The adolescent phase of life is the developmental stage where dependent children grow into independent adults. This stage usually occurs between age ten and proceeds through adulthood. The body of an adolescent undergoes a physical metamorphosis and a striking growth develops both intellectually and emotionally (Esman‚ 2015). In early adolescence‚ children are able to develop the capacity for abstract‚ logical reasoning and thus‚ this sophistication leads to heightened awareness of self‚ their
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Outline and evaluate theories and or studies on the effects of early experience on adult relationships (8+16 marks) The quality and type of relationships differ between individuals:some are happy with long term-relationships‚ others prefer more temporary‚ less passionate relationships. Some individuals seem ’lucky in love’‚ while others seem to struggle to maintain a long term stable relationship. Bowlby (1951) believed that the type of quality of relationship that individuals have with their
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to the development of the individual (M1) & Evaluate how nature and nurture may affect the physical‚ intellectual‚ emotional and social development of two stages of the development of the individual (D1). Nature can be loosely defined as genetic inheritance or the genetic makeup (the information encoded in your genes) which a person inherits from both parents at the time of conception and carries throughout life. Several things in an individual genetically inherits include; ranging from gender‚
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From Rejection to Acceptance: The Transformation of Maya Through Childhood Experiences In this novel‚ the main character‚ Marguerite Johnson or Maya‚ experiences many events that put her through a variety of psychological states. From the time that she is abandoned as a child and sent to live with their grandmother in Stamps‚ to giving birth as a sixteen year old woman‚ Maya experiences a wide variety of events and challenges‚ each having their own outcome and own effect on her state of
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Hello Everyone‚ If Piaget’s and Erikson’s stages where used in today’s schools‚ it would have students begin thinking in a logical manner. "When children in the concrete operational stage are confronted with a conversation problem‚ they use cognitive and logical processes to answer‚ no longer being influenced solely by appearance." In Piaget’s stage of development‚ the curriculum may allow for more student input when it comes to learning. Asking children what they maybe interest and developing a
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eight stages in Psychosocial Development according to Erik Erikson. There is Infancy‚ Early childhood‚ Preschool‚ School Age‚ Adolescence‚ Young adulthood‚ Middle Adulthood‚ and Maturity. Infancy stage is the sense of trust and with lack of trust mistrust will occur. Early child childhood around the age of 2 to 3 the child will begin to become independent which will lead to the feeling of success‚ such as toileting. At the preschool age 3 to 5 the child will be beginning the exploring stage this will
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In final analysis‚ through Elyn Saks’ experiences during childhood and adolescence‚ research indicates that the premorbid development in the cognitive area is that children or adolescence tend to have lower scores on tests of intelligence and achievement and poorer grades in school. As for the motor skills they often show a delay and abnormalities in motor development. Unlike Elyn during her childhood and adolescence she said‚ “As the oldest‚ I did my best to stay ahead of him‚ working to excel at
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current debate within psychology on moral development. He proposed that children form ways of thinking through their experiences which include understandings of moral concepts such as justice‚ rights‚ equality and human welfare. Kohlberg followed the development of moral judgment beyond the ages. He determined that the process of attaining moral maturity took longer and was more gradual than other studies have shown. Kohlberg identified six stages of moral grouped into three major levels. Each
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The causes of the life factor Down Syndrome Foetal alcohol syndrome Bullying Peer groups Smoking The effect on the development on an individual (PIES) The physical side effect to a child with down syndrome is that they have a small nose and they have a flat nasal bridge‚ they also have a small mouth‚ their eyes slant either upwards or downwards. They have weak muscle tone which means they are very floppy; they have big hands and have short fingers. They may have a weight problem which will cause
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Unit 4: Development through the Life stages Name; Lucy Thomson Date issued; 08th October 2014 Deadline; 05th November 2014 Introduction‚ In this assignment I will be looking into Michael Jackson and I will have three learning aims which include the following; Know stages of growth and development throughout the human lifespan‚ understand potential effects of life factors and events on the development of the individual and to understand physical and psychological changes
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