involves HIGH level of CONFLICT/TEASING

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CRITICAL RELATIONSHIP

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SIB RELATIONSHIP where sibs COMPETE against each other + measure their success against one another

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RIVAL RELATIONSHIP

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15
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SIB RELATIONSHIP that = NOT EMOTIONALLY INTENSE + sibs have LITTLE to do w one another

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CASUAL RELATIONSHIP

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16
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SIBLING CONFLICT = ___ in ado than at younger ages

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LOWER

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17
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patterns of practice that parents exhibit in relation to children

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PARENTING STYLES

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18
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typical cultural practices/beliefs underlying it

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CUSTOM COMPLEXES

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19
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PARENTING STYLES = ___ ___

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CUSTOM COMPLEXES

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20
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  1. DEMANDINGNESS
  2. RESPONSIVENESS
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2 DIMENSIONS OF PARENTING STYLES

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DIMENSION OF PARENTING STYLE: degree to which parents set down rules/expectations for bhvr + require children to comply w them

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DEMANDINGNESS

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DIMENSION OF PARENTING STYLE: degree to which parents = sensitive to their children’s needs + express love/warmth/concern for them

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RESPONSIVENESS

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23
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PARENTING STYLE:
- HIGH DEMANDINGNESS
- HIGH RESPONSIVENESS

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AUTHORITATIVE

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PARENTING STYLE:
- HIGH DEMANDINGNESS
- LOW RESPONSIVENESS

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AUTHORITARIAN

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PARENTING STYLE:
- LOW DEMANDINGNESS
- HIGH RESPONSIVENESS

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PERMISSIVE

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PARENTING STYLE:
- LOW DEMANDINGNESS
- LOW RESPONSIVENESS

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DISENGAGED

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27
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  • parents explain reasons for rules + expectations
  • willing to engage in discussion w ados
  • establish appropriate balance btwn CONTROL + AUTONOMY
  • warm + loving (respond to children’s needs/desires)
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ATTRIBUTES OF AUTHORITATIVE PARENTING

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28
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  • parents require obedience from children + punish disobedience
  • do not allow discussion of rules
  • expect commands to be followed
  • show little warmth/love
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ATTRIBUTES OF AUTHORITARIAN PARENTING

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29
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  • parents have FEW clear expectations for children
  • rarely discipline children
  • concerned that discipline/rules may damage children’s healthy creative tendencies
  • lots of love, warmth + freedom
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ATTRIBUTES OF AUTHORITARIAN PARENTING

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30
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  • parents try to minimize time/emotion spent on parenting
  • have few expectations
  • show little warmth/love
  • little emotional attachment
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ATTRIBUTES OF DISENGAGED PARENTING

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31
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ADOS OF ___ PARENTS TEND TO BE:
- independent
- creative
- self-assured
- socially skilled

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AUTHORITATIVE

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32
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ADOS OF ___ PARENTS TEND TO BE:
- more dependent
- passive
- conforming
- fearful

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AUTHORITARIAN

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33
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ADOS OF ___ PARENTS TEND TO BE:
- irresponsible
- conforming
- immature
- lacking self reliance
- have poor work habits

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PERMISSIVE

34
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ADOS OF ___ PARENTS TEND TO BE:
- impulsive
- no self-control
- delinquent
- early sex/drugs

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DISENGAGED

35
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quality of being INDEPENDENT/SELF-SUFFICIENT + capable of thinking for oneself

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AUTONOMY

36
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AUTHORITATIVE parents ___ AUTONOMY in a ___ way

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PROMOTE; POSITIVE

37
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AUTHORITARIAN parents ___ AUTONOMY

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DISCOURAGE

38
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PERMISSIVE/DISENGAGED parents ___ AUTONOMY in a ___ way

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PROMOTE; NEGATIVE

39
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parents recognize that ___ AUTONOMY means that ado requires ___ warmth/affection

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INCR; LESS

40
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concept of fam life characteristic of LATINO cultures that emphasizes the loves/closeness/mutual obligations of fam life

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FAMILISMO

41
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concept that children = not only affected by their parents by that they affect their parents in turn

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RECIPROCAL/BIDIRECTIONAL EFFECTS OF PARENTING ON ADOS

42
Q

when parents’ bhvr differs towards sibs within same fam

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DIFFERENTIAL PARENTING

43
Q

influences experience differently among siblings within the same fam

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NONSHARED ENVMTL INFLUENCES

44
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theory that attachments btwn parents + children have an evolutionary basis in the need for vulnerable young members of the species to stay in CLOSE PROXIMITY to adults who will care for/protect them

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ATTACHMENT THEORY (BOWLBY)

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  1. SECURE ATTACHMENT
  2. INSECURE ATTACHMENT
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2 GENERAL TYPES OF ATTACHMENT (AINSWORTH)

46
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type of attachment to caregiver in which infants use caregiver as a SECURE BASE from which to EXPLORE when all is well but seek PHYSICAL COMFORT/CONSOLATION from them when frightened/threatened

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SECURE ATTACHMENT

47
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type of attachment to caregiver in which infants = TIMID abt exploring envmt + RESIST/AVOID caregiver when she attempts to offer comfort/consolidation

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INSECURE ATTACHMENT

48
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person mainly responsible for caring for an infant/young child

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PRIMARY CAREGIVER

49
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term for cog framework based on interactions in infancy w PRIMARY CAREGIVER that shapes expectations/interactions in relationships to others throughout life

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INTERNAL WORKING MODEL (BOWLBY)

50
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quality of being EMOTIONALLY CLOSE to another person

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RELATEDNESS

51
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according to ATTACHMENT THEORY: AUTONOMY (being capable of self-direction + RELATEDNESS (feeling close to parents emotionally) should be ___

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COMPLEMENTARY

52
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QUALITY of ATTACHMENT = due to combo of ___ of parents + ___ of child

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BHVR; TEMPERAMENT

53
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EMERGING ADULTS report ___ CLOSENESS + ___ NEGATIVE FEELINGS towards parents after they move out

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GREATER; FEWER

54
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__% of emerging ados continue to live at home thru early 20s

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25%

55
Q

__% emerging adults return home at least once after leaving home

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40%

56
Q

EUROPEAN emerging adults tend to live at home ___ than emerging adults in North America

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LONGER

57
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  1. LOWER birth rate
  2. LONGER life expectancy
  3. mvmt from predominantly RURAL to URBAN residence
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3 CHANGES THAT HAVE INFLUENCE FAM LIFE OVER PAST 2 CENTURIES

58
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emotional functions of fam pertaining to love/nurturance/attachment

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AFFECTIVE FUNCTIONS

59
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  1. INCR in divorce rate
  2. INCR in proportion of children in SINGLE-PARENT households
  3. INCR in prevalence of DUAL-EARNER fams
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3 CHANGES OVER PAST 50 YRS

60
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fams in which BOTH parents = employed

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DUAL-EARNER FAMILIES

61
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__% of marriages end in divorce before 30 yrs of marriage

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41

62
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divorce peaks after __ yrs of marriage

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3 yrs

63
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ados show ___ NEGATIVE EFFECTS after parents’ divorce than YOUNGER children

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FEWER

64
Q

outward characteristics of a fam (whether or not parents = married, etc)

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FAM STRUCTURE

65
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quality of relationships among fam members

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FAM PROCESS

66
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  1. exposure to conflict btwn parents
  2. divorce affects parenting practicies
  3. incr in economic stress
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3 ASPECTS OF FAM PROCESS REGARDING EFFECTS OF DIVORCE

67
Q

in 1st year after divorce mothers tend to be LESS AFFECTIONATE/MORE PERMISSIVE/LESS CONSISTENT in parenting

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EXAMPLE OF HOW DIVORCE AFFECTS PARENTING PRACTICES

68
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arrangement in which a professional mediator helps divorcing parents negotiate an agreement that both will find acceptable

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DIVORCE MEDIATION

69
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PHYSICAL ABUSE = MORE likely to be inflicted on ___ than on younger children

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ADOS

70
Q

___ = the more likely parent to be PHYSICALLY abusive

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FATHERS

71
Q

PHYSICAL ABUSE by a fam member happens in __% of ado pop

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10%

72
Q

___ = the more likely children to be PHYSICALLY abused

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SONS

73
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  • fam stress/probs in parents’ lives
  • poor fams
  • large fams
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CAUSES OF PHYSICAL ABUSE

74
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  • ados = more aggressive we peers/adults
  • more likely to be antisocial/substance users
  • depressions/anxiety/poor school performance
  • many ados = RESILIENT + grow up to be normal adults who do NOT abuse children
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EFFECTS OF PHYSICAL ABUSE

75
Q

SEXUAL ABUSE = most likely to be inflicted by ___/___/___

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FATHERS/STEPFATHERS/BROTHERS

76
Q

___ = the more likely children to be SEXUALLY ABUSED

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DAUGHTERS

77
Q
  • fathers feel INSECURE/INADEQUATE/SOCIALLY AWKWARD in relationships
  • fathers prefer to seek sexual satisfaction from children who are EASIER TO CONTROL
  • stepfather-daughter relationship
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CAUSES OF SEXUAL ABUSE

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  • ultimate breach of trust (exploitation)
  • victims experience depression/high anxiety/social withdrawal
  • become highly AVOIDANT or highly PROMISCUOUS in sexual bhvr
  • substance abuse/risk for psych disorders/suicidal thoughts
  • 1/3 sexually abused children demonstrate few/no symptoms
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EFFECTS OF SEXUAL ABUSE

79
Q

ados in DEVELOPED countries who leave home before reaching legal adulthood due to physical/sexual abuse/fam probs

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“RUNNING AWAY FROM HOME

80
Q

ados in DEVELOPING countries who leave home before reaching legal adulthood due to poverty

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“STREET CHILDREN”

81
Q

children who were forced to leave home by parents

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“THROWAWAYS”