Psychosocial 1 Flashcards
List the charcteristics of authoritarian parenting.
Power-assertion method of discipline
Parent’s word is law and a child should do as he/she is told
Parents do not believe in giving explanations and use physical punishment
What are the positive effects of authoritarian parenting?
Children may be obedient and quiet.
What are the negative effects of authoritarian parenting?
Children may have low self-esteem, be miserable, depressed and withdrawn.
They may internalize their frustrations and blame themselves when things do not go well.As adolescents they may rebel
What is another term for permissive parenting?
Indulgent parenting
List the characteristics of permissive parenting.
Parents let the child have his/her own way
Parents place few controls; discipline is lax
Parents are nurturing and accepting
What are the positive consequences of permissive parenting?
Self-confidence
Independence
Initiative
Spontaneity
What are the negative consequences of permissive parenting?
Aggressive Unhappy Immature Disobedient Lack self-control
List the characteristics of authoritative parenting.
Parents set firm limits for the child and believe in the importance of rules and routines
Parents always explain to the child in words where he/she went wrong
Parents are always willing to listen to the child’s reasonable demands
What are the positive consequences of authoritative parenting.
Compliance Well-behaved Highly developed sense of right and wrong High self-esteem Successful Happy
List the four dimensions of parenting.
Expressions of warmth
Strategies for discipline
The quality of communication
Expectations for maturity
List the characteristics of neglectful/uninvolved parenting.
Neglectful parents are unaware of what their children are doing
Parents are indifferent toward their children
Parents seem not to care
What are the consequences of neglectful/uninvolved parenting?
Immature
Sad
Lonely
At risk of abuse
List the developmental tasks of adolescence.
Establishing an identity Developing capacity for intimacy Defining values and morals Choosing and preparing for an occupation Becoming psychologically and economically independent. Adjusting to the adult world Setting long-term life goals
Define youth.
Youth is the period during which individuals prepare themselves for adult responsibilities and roles relating to their occupation, marriage, and parenthood, and define their identity, values and goals in respect of these. This period extends from approximately 18-22 years
What are the developmental tasks relating to oneself?
- Achieving independence/responsibility
- Establishing and stabilising one’s identity
- Defining one’s values
