Health And Social Exam Flashcards
Give two changes someone might experience during menopause
Irregular periods
Weight gain
Examples of expected life events
Leaving education Becoming a parent Leaving home Marriage Moving house Retirement
Physical signs of the ageing process in later adulthood
Wrinkles due to loss of elasticity in skin
Hair loss
Grey hair
Hearing loss
Physical changes that happen during adolescence
Pubic hair
Boobs
Curves
Define the term self-image
How a person sees themselves
Define the term role model
A person who sets an example for someone else
Define the term menopause
A life stage all women eventually go through and is a change in there menstrual cycle/hormones
Activities that can help promote independence
Learning to drive
Getting a job
Moving house/living alone
Examples of lifestyle choices that affect health
Smoking Alcohol abuse Drug abuse Exercise Diet
Social effect of retirement
More free time to go out and do activities they enjoy
More time to pursue hobbies.
Economic effect of retirement
More money to buy things someone may need or want
Can afford holidays, trips/days out
How does a low income affect growth and development
Can’t buy correct nutritional food - negative impact on growth
Not enough money to go out with friends - negative effect on all (PIES) development
Positive effects of living in a share house
Split cost of bills - more money to go out and do things they enjoy
Surrounded by other people - comfort, not as worried, less stressful.
Negative effects of living in a share house
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
Possible effects of a couple no longer working together (due to retirement)
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)
How might not being able to go to the gym due to an injury affect development?
Upset - no longer able to do something they enjoy
Might start to gain weight
Loose motivation
Feature of formal support
Confidential
Comes from a professional (not friends and family)
An example of informal support
Talk to family members and other friends to see what they think
An example of formal support
Doctors
Nurses
Councillors
Teacher
Examples of how redundancy could have a negative impact on social development
Might not have enough money to go out with friends
Isolation from those at work
Effects of menopause on emotional well being
More emotional because hormone levels changing
Depressed because of getting old
Formal support following someone’s death
Bereavement counselling
Positive effect on emotional development after getting married
Someone to share life with
Consider starting a family
Negative effect on social development after getting married
Someone else to think about, unable to go out as much or as often as they would like
What type of development is chess important for?
Intellectual development
Identify one way that discussing chess problems with school friends could influence emotional development
Changes in self confidence, self-esteem, self image
How could leaving college negatively affect development
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
Examples of unexpected life events
Death of a partner, relative or friend Accident/injury Promotion Imprisonment Unemployment
What activity promotes “following movement”
Hang a mobile over the cot
What activity helps a child recognise the sound of their own name?
Using their name frequently
What does providing toys that rattle do?
Helps child recognise different sounds
What will hanging a mirror at eye level help?
Help a child recognise their own face and encourage speaking
What will help a child develop their sense of touch?
Give tactile books/toys - fluffy books
Effect of death on social development
Isolation due to feelings of loneliness
Effect of death on emotional development
Upset and lonely
Anxious about child not having make role model
Identify one possible effect of someone’s death on life choices
Irrational decisions due to feeling depressed
