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