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Human Development Across the Life Span
Chapter 15 Human Development And The Family
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
03/10/2013

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Family systems theory
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The family , like the human body, is truly a whole consisting of interrelated parts, each of which affects and is affected by every other pat, and each of which contributes to the functioning of the whole
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Nuclear family
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Typically consists of father, mother, and at least one child
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Coparenting
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The ways in which two parents coordinate their parenting and function well as a team in relation to their children
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Extended family household
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Parents and their children live with other kin - grandparents, aunts etc.
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Family life cycle
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A sequence of changes in family composition, roles, and relationships from the time people marry until they die
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Linked lives
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Our development as individuals is intertwined with that of other family members
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Reconstituted families
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Blended families, that include at least a parent, a stepparent, and a child
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Indirect effects
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Ability to influence the behavior of the spouse Acceptnce-responsi
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Acceptance-responsiveness
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The extent to which the parents are supportive, sensitive to their children's needs, and willing to provide affection and praise when their children meet their expectations
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Demandingness-control
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Refers to how much control over decisions lies with the parent as opposed to with the child
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Patterns of child rearing - page 502
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Parent effects model
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Assumes that influences run one way, from parent to child
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Child effects model
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Highlights the influences of children on their parents
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Transactional model
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Parent and child are seen as influencing one another reciprocally
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Sibling rivalry
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Spirit of competition, jealousy, and resentment between brothers and sisters
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Autonomy
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Capacitiy to make decisions independently and manage life tasks without being overly dependent on other people
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Empty nest
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Describes the family after the departure of the last child
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Middle generation squeeze
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Situation of middle-aged adults pressured by demands from both the younger and the older generations simultaneously
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Caregiver burden
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Psychological distress associated with the demands of providing care for someone with physical or cognitive impairments
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Cohabitation
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Living with a romantic partner without being married
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Spillover effects
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Ways in which events at work affect home life and events at home carry over into the workplace
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Child abuse
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Mistreating or harming a child physically, emotionally, or sexually
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Child maltreatment
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A broad term that includes both abuse and neglect of the child's basic needs
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Intergenerational transmission of parenting
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Passing down from generation to generation of parenting styles, abusive or otherwise
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