Child and Adolescent Development Syllabus CADV 150‚ Fall 2011 Lectures: MW 8:00am–9:15am LA 181 Instructor: Dr. Virginia Huynh email: virginia.huynh@csun.edu Tel: 818-677-2510 Webpage: http://moodle.csun.edu Office Hours: W 9:30–11:30am Room SQ 280F Course Description This course surveys typical and atypical child and adolescent development. The course begins with the underlying principles and theories of human development and then follows chronologically from prenatal development through adolescence
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Adolescent Theories As I began researching the various theorists‚ and their unique approach towards the development of adolescents‚ I realized how many different components exist in the study of adolescence‚ most of which I believe to have credible points. This being said‚ the theory that makes the most sense in describing the development of adolescents would be the social learning theory‚ whom Bandura is credited for by many of his works and his abandonment of the psychoanalytic elements of social
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Adolescent Egocentrism Egocentrism is usually characterized by a preoccupation with your own world. This‚ egocentrism‚ is found during every stage of Jean Piaget’s cognitive development. So‚ you could say that egocentrism is a byproduct of new ways of thinking found through cognitive development. This is because we try to apply higher forms of thinking‚ and while we eventually get it‚ at first we misuse it. In each stage it presents itself in a new way. Egocentrism starts in Jean Piaget’s sensorimotor
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The Physical and Psychological Effects of Puberty Sarah Rempel Psychology 345 Assignment #2 Every individual has experienced this time of uncertainty known as puberty. It brings confusion as adolescents are often trying to figure out who they are and find an identity. Santrok (2007) defines puberty as “a period of rapid physical maturation involving hormonal and bodily changes that take place primarily in early adolescence”. Confusion is often an onset due to physical changes of the
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1. Analysis Lucy is 9 months old. Through observing Lucy I was able observe her cognitive development and notice that she is on track for her age. I first noticed how she used her infant language. She communicated by crying and cooing which most children that age do at this age. Crying at first is reflexive but then becomes intentional. “The process of communication begins when babies begin to learn that crying can act as a signal that brings relief from whatever is bothering them because it motivates
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adolescence. This transition is a stage of development between childhood and adulthood‚ from about 12 to 20 years of age. This transition from childhood to adulthood is smooth for some but rough for others(Caspi‚ 2000). This essay will discuss predictable and non-predictable elements of the transition. Health in adolescence issues this involves drugs & alcohol abuse and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are classified as unpredictable elements. Physical Development (body growth and physical changes during
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the development taking place in their bodies‚ proper nutritional intake in vital to successful growth and therefore many adolescents are vulnerable to developing nutrition related problems. In addition to it being important for influencing proper growth and development‚ proper dietary intake during this period is also imperative because it is an investment in helping adolescents establish proper health practices as they enter adulthood. There are several problems associated with adolescent nutrition
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INFANT’S PERCEIVED GENDER AND ADOLESCENTS’ RATINGS 2 Abstract The role of the perceived gender of an infant and the gender of adolescents on ratings of the infant will be explored. Thirty-six junior high students (18 boys and 18 girls) will view a photo of a 3-month-old infant. Students will be told the infant’s name is either “Larry‚” “Laurie‚” or they will not be told the infant’s name. Each student will rate the infant on 6 bipolar adjective scales (firm/soft‚ big/little‚ strong/weak‚ hardy/delicate
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The main idea of the video‚ The Adolescent Brain‚ is that the teen brain goes mostly undeveloped until their 20’s. This research and data provides a new answer for people putting the heat of teenage behavior on hormones. The video layed out the main parts of the brain‚ and pointed out where and when it becomes developed in your lifetime. For example‚ the frontal lobe controls many functions like‚ self control‚ judgement‚ and emotional regulation. However‚ this area of the brain is not fully developed
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Adolescent Years Paper Adolescence is the developmental stage between childhood and adulthood; it generally refers to a period ranging from age 11 and 19. Adolescence has many psychological and social stages‚ as well as biological. The beginning of adolescence is usually marked with the beginning of puberty. Adolescence can be prolonged‚ brief‚ or practically nonexistent‚ depending on the type of culture in which it occurs. Adolescence is somewhere between childhood and adulthood. It is filled with
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