B6: Major life events (that affect development) Flashcards
Define predictable life events?
3 Examples?
Events that are expected to happen. May have a positive or negative effect of the persons health and wellbeing.
- Marriage
- Parenthood
- Retirement
Define unpredictable life events?
3 Examples?
Events that happen unexpectedly and may have serious physical and psychological effects on the individual.
- Redundancy
- Divorce
- Bereavement
Predictable life events
What are the positive learning influences and risks of stress from marriage?
What are the positive learning influences and risks of stress from parenthood?
What are the positive learning influences and risks of stress from retirement?
Marriage
Positive learning = Experiencing emotional attachments and intimacy.
Risk of stress = Feeling threatened by intimacy/sharing possessions. Loss off independence.
Parenthood
Positive learning = Learning parenting skills.
Risk of stress = Loss of free time. Pressure from demands of baby. Feeling tired due to lack of sleep.
Retirement
Positive learning = Controlling own life - disengaging from work.
Risk of stress = Loss of contact with work colleagues. Difficulty establishing a new lifestyle.
Unpredictable life events
What are the positive learning influences and risks of stress from redundancy?
What are the positive learning influences and risks of stress from divorce?
What are the positive learning influences and risks of stress from bereavement?
Redundancy
Positive learning = Learning to adapt to changes in income/lifestyles.
Risk of stress = Anger/depression. Failure to cope with loss of income/lifestyle.
Divorce
Positive learning = Learning to cope with a new lifestyle.
Risk of stress = Resentment/depression. Grief for the loss of relationship. Possible financial hardships.
Bereavement
Positive learning = Learning to cope with loss and a new lifestyle.
Risk of stress = Grief at the loss of someone important. Refusal to accept/adapt to unwanted lifestyle.
The effects of life events on health?
Major changes in life can affect growth and development.
Loss of income (retirement/redundancy) - economic
Changes to home and community (marriage/parenthood) - environmental
Physical, psychological and financial implications (bereavement/divorce)
STRESS
What is stress?
4 ways people cope with stress?
An automatic response to dealing with challenges, causing the body to flood with hormones.
2)
- Lack of motivation.
- Over/under eating.
- Smoking/drinking.
- Anxiety attacks.
Positive impacts of stress? (2)
Negative impacts of stress? (4)
How can high levels of stress hormones affect the body’s system? (2)
1)
- A moderate level of stress makes us perform better in situations such as job interviews or public speaking.
- Stressful situations can also be exhilarating, and some people thrive on the excitement that comes with dangerous sports or other high-risk activities.
2)
- Depression/anxiety
- Sleep problems
- Weight problem
- Skin conditions (eczema)
3)
- Digestive system - Loss of appetite and irritable bowel syndrome.
- Cardiovascular system - high blood pressure and heart attacks.
What is the Holmes-Rahe readjustment rating scale (SRRS)?
In 1967, Holmes and Rahe developed a questionnaire called the SRRS, which identified major stressful life events. The SRRS identified 43 life events each with different scores for stress levels. The higher the score and the importance of each event identified, the more likely an individual was to become unwell.
3 Strengths of the SRRS?
It is useful to use the predicter for whether a person is likely to experience a mental health breakdown.
A range of different life events are on there (positive/negative/predictable/unpredictable).
Easy to use.
2 Weakness of the SRRS?
Not everyone experiences stress in the same way (e.g. divorce may be a relief rather than stressful).
These live events may not be applicable in the modern-day society.
