Temperment Flashcards
What heavily influences the parent’s parenting style and leads to particular behavioral responses?
Temperament
Temperament is defined as
manner of thinking, behaving and reacting characteristic of an individual
refers to the person’s way of dealing with life
behavioral tendencies/style and individuality
Temperament starts when
at birth through certain behaviors and the parent’s responses to those needs
The easy child
even-tempered
positive mood (smiles at strangers)
regular and predictable
+ Approach to new stimuli
open and adaptable to change
- accept rules
- team player
What percentage of children are easy tempered?
40%
The slow to warm up child
Cautious
withdraws quietly from anything new
adapt slowly with repeated contact
passive resistance to change in routine
inactive and moody but moderate irregularity in functions
What percentage of children are slow to warm up?
15%
The difficult child
highly active
irritable - predominately negative
unpredictable
irregular with schedules
withdrawal
require a more structured environment
adapt slowly
frequent periods of crying and frustrations with violent tantrums
The difficult child represents what percentage?
10%
Which temperaments are more vulnerable to the development of behavior problems in the early and middle
childhood?
difficult
slow to warm up
The more dissonance or lack of harmony, between the child’s temperament and the parent’s ability to accept and deal with the behavior, the greater risk for
subsequent parent-child conflicts
Is there a genetic component to temperament?
yes, because we see variations in activity level in utero from constant moving to more sedentary
Temperament characteristics (9 attributes)
activity level (motor, active or inactive)
repetitive rhythms (regularity, predictability vs unpredictability)
Approach/Withdrawal (initial response to new stimuli)
Adaptability (adjustments)
threshold of responsiveness (intensity of stimuli to evoke a response)
intensity of reaction (response strength)
quality of mood (+, neutral, -)
distractibility (ease of diversion)
Attention span and persistence (length of activity interest)
Who are the famous researchers of children temperament?
Chess and Thomas
Which temperament child is more prone to injuries and problems in school?
Difficult
Mixed temperament
some but not all characteristics of categories
inconsistent with responses
35%
Significance of Temperament
“degree of fit”
- parents don’t repond appropriately by accepting the behavior and the child may have behavioral problems
-Anticipatory guidance
What is the best preventative method of dealing with temperament children?
Anticipatory guidance
- such as Growth and Development and childbearing practices
Nursing CARE involving child temperament
approach of the child
Assessment
Interventions
Teachings
Procedures need to be done with a difficult child, how might the nurse explain the situation to the child?
single explanation and do it quickly
Procedures need to be done with an easy child, how might the nurse explain the situation to the child?
step by step through with them
Activity abilities of different temperament
motor, active or inactive
Repetitive rhythms ability of different temperaments
Establishes what with the child in the future
regularity, predictability vs unpredictability
Approach/Withdrawal abilities of different temperaments means
initial response to new stimuli
Adaptability of different temperaments means
adjustments
Threshold of response ability of different temperaments
intensity of stimuli to evoke a response
Intensity of reaction in different temperaments
What does it mean?
response strength
Quality of mood in different temperament
Positive
Neutral
Negative
Distractibility means what in different temperaments
ease of diversion
Attention span and persistence means what in temperament
length of activity interest
How does the slow to grow child express pain?
Whimpering
Not say much about it
But sit quietly and watch
How does the easy child express pain?
usually unexpressed ut if asked will tell you
How does the difficult child express pain?
Crying
Violent tantrums
