2.1 Define Terms Related to Individual and Family

Relationships

AttitudeAttitude

a person’s basic outlook on life or a specific topic a person’s basic outlook on life or a specific topic or issue.or issue.

BingeBinge

indulging in something to excess, such as indulging in something to excess, such as eating or drinking.eating or drinking.

Bulimia NervosaBulimia Nervosa

a person with this disorder repeatedly a person with this disorder repeatedly binges the purges, by vomiting or taking binges the purges, by vomiting or taking laxatives, to prevent weight gain.laxatives, to prevent weight gain.

CliquesCliques

a group of people who exclude others from a group of people who exclude others from their circle.their circle.

CommunicationCommunication

process of sending and receiving messages process of sending and receiving messages to share thoughts and feelings.to share thoughts and feelings.

Anorexia NervosaAnorexia Nervosa

a psychological disorder where a person a psychological disorder where a person eats very little or refuses to eat as they eats very little or refuses to eat as they see themselves overweight even when see themselves overweight even when they are dangerously underweightthey are dangerously underweight

DateDatea shared social activity between people of a shared social activity between people of

the opposite gender.the opposite gender.

Date RapeDate Rape

forced sexual intercourse that takes place in forced sexual intercourse that takes place in a dating situation.a dating situation.

DrugDrug

a chemical substance that causes changes a chemical substance that causes changes in the mind and body functions.in the mind and body functions.

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EmpathyEmpathy

the ability to understand what someone else the ability to understand what someone else is experiencing.is experiencing.

EnvironmentEnvironment

A person’s surroundings and everything in A person’s surroundings and everything in them, including both human and non-them, including both human and non-human factors.human factors.

EtiquetteEtiquette

manners established by societymanners established by society

FamilyFamily

a person or group of persons joined together by a person or group of persons joined together by blood, marriage, adoption, or other bonds, and blood, marriage, adoption, or other bonds, and who are committed to each other and provide who are committed to each other and provide emotional support.emotional support.

HabitHabit

regular repetition of acquired behavior regular repetition of acquired behavior pattern.pattern.

HealthHealth

combined state of physical, mental, and combined state of physical, mental, and social well being.social well being.

HeredityHeredity

the sum of all the qualities a person inherits the sum of all the qualities a person inherits from his or her parents at birth.from his or her parents at birth.

HygieneHygiene

practices that promote good health and practices that promote good health and prevention of disease, such as cleanliness prevention of disease, such as cleanliness and maintenance of skin, hair and nails. and maintenance of skin, hair and nails.

InfatuationInfatuation

an intense emotional involvement that begins with an intense emotional involvement that begins with a sudden strong attraction based on physical a sudden strong attraction based on physical appearance or other obvious traits.appearance or other obvious traits.

MenopauseMenopause

the time later in life when menstruation the time later in life when menstruation ends.ends.

MenstruationMenstruation

monthly process, which occurs in women monthly process, which occurs in women from adolescence through middle age, in from adolescence through middle age, in which blood is discharged from the uterus which blood is discharged from the uterus through the reproductive tract.through the reproductive tract.

Negative Self-ConceptNegative Self-Concept

when you see yourself as not being equal when you see yourself as not being equal with other people.with other people.

Peer PressurePeer Pressure

persuasion to conform to the group and go persuasion to conform to the group and go along with group activities.along with group activities.

PeersPeers

the other people in a person’s age group.the other people in a person’s age group.

PersonalityPersonality

the characteristics that make a person the characteristics that make a person unique.unique.

Positive Self-ConceptPositive Self-Concept

the mental picture you have of yourself as the mental picture you have of yourself as being equal with other people.being equal with other people.

ResponsibilityResponsibility

an obligation or duty for which a person is an obligation or duty for which a person is held accountable.held accountable.

RightsRights

special privilege, benefit, or personal favor special privilege, benefit, or personal favor to which a person is held accountable.to which a person is held accountable.

Self-ConceptSelf-Concept

the mental picture people have of the mental picture people have of themselves; their opinion about themselves; their opinion about themselves.themselves.

StalkingStalking

to pursue obsessively and to the point of to pursue obsessively and to the point of harassmentharassment

StressStress

physical or psychological tension and strain.physical or psychological tension and strain.

Substance AbuseSubstance Abuse

misuse of drugs that damage an individual’s misuse of drugs that damage an individual’s health and ability to function.health and ability to function.

SympathySympathy

the ability to share another person’s trouble the ability to share another person’s trouble or suffering.or suffering.

ToleranceTolerance

the ability to overlook or accept things you the ability to overlook or accept things you do not agree with.do not agree with.

Verbal CommunicationVerbal Communication

expressing ideas to others by using spoken expressing ideas to others by using spoken words.words.

the process of acquiring and the process of acquiring and maintaining physical, mental, maintaining physical, mental, emotional, and social healthemotional, and social health