A Comparative study of the Differences in Cultures and Psychopathology Sainiran S/O V. Thanapal James Cook University‚ Singapore Word Count: 1780 Abstract Cultural factors have a heavy influence in the study of psychopathology. In this essay‚ this viewpoint will be analysed and discussed. By understanding these factors and taking them into consideration when treating patients‚ we as psychologists have a higher chance of efficiently helping in the betterment of our patients’ mental health
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Jean Piaget (1896-1980) Piaget was a Swiss developmental psychologist and a philosopher known for his epistemological studies with children and his theory of cognitive development. He was born on August 9‚ 1896 in Neuchâtel‚ Switzerland. He was the eldest son of Arthur Piaget who was a Swiss professor of medieval literature and Rebecca Jackson‚ an intelligent and energetic woman‚ who was French. He attended the University of Neuchâtel where he received a degree in zoology in 1918. He then studied
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child who has mastered this know that something exist even though they can’t see it. Causality and Space. The child learns time – one thing comes before another Preoperational (a thought) Stage: ages 2 to 7 (Micah) Child develops language; Egocentrism: child lacks the ability to see another’s person view. Ex: the rain is following me Centration: focus on one key part of an object and forgetting about the rest; Symbolic Play: ability to use symbols and language‚ a playdoh can become a mountain
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Developments During Early Childhood Physical‚ cognitive‚ and psychosocial are the three major developments that children learn to live by. Children learn so many new things as they grow and‚ these three developments tend to change the way children think about the world and themselves. When children go through physical development their appearance tend to change as they are growing older. They also learn great motor skills. Cognitive development is when child start to use their language skills to
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Fairy tales picture a world filled with magic‚ love and the triumph of the good over the evil. Fairy tales are a window to other worlds where the wildest dreams can come true and the hero always lives happily ever after preferably paired with his loved one. Although some people argue that fairy tales are full of stereotypes‚ filled with frightening monsters and promote racism and sexism I believe that they are wrong because fairy tales provide valuable moral lessons to children‚ teach them other
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Development: The changes in physical‚ cognitive‚ and social abilities that occur throughout the lifespan Important Issues: Nature vs. Nurture ‚ Stability vs. Change‚ Continuity vs. Stage Research Methods: 1.Longitudinal Method: Study one group of people over long period of time 2.Cross-Sectional Method: Study different age groups at the same time Prenatal Development Three Stages: 1.Germinal Stage: Zygote -Conception to 2 weeks 2.Embryonic Stage -2 weeks to 2 months 3.Fetal Stage
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Application of Theory: Early Childhood Every builder knows "A house is only as strong as its foundation". They also know that they have to evaluate and become familiar the land before beginning to work. This rationale can be used as a guideline for teachers across the world‚ especially with the children in the early childhood stage‚ ages 2-6‚ because how teachers assist children in this stage will serve as the foundation for the life ahead of them. A child develops physically‚ cognitively and socially
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Jean Piaget’s Cognitive Theory The Cognitive Development Theory was first identified by Jean Piaget. Jean Piaget was born on August 9‚ 1896 in Neuchâtel‚ Switzerland. Piaget became well known by the many papers he published throughout his late teen years. Once graduating from the University of Neuchâtel‚ he received his Ph.D. in natural science and published two philosophical essay concerning adolescence. These two essays later became the general orientation for the first publication of the Cognitive
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CYP 3.1 Understand Children and Young Person development There are many factors that influence child development‚ and for most of them‚ we do have some control. When working with children and young people it is important to have a good understanding of what children need to grow‚ so as professionals we are better able to address the needs. A child’s environment‚ for example‚ their family or school play a huge part in their development. Some of the main factors that influence a child’s
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Child and Adolescent Development The development of child and adolescents covers a large selection of human efforts that attempts to understand why a person acts the way he or she does‚ grows the way he‚ or she grows‚ and thinks the way he or she thinks. Human development has been studied since the beginning of psychology‚ in which the work of Sigmund Freud has been predominantly influential. Freud was the father of psychodynamics and the first to study human development and the inner workings
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