Ch. 1 - 4 Flashcards
What is human alternatives?
examines the central role in the individual in interpreting the wider social environment
Which of the following is not a limitation of the life course perspective?
It is difficult to identify patterns with homogeneous populations
It is estimated that there are 105 males born for every 100 females in the world. True of false?
True
The death of a parent will always serve as a turning point in the life of a child. True or false?
False
What is interdependent lives?
examines the central role of the family in interpreting the wider social environment
Researchers who study resilient children examine only the adverse experiences that have influenced children. True or false?
True
What is human agency?
examines the central role of the individual in interpreting the wider social environment
What is pleiotrophy?
principle that explains how the same gene can influence seemingly unrelated systems
Increased medical technology has simplified the bioethical concerns for social works providing genetic counseling. True or false?
False
Pregnancy is one of the most common reasons that a person will be admitted to the hospital. True or false?
True
Which of the following birth control options is the most effective? injectables, intrauterine device, implant, contractive patch.
Intrauterine device
In the United States, the social meaning of childbearing has changed rather dramatically over the past 30 years. Case Study 2.1: The Thompsons’ Premature Birth is an example of ______.
spouses returning home unexpectedly from a war zone
______ of contraception may be considered for a woman who prefers to think about birth control once every 1–3 months.
intramuscular injection methods
According to the text, which of the following can cause anxiety for toddlers?
reactions to losing self-control
The overproduction of synapses during critical periods during the first year of life is known as ____.
blooming
What is Erikson’s psychosocial challenge for toddlerhood?
autonomy versus shame and doubt
The three components of a developmental niche are physical and social setting of daily life, customs of childcare and child-rearing, and ____.
psychology of the caregivers
The _____ reflex allows infants to turn their head toward a food source in order to prepare to feed when they are signaled with a stimulus to the cheek or mouth.
tooting
By the age of 5, the child’s brain has undergone a process called lateralization which can best be defined as the process by which the brain ____.
hemispheres begin to develop more specific functions
According to Piaget, a child of age 3 can begin to see the perspectives of others due to their increasing cognitive abilities. True or false?
False
The ____ parenting style is best characterized as cold and highly controlling.
authoritarian
During the preconventional stage of Kohlberg’s model of moral reasoning, the child will use social contracts and cooperation as a guide in moral reasoning. True or false?
False
Fighting over toys and space is an example of _____ aggression.
instrumental
_____ is the growing capacity to understand the self in relation to others.
self-esteem
