Chapter 4- Leisure and Well-being

Question 1

Chronological Age

Answer 1

number of years since birth

Question 2

what are the stages of an approx. life span?

Answer 2

Infancy 
childhood
adolescence
early adulthood
middle adulthood
older adulthood

Question 3

Birth Cohort

Answer 3

a group of individuals who share the same year or decade [or longer period] of birth and subsequently share the same events in history

Question 4

4 types of well-being

Answer 4

 Physical
 Social
 Intellectual
 Emotional

Question 5

What is positive childhood physical well-being

Answer 5

play expands neuromuscular coordination and strength

Question 6

What decreases childhood physical well-being

Answer 6

increased screen time a concern because of rising obesity rates

Question 7

What increases childhood intellectual well-being? (2)

Answer 7

• Play “out-sourced” to coaches and play leaders.

- Effects on sense of autonomy, locus of control, gender identity, ….

Question 8

What increases early adulthood intellectual well-being?

Answer 8

Major life changes (e.g., relationships, employment) results in leisure becoming
more commercialized (e.g., clubs, restaurants).

Question 9

What increases middle adulthood intellectual well-being?

Answer 9

Individuals may experience the “Deadline Decade” or “Mid-Life Crisis”, with leisure being a way to come to terms with these.

Question 10

What increases older adulthood intellectual well-being?

Answer 10

• May reevaluate self, and meaning and worth of life commitments, especially in terms of, or through, one’s leisure.
• Retirement may be traumatic without meaningful leisure interests.

Question 11

Approx. ____% of children’s brain development takes place before age 4 (so play is key)

Answer 11

50%

Question 12

• parental values related to play -socioeconomic background
• school and child care – social -environments
• space,playgrounds / equipment
• culture

are factors that?

Answer 12

shape children’s play