MSCE Home Economics flashcards

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Erikson identity vs. role confusion

The psychosocial crisis of adolescence, roughly ages 12 to 18, in which the person explores values, roles, and commitments to form a coherent sense of self or remains uncertain.

Authoritative parenting style

A style high in both warmth and behavioral control. Parents set clear expectations, explain reasons, allow give-and-take, and are associated with the most positive child outcomes.

Conservation (Piaget)

The understanding that quantity, mass, and volume stay the same despite changes in appearance or container shape. It typically develops in the concrete operational stage, ages 7 to 11.

Secure attachment

An attachment pattern in which an infant uses the caregiver as a safe base, shows distress at separation, and is readily comforted on reunion, reflecting consistent responsive care.

Family stress ABCX model

Hill's model in which a stressor event (A) interacts with family resources (B) and the family's perception (C) to determine whether a crisis (X) results.

Human vs. nonhuman resources

Human resources are personal qualities such as time, energy, knowledge, and skills. Nonhuman resources are material goods, money, and community facilities used to meet demands.

Management process (Deacon-Firebaugh)

A system in which inputs of resources and demands move through planning and implementing to outputs of met demands, with feedback adjusting future decisions.

Standards in goal setting

Measures of adequacy used to judge whether a goal has been met. They may be set at ideal, realistic, or minimum levels and make goals testable.

AMDR for adults

Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Ranges: carbohydrate 45 to 65 percent of energy, fat 20 to 35 percent, and protein 10 to 35 percent for adults.

Temperature danger zone

The range from 40 to 140 degrees Fahrenheit (4 to 60 degrees Celsius) in which bacteria multiply fastest; perishable food should not remain there over two hours.

Maillard reaction

A nonenzymatic browning reaction between amino acids and reducing sugars that requires heat and low moisture, producing flavor and brown color in baked and roasted foods.

Tolerable upper intake level

The highest average daily nutrient intake unlikely to cause adverse health effects in nearly all individuals of a group; intakes above it raise risk of toxicity.

HACCP critical control point

A step in food production where a measurable limit can be applied to prevent, eliminate, or reduce a food safety hazard to an acceptable level.

Satin weave characteristics

A weave with long floats that create a smooth, lustrous face and a dull back. It drapes well but snags easily and has lower abrasion resistance.

Grainline arrow

A pattern symbol indicating how the pattern piece must align with the fabric lengthwise grain. Ignoring it causes garments to hang and twist incorrectly.

Fashion cycle stages

The sequence of introduction, rise in acceptance, culmination at peak popularity, decline, and obsolescence that a style passes through over time.

Full-bust adjustment

A pattern alteration that adds width and length over the bust area and adjusts the dart so the garment fits the bust without pulling at the side seam.

Universal design

Design of products and environments usable by all people without adaptation, guided by principles such as equitable use, flexibility, low effort, and tolerance for error.

Analogous color scheme

A color plan using hues adjacent on the color wheel, such as blue, blue-green, and green. It creates harmony but offers less contrast than complementary schemes.

Accessible turning circle

A clear floor space of about 60 inches (152 centimeters) in diameter that allows a wheelchair user to turn completely within a room or bathroom.

Net worth

Total assets minus total liabilities at a point in time. A positive figure means assets exceed debts; tracking it over time shows financial progress.

Rule of 72

A shortcut estimating the years needed to double an investment by dividing 72 by the annual percentage rate of return. At 6 percent, money doubles in about 12 years.

Annual percentage rate

The cost of credit expressed as a yearly rate that includes interest and certain fees, allowing comparison of loan offers under Truth in Lending disclosure rules.

Fair Credit Reporting Act

A federal law giving consumers the right to access credit reports, dispute inaccurate information, and limiting how long most negative items may be reported.

Role overload

A work-family condition in which the total number of demands from multiple roles exceeds the time and energy available, producing strain regardless of role conflict.

RIASEC model

Holland's career typology of six interest environments: realistic, investigative, artistic, social, enterprising, and conventional. People seek work matching their type.

Community needs assessment

A systematic process of gathering data on a population's assets and gaps, prioritizing needs, and planning programs that are then implemented and evaluated.

Mandatory reporting duty

The legal obligation of educators and human service professionals to report suspected child abuse or neglect to designated authorities within the state-specified timeframe.

Informed consent elements

Disclosure of purpose, procedures, risks, benefits, and alternatives, plus the participant's voluntary agreement and right to withdraw, documented before participation begins.

Class K fire extinguisher

An extinguisher designed for fires involving cooking oils and fats in commercial or domestic kitchens. Water must never be used on a grease fire.

Backward design

A planning approach that first identifies desired results, then determines acceptable evidence of learning, and finally designs instruction and learning experiences.

Analytic vs. holistic rubric

An analytic rubric scores each criterion separately with described levels; a holistic rubric assigns one overall score based on the whole performance.