Midterm Flashcards
What is “socialization”?
set of interpersonal processes through which cultural meaning and social values are evolved and passed on
With toddlers and preschool-aged infants, parents and caretakers have an active role in teaching __________.
socializing
What is “developmental parenting”?
appropriate for a particular child, acknowledging their individual and unique abilities while also considering their developmental age
Nicotine during pregnancy can lead to what 3 things?
low birth weight, higher incidence of asthma, and other respiratory illnesses
Infants born to women who are addicted to crack cocaine (cocaine in a smokable form) are also ________ and must receive _______ _______ ____ following birth
addicted, special medical care
What are three “destructive behaviors” that can harm the outcome of a healthy pregnancy?
using illicit drugs, misusing prescription drugs, and imbibing alcohol
Alcohol use can lead to _____ _______ ________ (FAS), which is a debilitating condition in infants and is associated with maternal alcohol abuse.
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
For mothers, high levels of _______ and __________ before a pregnancy may signal other stressors that require expert medical and, possibly, psychiatric attention, and should be regarded as part of the planning to transition into parenthood.
anxiety, depression
This approach falls within an ecological context and describes family functioning in ways that resemble other systems found in nature, such as the solar system and ecological systems.
Family Systems Theory
Family groups strive to maintain stability over time and adapt _____, __________, _______ and goals.
rules, behaviors, roles
a microcosm of the larger family system that mirrors the functioning of this group
subsystems
___-__-____ contact between each parent and the newborn, as well as the expression of ________ _________ and ___ _______, are believed to facilitate emotional bonding
skin-to-skin, physical affection, eye contact
An estimated ___ of women suffer from significant depression, perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, and related conditions
15%
a type of clinical depression that includes feelings of not wanting to provide care for the infant, severe mood swings, continual fatigue, lack of joy in life, and/or withdrawal from relationships
postpartum depression
this family emerges when children who have been launched into independence return home to their family of origin
renested family
Another name for “renested” (the children who come back).
Boomerang kids.
This family is formed when at least one of the adult partners remarries or when a couple cohabit and children are involved
Blended Family
This family is formed when grandparents may be faced with the responsibility of raising their grandchildren, and possibly providing some financial support for their own children
Kinship Families
When the demands from both the older and the younger generations fuel role strain within a parent, they can be referred to as what?
Sandwich Generation
____ _________ ideally implies that both parents will contribute equally, responding to what the specific situations may demand, rather than giving a response based on traditional gender roles, even though each parent may bring different strengths to the parent–child relationship.
Dual parenting
In ____-_______ families, the ideal would be that all tasks are shared, from income-producing work and household-related labor, to the nurturing and raising of the offspring.
Dual income
What is “responsive care”?
expressed when a parent determines what a child’s needs are, but this determination can only occur because of the feedback loop between parent and child
What is damaging and has a long range detrimental outcomes?
Corporal Punishment
In 1979, ______ became the first country to formally ban all corporal punishment
Sweden