Health Vocab Chapter 5
Terms
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- meaningful associations with others
- Relationships
- legal agreement to end a marriage
- Divorce
- consists of a mother and father and their child or children living together in one household
- Nuclear Family
- the legal process by which parents take another person’s child into their family to be raised as their own
- Adoption
- a family in which only one parent lives with the child or children
- Single-Parent Family
- a network of close relatives living together or near each other
- Extended Family
- consists of a biological parent, a stepparent and the children of one or both parents
- Blended Family
- a family in which an adult or couple provides care and a temporary home for children whose biological parents are unable to care for them
- Foster Family
- the process of teaching children to behave in a way that is acceptable to the family and to society
- Socialization
- an arrangement in which spouses live apart and try to work out their problems
- Separation
- a punishment that leaves a mark
- Physical Abuse
- when an adult uses a child or adolescent for sexual purposes
- Sexual Abuse
- the nonphysical mistreatment of a person
- Emotional Abuse
- the failure of parents to give their child love and emotional support
- Emotional Neglect
- the sharing of information, thoughts, and feelings
- Communication
- brothers and sisters
- Siblings
- a network of people who help each other cope with a particular problem
- Support Group