Unit 1 Sheet 4
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- Unit 1 - health and social care - page 4
- Psychological Factors
- Having positive relationships with others is important
- They help with times in our lives we need the support from family and friends to get through hard times
- For example, some children grow up in care and may have a negative idea on their self-esteem as they are different from other children
- Stress
- Stress experienced at any life stage and affects emotional development as causes negative feelings
- Physical: Appetite/digestion impaired leads to loss of weight
- Intellectual: can't concentate-unfinished tasks/memory decreases
- Emotional: feel unhappy and may lead to depression
- Social: Affect social development if it causes difficulties in relationships with others
- Growing up in care
- More likely to be excluded from school and achieve fewer and lower grade qualifications.
- They have to deal with sexual peer pressure and puberty with no parental role models
- More likely to experience teenage pregnancies
- Worry about prejudice from others who may view them negativley
- Supportive foster parents and teachers can provide stability for the child
- Relationships with family
- Parents give their children security and accept them for who they are and this is known as unconditional acceptance
- Family is important because:
- Provides you with education and socialisation
- Supports you emotionally and financially
- Protects your health and well being through care and guidance
- Friendship patterns
- Important for growth and development
- Having positive relationships with others lead to the development of good self-image and high self-esteem
- Most people enjoy spending time with others and taking part in social activites
- However, friends can cause distress others by through their actions
- Psychological Factors
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