PSY104: Child and Adolescent Development Theories of Development Dr. Craig Allen November 1‚ 2000 Introduction There are five major theoretical perspectives that focus on different aspects of Child Development‚ they are; (1) Psychoanalytic‚ which focuses on the unconscious‚ emotions‚ and drives that are shaped by unconscious forces. (2) Learning‚ this studies observable behavior; People react‚ to the environment that controls behavior. (3) Cognitive‚ which analyzes thought processes;
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of child development are sets of systematically organized assumptions about why children act the way they do‚ why and how they change over time. In developing a theory‚ theorists’ focus is affected by their orientation. These theoretical orientations are shaped by several factors‚ including prevailing social and cultural ideas‚ the influence of respected teachers and authority figures‚ religious and philosophical beliefs‚ and personal inclinations and experience. This paper looks at the child development
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The sequence of a childâ€TMs development can be divided into four aspects. The different stages are Physical Development‚ Language and communication‚ Social and emotional. This is also known as PIES Physical‚ intellectual‚ emotional and social development. Physical development Babies to toddlers 0-3 years- Babies physically develop very quickly. They have built in reflexes from birth such as latching on to feed‚ sucking and grabbing. Babies are very inquisitive‚ grabbing objects and passing them
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Unit 2 Assignment. E1+E2) Children at the age of 3-5 years old develop at different rates. For physical development a child at the age of 3 should be able to stand on one leg‚ kick a football‚ play catch with a large ball and even throw overhand. For their fine motor skills they are able to hold crayons and be able to stack eight or more blocks. At 4 years old a child should be physically be able to hop using only one foot‚ they can feed themselves using a knife and fork properly and climb outside
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Piagets Stages of Cognitive Development Jean Piaget was a Swiss psychologist‚ who from early age had a huge interest in how people come to know the world around them. Piaget also developed an interest in the intellectual development of children. Based on his observations‚ he concluded that adults were not smarter than children‚ children just think differently. Piaget ’s stage theory describes the cognitive development of children. Cognitive development involves changes in cognitive
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Understanding child and adolescent development Erik Erikson in 1956 researched and developed Eight stages of development. According to Erikson‚ the socialisation process consists of eight phases – the ‘eight stages of man’‚ his eight stages of man were formulated‚ not through experimental work‚ but through wide-ranging experience in psychotherapy‚ including extensive experience with children and adolescents from low- as well as upper- and middle – social classes. Each stage is regarded by Erikson
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Child/Family Observation Paper Sarah Walker Morgan O’Leary PSYC 2103: Human Growth and Development October 13‚ 2011 AM Introduction This paper is a child/family observation and assessment of a child in the life-span development stage of early childhood‚ so between the ages of 2-6. In the early childhood stage‚ children are entering the “play” years. They have vivid imaginations and rapid growth in language and cognitive development. Observation in the assessment of a child is very important
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children. His theory suggests that in order to understand children’s development‚ we must have a broad view of the inter-related contexts in which the child is developing. He believes that we need to look at the impact of these symbiotic systems that influence children’s development. These systems include the family of the child and expand the analysis to the school‚ friends‚ neighborhood‚ jobs‚ and larger social system that the child lives in. Bronfenbrenner’s theory gives us tools to describe how all
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1.1 Child Observation Summary Sheet . Assessment Information Personal details 1) Childs Name X 2) Age 12 months 3) Gender Male 4) Disability None 5) Ethnic Origin Indian 6) Religion Hindu 7) Class Middle Ethical Considerations in undertaking the observation I explained the purpose of the observation to the mother and advised her that she and the child had a choice to withdraw at any time. I also confirmed their personal details shall remain
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Unit 1 Child and Young Person Development TASK 1: Personal development and progression task 1) My main motivation for undertaking this course is to gain a qualification that will provide me with options into further educational opportunities that I hope will ultimately open doors into pursuing a career working in schools. I discovered my passion for working with children and young adults during my time as an adult instructor in the army cadets and found it to be very rewarding but never
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