HDFS EXAM 3 STUDY GUIDE
Definition and purpose of mindfulness and compassion - Answers -paying attention on
purpose, in the present moment, with non judgment, curiosity and kindness
Basic difference between sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system - Answers
-parasympathetic= rest and digest, sympathetic=fight or flight
Basic difference between learned helplessness and learned optimism - Answers -
Permanent, pervasive, personal vs.move to learned optimism
Sex - Answers -Biological dimension of being female, male, neither or both
medical term designating a certain combo of gonads and chromosomes, external
gender organs, secondary sex characteristics and hormone imbalances
gender - Answers -gender=the socio cultural dimension of feeling female, male,
neither, or both
classification system that ascribes qualities of masculinity and femininity to people
Gender identity - Answers -how you identify in society
Gender role - Answers -how society expects you to act
heterosexual men= - Answers -Be tough, be aggressive
Be dominant
Don't cry
Don't be emotional
Don't hug
Be a protector/ provider
Procreate
heterosexual women - Answers -Be pretty
Be sensitive
Be emotional be sexual(not slutty),
Be silent
Be compliant
Don't be too athletic (or people will wonder if you are lesbian),
Homosexual men - Answers -Be feminine, emotional and sensitive
Be into fashion, tidy apartments
Be fit, in good shape
Have lots of female friends
Be attracted to all men
Be promiscuous, avoid relationships
Have a certain way of talking
homosexual
, Homosexual women - Answers -Be masculine
Don't like men
Only hang out with other women
Hate wearing makeup, dressing up, being feminine
Hate wearing makeup, dressing up
Be into sports
Were tomboys as kids
Transgender individuals - Answers -Drag queens/ kings
cross dresser
Transsexual
d. How children learn gender roles and the influence of parents, peers, school/teachers,
and society/media - Answers -Observation and imitation of parents/siblings, peers,
teachers, or media images
Children are punished for gender inappropriate behavior
Girls can be tomboys; boys can't be effeminate
Adolescence is a particularly important time in gender socialization; pressure to behave
more stereotypically increases
Definition of identity development and Erikson's perspective - Answers -Achieving
identity involves processing a sense of who you are, where you are heading and where
you fit in society
Lengthy process that begins in infancy and continues through adulthood
In adolescence, it moves to forefront; now we have the cognitive ability to think
abstractly about who we are
Adolescents become preoccupied with questions about their essential character
Common issues and questions that shape identity development - Answers -self in
relationships
sexual identity
ethnic identity
intellectual identity
interests/ values
body image
spirituality/religiously
vocational issues
political ideology
Independence - Answers -the process of separation and individuation from family is
critical in identity development
we want to become our own person while remaining connected to our family
just like protraction and exploration in infancy, we want to know our parents are there for
us but be given freedom to explore
family=secure base
Definition and purpose of mindfulness and compassion - Answers -paying attention on
purpose, in the present moment, with non judgment, curiosity and kindness
Basic difference between sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system - Answers
-parasympathetic= rest and digest, sympathetic=fight or flight
Basic difference between learned helplessness and learned optimism - Answers -
Permanent, pervasive, personal vs.move to learned optimism
Sex - Answers -Biological dimension of being female, male, neither or both
medical term designating a certain combo of gonads and chromosomes, external
gender organs, secondary sex characteristics and hormone imbalances
gender - Answers -gender=the socio cultural dimension of feeling female, male,
neither, or both
classification system that ascribes qualities of masculinity and femininity to people
Gender identity - Answers -how you identify in society
Gender role - Answers -how society expects you to act
heterosexual men= - Answers -Be tough, be aggressive
Be dominant
Don't cry
Don't be emotional
Don't hug
Be a protector/ provider
Procreate
heterosexual women - Answers -Be pretty
Be sensitive
Be emotional be sexual(not slutty),
Be silent
Be compliant
Don't be too athletic (or people will wonder if you are lesbian),
Homosexual men - Answers -Be feminine, emotional and sensitive
Be into fashion, tidy apartments
Be fit, in good shape
Have lots of female friends
Be attracted to all men
Be promiscuous, avoid relationships
Have a certain way of talking
homosexual
, Homosexual women - Answers -Be masculine
Don't like men
Only hang out with other women
Hate wearing makeup, dressing up, being feminine
Hate wearing makeup, dressing up
Be into sports
Were tomboys as kids
Transgender individuals - Answers -Drag queens/ kings
cross dresser
Transsexual
d. How children learn gender roles and the influence of parents, peers, school/teachers,
and society/media - Answers -Observation and imitation of parents/siblings, peers,
teachers, or media images
Children are punished for gender inappropriate behavior
Girls can be tomboys; boys can't be effeminate
Adolescence is a particularly important time in gender socialization; pressure to behave
more stereotypically increases
Definition of identity development and Erikson's perspective - Answers -Achieving
identity involves processing a sense of who you are, where you are heading and where
you fit in society
Lengthy process that begins in infancy and continues through adulthood
In adolescence, it moves to forefront; now we have the cognitive ability to think
abstractly about who we are
Adolescents become preoccupied with questions about their essential character
Common issues and questions that shape identity development - Answers -self in
relationships
sexual identity
ethnic identity
intellectual identity
interests/ values
body image
spirituality/religiously
vocational issues
political ideology
Independence - Answers -the process of separation and individuation from family is
critical in identity development
we want to become our own person while remaining connected to our family
just like protraction and exploration in infancy, we want to know our parents are there for
us but be given freedom to explore
family=secure base
