Health and Social Care Keywords

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Growth	A physical increase in size.
Development	Gain of skill, abilities or emotions.
Milestones/Norms	What most children can do at a particular age.
Physical	Concerned with the functioning of the body.
Intellectual	Concerned with the ability to think and understand things.
Emotional	Concerned with the ability to recognise and express feelings.
Social	Concerned with the ability to relate to others and form relationships.
Gross Motor Skills	Use large muscles of the body and use the whole body. For example walking.
Fine Motor Skills	Use either a whole limb or just fingers. For example writing.
Genetic Diseases	Disease that has been inherited from your parents.
Illness	The feeling of being unwell. How you are feeling.
Disease	A specific condition, identified as a change to the body and its functioning.
Gender	Expectations of you depending on whether you are a female or a male.
Economic	Concerning money. Whether you can afford something.
Environmental	Living conditions - Where you live, pollution etc.
Self Concept	Self Image (How you see yourself) + Self Esteem (How you see yourself.)
Culture	Related to our beliefs, practices, dress, language and religious beliefs.
Sexual Orientation	Focussing on who you are sexually attracted to - Gay, Lesbian & Bisexual.
Life Event	Something that happens in your life and has an impact on you.
Retirement	When you stop working completely, usually happens in later adulthood.
Redundancy	When a employer decides that the job no longer exists and the person loses their job at no fault of their own.
Unemployment	Not being able to get a job.
Informal Support	Partners, family and freinds.
Formal Support	Professional carers and voluntary and faith based groups and organisations.

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