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Hayleys Vocab.
Chapter 11 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Interdependence | Where the events that affect one member of the family often affects others consciously or unconsciously. |
| Caring family | A family in which each person sees the relationship between his or her behavior and the success of the family as a unit. |
| Responsible | Being dependable and reliable. |
| Respect | Seeing someone as a worthwhile individual. |
| Concern | Having a special intrest in what happens in the lives of other family members. |
| Open Expression | Sharing, Leveling, and accepting. |
| Sharing | Letting others of the family know your personal thoughts, feelings, and opinions. |
| Leveling | Letting others know how you feel about them and their behavior. |
| Accepting | This means respecting the other person's right to his or her own opinions and feelings, even if we dont agree. |
| Crises | Major problems that have a great effect on the people involved. |
| Domestic Violence | Family violence |
| Physical Abuse | Abuse that involves hitting, kicking, tripping, chocking, bitting, or threatening with a weapon. |
| Emotional Abuse | Purposely harming the self-concept of a family member by insulting and undermining a persons confidence. |
| Sexual Abuse | Abuse that involves unwanted sexual contact. |
| Child Abuse | The physical or mental injury, sexual abuse, negligent treatment, or maltreatment of a child under the age of 18. |
| Incest | Sexual activity between persons who are closely related. |
| Child Neglect | Failure to meet a child's physical or emotional needs. |
| Physical Neglect | Neglect that occurs if parents or persons legally responsible dont supply food, clothing, shelter, education, and medical care. |
| Emotional Neglect | Failure to provide children with love and affection. |
| Substance Abuse | Involves misusing drugs, including alcohl, to a potentially harmful level. |
| Divorce | Occurs as a result of stress in various areas, such as tension in marriage,financial problems, family violence, and substance abuse. |
| Custody | The assumption by a parent of the responsibility for the day-to-day decisions affecting the health, education, and welfare of the children. |
| Joint Custody | Custody in which the parents share equally in the responsibility for the children, with each parent having equal rights in dicision making and spending time with the children. |
| Suicide | The taking of one's own life. |
| Support Group | A group of people who share a similar problem or concern. |