BTEC LEVEL 3 (RQF) HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE - UNIT 1- LEARNING AIM B 2023 Update A+

nature - ANS-the influence of our inherited characteristics on our personality, physical growth, intellectual growth, and social interactions nurture - ANS-(v.) to bring up, care for, train, nourish; (n.) rearing, training, upbringing maturation - ANS-the internally programmed growth of a child Gesell's Maturational Theory - ANS-predetermined biological plan for development Stress-Diathesis Model - ANS-Says that while genetic inheritance provides biological predisposition for schizophrenia, stressors elicit the onset of the disease Bandura's Social Learning Theory - ANS-Emphasizing learning through observation, vicarious learning and modeling positive reinforcement - ANS-increasing behaviors by presenting positive reinforcers. A positive reinforcer is any stimulus that, when presented after a response, strengthens the response. genetic predisposition - ANS-an inherited genetic pattern that makes one susceptible to a certain disease cystic fibrosis - ANS-A genetic disorder that is present at birth and affects both the respiratory and digestive systems. brittle bone disease - ANS-A group of diseases that affect collagen and result in fragile bones Huntington's disease - ANS-Genetic disorder that causes progressive deterioration of brain cells. caused by a dominant allele. symptoms do not appear until about the age of 30. Down Syndrome - ANS-a condition of intellectual disability and associated physical disorders caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21. susceptibility - ANS-lack of resistance to a disease diabetes - ANS-A condition in which the body is unable to produce enough insulin, the hormone required for the metabolism of sugar... Continues...