1.1. Nature – nurture Nature refers to the inherited (genetic) characteristics and tendencies that influence development. It is the abilities that are present at birth‚ as well as any abilities determined by genes. On the other hand‚ nurture is the processes caused by our environment that influences our development. Everything is learned through our interactions with our environment and as a result of our experiences. In the past‚ hereditary and environmental factors were considered to be operating
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PSY202 Adult Development and Life Assessment This course presents adult development theory and links theoretical concepts to life and learning through a process of psychometric assessment and reflection. Both classical and contemporary adult development theories are examined. These theories then provide the paradigm for self-analysis and life learning‚ including a plan for personal‚ professional‚ and academic learning. PSY202: Adult Development and Life Assessment Online Table of
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Aging and Adulthood Shireen Farsi CCMH/504 May 30‚ 2013 Raymond Carraway Aging and Adulthood The aging process involves many changes. These changes can be difficult for some. Changes include physical and cognitive development including primary and secondary aging‚ intelligence and memory‚ health and biological factors‚ relationships‚ personality‚ and transition factors (grief and loss issues‚ and retirement). I will address the above using scholarly peer reviewed journals. A study was conducted
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Later Adulthood Aging in our society can be a very stressful time regarding our elderly. They are going through tremendous changes not only physically‚ emotionally‚ but also socially. It is in our best interest to help them make the proper adjustments during what can be a difficult time for some. Retirement is not always the best thing for our senior citizens. It can be a trying time as they no longer feel useful. We need to insure they remain productive by maintaining relationships
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Later Adulthood Development Report September 2‚ 2013 Later Adulthood is a period of many changes. According to Zastrow & Kirst-Ashman‚ “Later adulthood is the last major segment of the life span” (p.587). Individuals who are in going through their later adulthood are experiencing and dealing with an immense amount of emotions and feelings. There are several areas of an individual’s life that are effected by later adulthood. An individual’s work life‚ health‚ marriage‚ living situation‚ family
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Common Problems of Adolescence: Concept Analysis There are several problems that adolescence encounter on a daily basis that are part of life and growing up. These problems can range anywhere from anger‚ anxiety‚ and attitude to sex‚ homosexuality‚ or violence. Almost everyone at some point and time of their adolescence‚ experience situations in their lives that are common to several others in their age range. The things that we go through during this time period help mold us into young
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Psychosexual stage | Age | Erogenous zone | Activities | Oral stage | 0-1 | Mouth and lips | Eating‚ sucking | Anal stage | 2-3 | Anus | Defecating-toilet training | Phallic stage | 4-6 | Genitals | Oedipus and Electra complex | Latency stage | 7-12 | Sexual impulsesLie dormant | Going to school‚ play | Genital stage | 13 onwards | Genitals | Heterosexual relationships | Psychosocial crisis | Age | virtues | Trust vs. mistrust | 0-2 | Hope and optimism |
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every person must pass through a series of eight stages over the entire life cycle” (Erikson’s Stages of Development‚ n.d‚ p.1) .These eight stages evolve throughout your life. Each stage has a task; the task of the stage you are in must be achieved for you to successfully move to the next stage thus contributing to a healthier development. If the task is not fully complete it can affect the ability to move to the next task. “Erikson’s eight stages reflect both positive and negative aspects of the
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however‚ are different from initiations because an initiation is something where you have to prove yourself in order to be accepted‚ but a rite of passage is about a more personal acceptance into your own life. And in my opinion the passage into adulthood is the most important one in a person’s life. Since the earliest times there has always been a line drawn between an adult and a child‚ they are always classified as two different types of people. Now when one thinks of the differences between a
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factors predispose one for orofacial trauma‚ including: the male gender‚ an increase in overjet‚ inadequate lip protection‚ violence‚ and socio-economic status (2‚ 5). Adolescence is a transitional stage of human development between 12 to 18 years of age in which substantial physical and psychological transformations occur (4). This stage is associated with the onset of puberty‚ considerable physical growth‚ brain maturation‚ hormonal changes‚ and heightened risk tasking. The manifestation of behaviors
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