Explain the Influences of Two Predictable and Two Unpredictable Major Life Events on the Development of an Individual’
‘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 and less, started making herself sick and began to suffer from panic attacks. These things didn’t help the stress of changing schools because she felt ill and weak and couldn’t function while trying to complete simple tasks.
Intellectually- She took a lot of the first weeks off school meaning she was already falling behind in work, when she did manage to get into school and classes without too much stress or suffering a panic attack, she found it difficult to concentrate on any work which meant she wasn’t working at the same speed as the rest of her classes. This later meant that she had to catch up quickly which then caused her more stress when she was able to attend school full time. Although she faced a lot of problems she spent more time by herself practising her music and is not taking grades in a number of different instruments.
Emotionally- She found she was getting moody and angry quickly because she was tired and stressed and it seemed no one could understand how she felt. This whole situation affected her confidence; she thought she was ‘strange’ because she couldn’t go to school like a ‘normal’ person.
Socially- She found it hard to keep in touch with her friends as they were at school when she had to stay at home. All the friends she had from primary school were meeting new people and forming new relationships, so when she went back to school, she didn’t have many people to talk to. This knocked her confidence further and she became isolated at school,
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 and less, started making herself sick and began to suffer from panic attacks. These things didn’t help the stress of changing schools because she felt ill and weak and couldn’t function while trying to complete simple tasks.
Intellectually- She took a lot of the first weeks off school meaning she was already falling behind in work, when she did manage to get into school and classes without too much stress or suffering a panic attack, she found it difficult to concentrate on any work which meant she wasn’t working at the same speed as the rest of her classes. This later meant that she had to catch up quickly which then caused her more stress when she was able to attend school full time. Although she faced a lot of problems she spent more time by herself practising her music and is not taking grades in a number of different instruments.
Emotionally- She found she was getting moody and angry quickly because she was tired and stressed and it seemed no one could understand how she felt. This whole situation affected her confidence; she thought she was ‘strange’ because she couldn’t go to school like a ‘normal’ person.
Socially- She found it hard to keep in touch with her friends as they were at school when she had to stay at home. All the friends she had from primary school were meeting new people and forming new relationships, so when she went back to school, she didn’t have many people to talk to. This knocked her confidence further and she became isolated at school,