ch 6 part 6 review Flashcards
If divorce is associated with less resources or inept parenting or increased/sustained conflict divorce will be ______
the best choice
If parents’ relationship is unhappy and stressful, divorce sometimes can be ______
advantageous
Marital conflict, nevertheless, is associated with__________ in children from intact (never-divorced) families
emotional problems
children in divorced families do have significant adjustment problems(trure or false )
false , majority of children from divorced family dont have issues
what proplems do children from divorced families have :
Academic problems
Externalizing and internalizing behaviors
Less social competence
Become sexually active at an early age
Drug use
Lower self-esteem
Emotion Security after divorce :
Socially mature and responsible, easy temperament children are better in coping
Difficult temperament often have problems in coping
Gay and Lesbian Parents
______of same-sex couples raising children
Just as popular as their peers
No differences in adjustment or mental health
Majority have a ________orientation
lehz be yn
les bian
20%, heterosexual
Peers
children of about the same age or maturity level
Functions of a child’s peer group :
can be necessary for normal socioemotional development
receive feedback about their abilities
arguing and agreeing
negotiating in playing
Play
pleasurable activity
Plag rbl
plea sure able
the importance of play :
important for cognitive development
allows the child to work off frustrations
analyze the child’s conflicts
and ways of coping with them
Piaget vs vygotsky in play importance
piaget : practice their cognitive skills
Relaxing and pleasurable
vygotsky : symbolic and make-believe component
Creativity, scaffolding
Types of Play
sensorimotor and practice play
pretense/symbolic play
social play
constructive play
games
the repetition of behavior
Occurs when a skill needs to be mastered either physically or cognitively
practise play
transforms the physical environment into a symbol
Table to Car
Pretense/symbolic play
interaction with peers
turn-taking behaviors
Social play
activities that are engaged in for pleasure
social games with rules of reciprocity/turn-taking
games
combines sensorimotor/practice play with symbolic representation
Various activities: stacking, arranging, drawing
Constructive play
Television’ passive influence :
making them passive learners
distracting them from doing homework
teaching them stereotypes
providing them with violent models of aggression
presenting them with unrealistic views of the world
association with weight gain
television ‘s possitve influence
presenting motivating educational programs
increasing their information about the world beyond their immediate environment
providing models of prosocial behavior
Saturday morning cartoons show on average more than______ per hour
25 violent acts
Very influential on children’s behavior
television
Many spend more time in front of the television set than they do with their parents
average of ________hours a day
2 to 4