Social Development Flashcards
Why is play important in social development?
Play allows children to use their creativity while developing their imagination, dexterity, and physical, intellectual, social and emotional strength. Play is important to healthy brain development. It is through play that children at a very early age engage and interact in the world around them.
Can you name and describe 3 stages of play?
Solo (on own), parallel (beside another), cooperative (with others)
Why are friendships and relationships important to social development?
They can help boost your self worth, improve your mood, help you to reach your goals, reduce stress and depression, support you through rough times, support you as you age and helps develop your social skills.
How can peer pressure affect social development?
It can help your child develop the coping skills necessary for adulthood. Peer pressure might encourage teens to become more active in athletics or to avoid risky behaviors. Or it could lead them to try alcohol or drugs, skip school or engage in other negative behaviours.
What activities develop independence throughout the life stages?
Giving them task to do by themselves e.g. dressing, school, clubs, let them make mistakes and try new experiences, getting a job, earning money, college, university, moving away from home, paying bills, moving house, having a family, changing jobs, looking after a parent, retirement, living alone, choosing where to live.
What are predictable life events?
These are events that are expected to happen at a particular time, e.g. starting school, marriage, employment, moving house, starting a family, retirement, leaving home.
What are unpredictable life events?
These are events that happen unexpectedly e.g. death, accident, injury, serious illness, divorce, redundancy, changing employment, promotion etc.
How do major life events affect development?
Effects on development can be both positive and negative. Positive builds resilience, self concept and ability to cope with other events. Negative diminishes self concept, can cause physical and mental harm, stress and depression.
What is the Holmes-Rahe social readjustment rating scale?
it identifies a person life change units to work out percentage chance of suffering from stress. There are 43 stressful life events awarded a life change unit depending on how traumatic it was felt to be. A total value for stressful life events can be worked out by adding up the scores over a 12 month period.
What is classed as the highest and lowest stressful life event?
Death of a spouse 100 points and minor violations of law 11 points.
