By Margarete Parrish
This ebook explains the huge foundation of views on which we construct an realizing of people's behaviours and why we reply within the manner we do.
summary: This ebook explains the large foundation of views on which we construct an figuring out of people's behaviours and why we reply within the approach we do
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Social workers must be particularly sensitive to the complex needs of children and their families in cases involving prenatal exposure to alcohol and other drugs. Maternal substance use is discussed further in Chapters 12 and 14. In part because of their legality, the foetal effects of alcohol and tobacco are better documented than those for other teratogens. While the foetal effects of such substances as cocaine and cannabis are noteworthy, the interpretation of their effects is complicated by variables such as maternal nutrition, lifestyle, and the likely combination of those drugs with alcohol and/or tobacco.
2004; Sigelman and Rider 2012). 2). Ways in which new genetic characteristics emerge are now understood to result from the addition of new alleles. The processes by which genes are removed from the gene pool include genetic drift and natural selection. Of these, the Darwinian term ‘natural selection’ is the more familiar, referring to the ways in which, over time, environmental factors are more conducive to the survival and reproductive prospects of those individuals with more desirable characteristics (Ginsberg, et al.
86] at [07/18/16]. Copyright © McGraw-Hill Global Education Holdings, LLC. Not to be redistributed or modified in any way without permission. 2 Examples of predisposing and protective factors associated with mental health problems Personal/Individual Factors associated with predisposing vulnerability Protective factors associated with lessened vulnerability Genetic vulnerability Strong, positive temperament Low birth weight Above-average intelligence Language deficits Social skills/competence Chronic physical illness Spirituality or religion Below-average intelligence Child abuse or neglect Family/Cultural Severe marital conflict Smaller family structure Overcrowded living conditions Supportive relationship with parents Paternal criminality Positive relationships with siblings Maternal mental health problems Sufficient rule setting and supervision from parents History of having been placed in foster care Social/Environmental Violence Poverty Sufficient commitment to schooling in community Community chaos Access to health and social resources Inadequate academic resources Social cohesion Social exclusion Racism, discrimination Source: Adapted from DHHS (2001) irrelevant to the onset of diabetes.
