Maria Alvarez TUES-THURS 10:30-11:50AM May 8‚ 2014 Adolescent Interview When picking my adolescent I had quite a few choices to pick from but I decided on my adolescent 15 year old sister since I know a lot about her and have seen first-hand how she is coping with this adolescent stage. Patricia is a normal 15 year old girl still in high school. She lives in a household of 7 with 3 older siblings and one younger one. She mentioned that she lived in a small home with three dogs‚ two fish‚ a
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Developmental Stages Paper In this paper I plan to discuss the developmental stages of adolescence. Adolescents are also referred to as "teenagers" or "young adults." Adolescence begins after the childhood stage and ends right before adulthood. The years of adolescence range from 12 years old to 21 years old. The years of adolescence can be quite a roller coaster ride. Young people in this stage encounter a great deal of changes in their life as they prepare for adulthood. I will discuss
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Adolescent Interview Teenage years can be a challenging time for many individuals. Beginning at the age of 11 through 20‚ adolescence is defined as a “transitional period in the human life span‚ linking childhood and adulthood” (Santrock 2009). At this point‚ the person is no longer a child‚ but not yet an adult. This makes it a very critical and sensitive time frame for identity formation. According to Erik Erikson‚ adolescence is marked by the child’s questioning his or her identity during
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Analysis of Developmental Characteristics in Adolescents Alli Neidhammer Liberty University Analysis of Developmental Characteristics in Adolescents There are specific developmental characteristics of children aged 2-6. During these developmental stages there are certain behaviors‚ actions‚ and reactions that are presented. These characteristics are not usually present during adulthood as the parts of the brain that are underdeveloped during childhood are now fully developed. Biological
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Psychology 230 Developmental Interview The subject of my developmental interview was a twenty year old female‚ who thoroughly illustrated many of the concepts studied this semester during early adulthood‚ specifically the “social clock” and she is undoubtedly in Erikson’s theoretical stage of: Intimacy versus Isolation. (Berk‚ 2010) During my interview encounter I learned that she had experienced many things in her young life that influenced her decisions to this point. Growing up in the
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Developmental Stages: Interview Project Kara Fox Liberty University Developmental Stages: Interview Project Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary defines development as “An unfolding; the discovering of something secret or withheld from the knowledge of others; disclosure; full exhibition.” I love this definition of development because I believe that it perfectly describes the aspiration that Piaget‚ Vygotsky‚ Kohlberg‚ and all of the other early psychologists had when studying humans. They
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Applying Developmental Theory to an Interview with a child. (Introduction) Erik Erikson‚ an influential and pioneering psychologist in the field of child development‚ established a theory of child development described in eight distinct psychosocial stages. Between the ages of 6 and 12‚ he believed that the conflict of “industry vs inferiority” was central in a child’s development. He explained that during this stage of childhood‚ the child’s world extends beyond the home to the school. The emphasis
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part of society’s dominant group. Unfortunately‚ on the nurture side‚ Anna’s development has been impacted by risk factors that far outweigh the impact of protective factors. Hauser (1999) demonstrated that young adults who suffered traumas as adolescents made better adjustments the higher their levels of protection were. Father absence‚ low parent education‚ low income and maternal depression are all risk factors associated with poor academic performance. (Gutman‚ Sameroff‚ and Eccles (2002). Proximal
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through several of clear cognitive‚ social‚ physical‚ and character changes. Annie‚ who’s 13 years of age adolescent and in 6th grade‚ starts on her puberty phase following the childhood phase ending. She’s commonly categorized as a “teenager” or “young adult” by a majority of people. Ages of youth are from 13 years of age to 21 years of age. Noticeably‚ Annie‚ like a lot of other adolescent girls during this phase‚ comes across a lot of transformation in her life as she gets ready to mature. Throughout
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Developmental Interview Questions: 1. Describe yourself. “I am 7 years old‚ I’m a girl. I have brown hair and brown eyes and I am in second grade. 2. Who is the most important person in your life? “My mom” 3. If you could change one thing about yourself‚ what would it be? “Being better at math” 4. Describe what you believe is the greatest invention/thing you’ve ever seen? “A computer because you can video-chat with your friends and you can type stuff
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