LIFE FACTORS

Miss Gray

What we will be covering.

Life factors:
genetic, eg predisposition to particular conditions, cystic
fibrosis, coeliac disease, asthma, brittle bone disease,
rheumatic disease; biological, eg foetal alcohol syndrome,
maternal infections, effects of diet in pregnancy;

environmental, eg exposure to pollution, damp/overcrowded

housing, access to recreational facilities, access to health
and social care services, bullying, family dysfunction,
effects of culture, religion and beliefs, effects of
discrimination;

socioeconomic, eg income, expenditure, education, values

and attitudes, peer groups, employment status;
lifestyle, eg nutrition and dietary choices, alcohol intake, use
and misuse of substances

For P2, you will

need to choose
1 factor from
each of the
following
categories and
explain how
they have
effected your
chosen
celebrity!

Environ
mental

Effects of
culture

Life
Factors

Socioeconomic
factors

Lifestyle

Genetic
Influences

GENETIC FACTORS

Learning Outcomes of Unit 4

This is what we
have covered so
far!

This is our next

learning outcome
that were moving
onto today!

You will be able to:

1.

Identify and define the stages of growth

and development through the human
lifespan,

2.

Identify, define and apply the

potential effects of life factors and
events on the development of the
individual,

3.

Identify and define the physical and

psychological changes of ageing.

Picture in time
What might have
happened before the
photo was taken?
What might be
happening now?
What may happen after?

Life factorsGenetic Inheritance

Each cells in the human body has a
nucleus with 23 pairs of chromosomes
inside it,
In each pair of chromosomes one
comes from the mother and one from
the father,
Each chromosomes carries units of
inheritance known as genes and these
genes interact to create a new set of
instructions for making a new person,

What is it that
makes a down
syndrome child?

What are genes ?

Genes are made of a substance called DNA
(deoxyribonucleic acid ),
The DNA contains instructions for producing
proteins which regulate the development of
a human being,
However you must remember that even
though half of your chromosomes come
from your father and half from your mother,
your genetic patterns can be quite different
from either of your parents.

Can the genes interaction with the

environment have an impact ?
A good example of the interaction of the
genes and the environment would be the
genetic disease called phenylketonuria
(PKU),
PKU is a rare genetic condition which
prevents a person from being able to
process a substance called phenylalanine
which is found in many foods,
This condition causes the build up of
harmful substances in the body that in turn
damages the development of the brain
and can eventually kill that person.

Your turn
You will each be assigned a genetic
disorder which you must research
and present in class Wednesday P3
You will need to put together a 5
minute PowerPoint presentation
and a leaflet or handout for each of
your classmate to take away.
These must be brought printed to
the lesson.
Your must answer all the questions
set in your handout.

Cystic fibrosis- Beth S

Coeliac disease Beth S
Asthma- Emma H
Brittle bone disease Emma H
Rheumatic disease- Emma H
Foetal alcohol syndrome- Brittany
Maternal infections- Brittany
Effects of diet in pregnancy- Brittany
Your task is to complete the following:
Tell me the general information of what your disease is.
How it is a genetically inherited disease
How many people are effected with this in
The signs and symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
How it physically effects development
How it effects intellectual development
How it effects emotional development
How it affects the social development.
The support agencies out there explaining what they do for
your assigned genetically inherited disease.

ENVIRONMENTAL

STARTERFind out the definitions for

the following key words,
make sure that you give
an example of each.
Then give an example of
how it can both positively
and negatively affect a
persons growth and
development.

Environmental
Factors
What makes good housing?
Identify the features that make
a persons housing conditions
healthy.
What kind of conditions would
put you off renting or buying a
house or flat?

Environmental Factors
Air/Noise Pollution
Physical growth and development can
be directly affected by pollution in the
air.
Carbon monoxide and other harmful gas
emissions from vehicles, ships and
factories can be damaging to a persons
respiratory; babies and children can have
their growth potential restricted.
Noise pollution can damage a persons
hearing and psychological wellbeing and
cause stress, sleep disturbance and high
blood pressure.

Housing Conditions
Overcrowded or neglected properties
provide the conditions that can lead to
respiratory disorders.

Cramped housing can also affect

babies and children who need enough
space to be active and to play.
People with low incomes are less able
to afford a good standard of housing
and less able to maintain it and heat it
adequately.

Environmental Factors
Urban/Rural Lifestyles

Questions..

Urban lifestyles result from living in cities

or large towns; they result in a higher
level of stress and faster pace of life.

1. Do you have an urban or rural lifestyle

or a mixture of both?

Rural lifestyles are associated with a

slower pace of life, a tranquil
countryside environment and a closer
community.
However these can be stereotypes;
some people find rural life stressful and
others find busy cities provide lots of
opportunities.

2. Describe your housing conditions; are

there any issues regarding
development or are they good? Why?

What is Family Dysfunction?

Family dysfunction is any process in the family that limits the effective development of
family members
There is often conflict by one or more individuals in the family which occurs regularly
over

All families have some dysfunction. The question is how much the dysfunction gets in
the way of effective development.

Drug
abuse

Family
breakdown

Family

Domestic
Abuse

Dysfuncti
on
Mental
Abuse

health
problems

TASK- USING THE

WORKSHEET GIVEN,
MAKE NOTES OF THE
PHYSICAL
INTELLECTUAL
EMOTIONAL
SOCIAL

EFFECTS ON GROWTH
AND DEVELOPMENT

 Physical
Bruising, injuries, death
Intellectual
Controlled by the other person, unable to go to
college, university
Emotional
Emotional control leads to low self esteem
Social
Stopped from seeing friends/family

 Physical
Lack of money could lead to malnutrition
Intellectual
Financial difficulties e.g. bus fare for school
Emotional
Feel unloved that parents love drugs more than you
Social
Scared to bring friends home

Mental Health Problems

Physical
Lack of nutrition if caring for self
Intellectual
Miss school if caring for adult with mental
health problems
Emotional
Difficult to deal with parents mood swings
Social
Embarrassed to bring friends home

 Physical
Self harm
Intellectual

Can not focus at school

Emotional
Feels unloved

Social
Withdrawn

Family Breakdown
Physical
Financial difficulties unable to buy fresh
fruit/veg

Intellectual
Find it difficult to concentrate in class
Emotional

Child blames themselves for family breakdown

Social
Move away from family/friends

Help lines/support groups

Young Carers Andover
info@andoveryoungcarers.org.uk
Tel: 01264 333788

Childline
08001111
MIND
0845 766 0163

info@mind.org.uk
FRANK
0800 77 66 00

EFFECTS OF CULTURE

DISCRIMINATION
There are two types of
discrimination
Direct

Indirect
Find out what these terms mean.
Then complete the task to the right.

Create a mind map in

the centre of your
page and write down
ideas of the effects to
people who are
discriminated. Think of
PIES

Direct discrimination
Overt individuals openly discriminate against others.
Occurs when it is obvious by words or actions of an
individual that they are deliberately disadvantaging
against another person.
i.e. Within a care setting giving preferential treatment to
some groups or denying treatment to some groups.

Indirect discrimination
This is not as obvious (Covert)
It is when certain conditions are in place that demonstrates
a preference for some people over others.
Rules and regulations make it impossible for a person
belonging to a specific group fully participate in society.
Difficult to prove, because it is not obvious that this is what is
happening.

Emily went to the dentist with a painful

toothache. The dentist prescribed antibiotics
and said that Emily would have to wait for a
week before any treatment could be given.

Emily is still in pain.

Is this discrimination or not?

Ahmed is diabetic and is in hospital being

treated for a heart condition. A nurse offered
to cut the fingernails of other patients on the
ward but refused to cut Ahmeds nails saying
that he would need specialist attention
because of his diabetes.
Is this discrimination or not?

Olas parents cannot afford to buy

her a
computer with Internet access, yet
all her
friends at school have good
Internet access
at home.
Is this discrimination or not?

Michael went for a job interview where he

explained that his religious views prevented
him from working on Sundays. The employer
claimed to respect different religious views,
but Michael did not get the job. He was told
that he was not sufficiently flexible in his
attitudes to being available for work.
Is this discrimination or not?

Types of discriminatory practices?

There are 8 types, what are they?

Discriminatory
practices.

Types of discriminatory
practices?

There are 8 types, what are they?

Covert abuse of
power

Infringement of
rights

Overt use of power

Discriminatory
practices.
Prejudice

Abuse

Bullying

Labelling

Stereotyping

Bases of discrimination
The cause of any discrimination is termed as the basis of discrimination. For
example, a person may be discriminated against on the basis of their diversity.
The bases of discrimination are:
Culture
Disability
Age
Social Class
Gender
Sexuality
Health status
Family status
Cognitive ability

Bases of Discrimination
Racism All attitudes, procedures and patterns economic, social and cultural-whose effect,
through not necessarily whose conscious intention, is to create, maintain and extend the
power, influence and privilege of one group of people over another.
Racialism An implicit set of negative beliefs about a race or ethnic group. Can result in
offensive or violent behaviour towards members of a racial or ethnic group.
Sexism-All attitudes, procedures and patterns - economic, social and cultural whose effect
through not necessarily whose conscious intention, is to create, maintain and extend the
power, influence and privilege of one group of people over another.

Prejudice An opinion or feeling about people of a different group, which is formed

beforehand, without informed knowledge, thought or reason and which is likely to be
sustained even in the face of evidence to the contrary.

Effects of
Culture
One persons way of living is not
necessarily acceptable or shared
by others. Our culture is defined
by what we think is a normal way
of living. Religion, family tradition,
sexuality music, likes and tastes
can all impact on the way we
chose to live our life.

Read the following 2 case studies

and answer the questions that
follow.

TASK ONE Find out what the following words

mean
Religion
Culture
Direct Discrimination
Indirect Discrimination

SOCIO ECONOMIC

Socio-Economic Factors
Socio-Economic
Factor
Income
Expenditure
Education
Values and
Attitude
Peer Groups
Employment
Status

Definition

Positive Effects

Negative Effects

TASKDEFINE EACH OF THE

FOLLOWING SOCIOECONMIC FACTORS
AND EXPLAIN THE
POSITIVE AND
NEGATIVE EFFETCS IT
CAN HAVE ON A
PERSONS GROWTH
AND DEVELOPMENT.

LIFE STYLE FACTORS

TASK
In groups of three, you are going to
create a presentation on life style factors
You have a task sheet with all the
directive that you need.
You only have this lesson to plan and
prepare. You will be presenting this
tomorrow!
Remember to bring a copy of your leaflet
or presentation as a hand out for the
other students.