‘Explain the influences of two predictable and two unpredictable major life events on the development of an individual’ In this part of my assignment I will be looking at how both predictable and unpredictable major life events can have an effect on a person’s development. Predictable – A child starting school *I spoke to a person who found the transition from Primary to Secondary school very difficult* Physically- Due to the difficulty she found adjusting to the new school‚ she began to eat less
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Erikson’s stages of psychosocial development‚ as articulated by Erik Erikson‚ explain eight stages through which a healthily developing human should pass from infancy to late adulthood. In each stage‚ the person confronts‚ and hopefully masters‚ new challenges. Each stage builds upon the successful completion of earlier stages. The challenges of stages not successfully completed may be expected to reappear as problems in the future. However‚ mastery of a stage is not required to advance to the
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claimed that an emotional skill as benevolent as compassion‚ must be taught‚ and subsequently practiced for it to register within a person. Regardless‚ in both the nature and nurture scenarios of compassion‚ the total reliance in one element‚ without the other can prove problematic. Ultimately‚ the proper theory in the nature vs. nurture argument regarding compassion is a hybridized stance‚ that asserts that both elements are required for a complete sense of compassion to be embodied. It is often held
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Looking at this question from the nature perspective‚ one would argue that an organism’s genes influence these processes. Natural human behavior is seen as the result of already-present biological factors‚ such as genetic code. On the other hand‚ someone looking at it from a nurture perspective would argue that these processes are acquired through interaction with the environment. Nurtured human behavior is seen as the result of environmental interaction‚ which can provoke changes in brain structure
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Nature and nurture Developing psychology- the specialized study of how an individual’s physical‚ social‚ emotional‚ moral‚ and intellectual‚ development occur in sequential interrelated stages throughout the life cycle. Some psychologist believe that our behavior is a result or genetic or they were inherited Others believe that life experiences and learning are what cause certain behaviors Newborns Can see‚ hear‚ smell‚ and respond to their environment Grasping reflex- if you were to
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August 7‚ 2001 Individual Development Plan Each individual is just that: individual. We all have our strengths and weakness. Life is about exploring and improving on those. Growth never ends. It is expanding our minds and attitudes to make life happy and peaceful. My development depends what I do to accomplish my life goals. My carrier path will depend on how I can grow and develop in my field and management capabilities. I like to think I have many strengths. After review of my character/
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Synchrony – Parent/Infant Initiation Synchrony – is the coordinated interaction between infant and parent in which each individual responds to and influences the other‚ occurring within the first three months and more as the child grows. Synchrony can be initiated by the parent or infant. Parents will usually imitate the child first in order to obtain desired emotional responses. Facial expressions and body language performed by the parent or caregiver will cause the infant to associate feelings
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Video Games and How They Affect Child Development Positively For years‚ people have argued that there are no positive effects of video games‚ for they induce violence in people. Nevertheless‚ if supervised‚ playing video games can actually help in a child’s development‚ giving to the child enormous potentials in various aspects such as psychological‚ health and social. Learning happens constantly‚ for whenever one plays a game‚ and whatever game one plays‚ whether the players want it to‚ and
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of nature versus nurture. Ones immediate surroundings define who they become later on in life. The environment plays a huge role in the development of humanity through cultivating personality‚ character‚ beliefs‚ and many different aspects in a person’s life. Different environmental influences provide for a variety of people. In terms of the literary selection Frankenstein by Mary Shelley‚ the author’s view on Nature vs. Nurture is that the development of an individual revolves around nature.
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Describe and evaluate the biological explanation of gender development. Give evidence in your answer. (10 marks) The biological approach states that human beings have evolved so that males and females possess different chromosomes that trigger the production of different levels of certain hormones. It is these hormonal differences between the sexes that lead to differences in behaviour. This allows for males and females to perform different roles in reproduction thus ensuring the survival of
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