Health And Social Exam Flashcards

1
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Give two changes someone might experience during menopause

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Irregular periods

Weight gain

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2
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Examples of expected life events

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Leaving education
Becoming a parent 
Leaving home
Marriage 
Moving house 
Retirement
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3
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Physical signs of the ageing process in later adulthood

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Wrinkles due to loss of elasticity in skin
Hair loss
Grey hair
Hearing loss

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4
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Physical changes that happen during adolescence

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Pubic hair
Boobs
Curves

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5
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Define the term self-image

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How a person sees themselves

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6
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Define the term role model

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A person who sets an example for someone else

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7
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Define the term menopause

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A life stage all women eventually go through and is a change in there menstrual cycle/hormones

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8
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Activities that can help promote independence

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Learning to drive
Getting a job
Moving house/living alone

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9
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Examples of lifestyle choices that affect health

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Smoking 
Alcohol abuse 
Drug abuse 
Exercise 
Diet
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10
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Social effect of retirement

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More free time to go out and do activities they enjoy

More time to pursue hobbies.

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11
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Economic effect of retirement

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More money to buy things someone may need or want

Can afford holidays, trips/days out

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12
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How does a low income affect growth and development

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Can’t buy correct nutritional food - negative impact on growth
Not enough money to go out with friends - negative effect on all (PIES) development

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13
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Positive effects of living in a share house

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Split cost of bills - more money to go out and do things they enjoy
Surrounded by other people - comfort, not as worried, less stressful.

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14
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Negative effects of living in a share house

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Stressful - have to share resources when everyone might need the same thing at the same time (could lead to disagreements)
Anxious, uncomfortable and isolated - might not get along with everyone straight away
Upset - miss home

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15
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Possible effects of a couple no longer working together (due to retirement)

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Drift apart - used to seeing each other a lot at work (one partner occupied)
Left out - the retired partner would have more free time to do things (working partner unable to join in)

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16
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How might not being able to go to the gym due to an injury affect development?

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Upset - no longer able to do something they enjoy
Might start to gain weight
Loose motivation

17
Q

Feature of formal support

A

Confidential

Comes from a professional (not friends and family)

18
Q

An example of informal support

A

Talk to family members and other friends to see what they think

19
Q

An example of formal support

A

Doctors
Nurses
Councillors
Teacher

20
Q

Examples of how redundancy could have a negative impact on social development

A

Might not have enough money to go out with friends

Isolation from those at work

21
Q

Effects of menopause on emotional well being

A

More emotional because hormone levels changing

Depressed because of getting old

22
Q

Formal support following someone’s death

A

Bereavement counselling

23
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Positive effect on emotional development after getting married

A

Someone to share life with

Consider starting a family

24
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Negative effect on social development after getting married

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Someone else to think about, unable to go out as much or as often as they would like

25
Q

What type of development is chess important for?

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Intellectual development

26
Q

Identify one way that discussing chess problems with school friends could influence emotional development

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Changes in self confidence, self-esteem, self image

27
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How could leaving college negatively affect development

A

Intellectual development stopped - no longer learning
Emotionally stressed - finding a job more difficult than what she thought
Social development - no longer see her usual friends

28
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Examples of unexpected life events

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Death of a partner, relative or friend 
Accident/injury 
Promotion 
Imprisonment
Unemployment
29
Q

What activity promotes “following movement”

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Hang a mobile over the cot

30
Q

What activity helps a child recognise the sound of their own name?

A

Using their name frequently

31
Q

What does providing toys that rattle do?

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Helps child recognise different sounds

32
Q

What will hanging a mirror at eye level help?

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Help a child recognise their own face and encourage speaking

33
Q

What will help a child develop their sense of touch?

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Give tactile books/toys - fluffy books

34
Q

Effect of death on social development

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Isolation due to feelings of loneliness

35
Q

Effect of death on emotional development

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Upset and lonely

Anxious about child not having make role model

36
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Identify one possible effect of someone’s death on life choices

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Irrational decisions due to feeling depressed