Chapter 9 Flashcards
parental warmth
The degree to which parents are accepting, responsive, and compassionate with their children.
parental control
The degree to which parents set limits, enforce rules, and maintain discipline with children.
authoritative parents
Parents who are warm and exert firm control.
authoritarian parents
Parents who exert firm control but are rejecting or unresponsive to their children.
permissive parents
Parents who are warm but have little control over their children.
rejecting/neglecting parents
Parents who don’t set limits and are unresponsive to their children’s needs.
discipline
Techniques used to teach children appropriate behavior.
punishment
Techniques used to eliminate or reduce undesirable behavior.
gender cultures
Different spheres of influence based on the differences that exist between male and female playgroups and affiliations.
play
A pleasurable activity that is actively engaged in on a voluntary basis, is intrinsically motivated, and contains some nonliteral element.
sociodramacity play
Play that involves acting out different social rules or characters.
self
The characteristics, emotions, and beliefs people have about themselves, including an understanding that people are unique individuals.
I-self
The conscious awareness that you exist as a separate and unique person and that you can affect others.
me-self
What you know about yourself and how you describe yourself.
self-regulation
The ability to control our own thoughts, behaviors, and emotions and change them to meet the demands of the situation.
