ANSWERS
/family - Answer-two or more people who have chosen to live together and share
interests, roles, and resources. all families are bound together by attachment and
commitment
/.what do all family's share? - Answer-goals of survival and personal fulfillment of family
members.
/.what are the basic functions of the family? - Answer-physical maintenance of family
members, protection, nurturance, socialization, education, reproduction, and recreation.
/.what distinct stages of development do families go through? - Answer-couple,
childbearing, grown child, and the older family stage
/.what can influence the child's development? - Answer-birth order
/.depending how family members relate to each other, families can be classified as... -
Answer-autocratic, authoritative, permissive, or uninvolved
/.primary prevention of family violence - Answer-is aimed at reducing the risk through
teaching parenting skills
/.secondary prevention of family violence - Answer-focused on rehabilitation after the
abuse has occurred
/.Growth - Answer-increase in size
/.development - Answer-refers to the acquisition of skills
/.growth and development occur simultaneously and are ... - Answer-interdependent
/.mauration - Answer-total process in which a child's potential unfolds, regardless of
practice.
/.what are the two major influences on growth and development? - Answer-heredity and
environment
/.what are the 5 universally recognized basic assumptions about growth and
development are that they... - Answer-1. progress in an orderly manner (simple to
complex)
2. are continuous processes
3. occur at highly individualized rates