health and social care paper 1

Schaffer and emerson stages of attachment

Asocial(0-8) respond to any caregiver

Indiscrimate(2-7) prefer primary but accepts all

Specific( 7-9) prefers primary caregiver

Multiple(1+)

Gessells matuartion theory

Disagreed with the theorists who thought it was fully nature> Children develop through similar and predictable sequences at their own pace. Physically and intellectual development genetically determined.

18months- 4.5 yrs- emotional outbursts

5-8yrs- more confidence

9-17yrs- anxiety during odd number

stress diathesis model

Aims to help explain how stress can be caused by nurture can interact with an individuals nature to play apart in the development of psychological disorders.

High stress levels can trigger onset of mental illness for those with a predisposition.

stress diathesis model critics

Does not give any answers to whether development throughout lifespan is down to nature or nurture.

Most useful to assume both nature and nurture interact to influence a person

Huntington’s disease

Inherited neurodegenerative disorder causes progressive damage to certain nerves in cells.

Memory lapses, stumbling and clumsiness, involuntary jerking, difficulty moving, depression.

no cure

Dunchenne Muscular dystrophy

gradual weakening of muscles, difficulty with running or jumping, difficulty getting up from the floor.

Corticosteroid medicine

Stages of play

solo play (0-1)

parallel play(18 months - 2yrs)

associative play (3-4yrs)

Co- operative play(4-8yrs)

Cardiovascular problems

Lack of green spaces and poor quality houses can lead to stress to an individual increasing blood pressure which can lead to strokes.

Lifestyle- poor diet, smoking, drinking and lack of physical activity.

atherosclerosis

narrowing of the arteries and other blood vesseles due to fats such as cholesterol being laid down in the walls of blood vessels.

osteoarthritis

a progressive degenerate disease affecting joints causing cartilage to become rough and thin, bone thicken and grow outwards forming bony spurs.

symptoms of osteoarthritis

pain, stiffness, crepitus, swelling, not being able to use joints normally.

Nervous tissue degeneration

The degeneration of the nervous tissue is where the tissues of the nervous system break down and stop working. Degenerative diseases of the nervous system can affect body functions such as movement, talking, balance and functions of the heart.