to explain the physical‚ cognitive and psychosocial development that occurs in the pre-school child from positive encouragement of environmental influences‚ such as parents‚ siblings‚ kindergarten teachers and peers. It will incorporate the works of several theorists including Erikson and Piaget to help to explain how these environmental influences affect the pre-school child in the above three phases of development. Period of lifespan Lifespan period of the 4 year old is encompassed within early
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Lawrence Kohlberg was born on October 25‚ 1927 in New York into a wealthy family. He studied psychology at the University of Chicago in the late 1940s and 1950s (Swan‚ 2010). However‚ before he went to college‚ he served in the U.S. Merchant Marine where he helped transport Jewish refugees out of Europe (Crain‚ 1985). Kohlberg received his doctorate in 1958 and began his career as an assistant professor of psychology at Yale University. He got married and had two children soon after (“World of Sociology”
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physical‚ cognitive‚ social‚ moral‚ and personality development of adolescents. Adolescence is a time of rapid physical growth which is illustrated by the drastic growth spurt in the height‚ weight and skeletal muscles. In this phase‚ rapid development of tests‚ scrotim and penis develops in adolescent boys whereas development of ovaries‚ uterus‚ and vagina occurs in adolescent girls. I believe some of the factors that lead to this rapid physical development can be held responsible to both hereditary and
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The foundational understanding of life-span development theories that I learned through past experience will support my development as an addiction professional will help me to promote a core identity as first a counselor and secondly the challenges within addiction theory. In fact‚ my previous employment experiences with mental health‚ behavioral health‚ and substance abuse‚ provided the foundational understanding of life-span development theories as a next generation addiction professional. Besides
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take into consideration cohort effects‚ the influences attributable to growing up in a particular era. 2. Based on the sequential study of aging and cognition conducted by Schaie (1994)‚ there is no uniform pattern in adulthood of age-related change across all intellectual abilities. True 3. Not all develop mentalists believe in the “use it or lose it” hypothesis. For example‚ Salthose suggests that the rate of true‚ underlying cognitive decline in late adulthood is unaffected by mental exercise‚ and
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INFANT BIOLOGIC DEVELOPMENT Proportion Changes Growth is very rapid during the first year‚ especially the initial 6 months WEIGHT Infants gain 150 to 200 g (5 to 7oz) weekly until approximately age 5 to 6 months – when the birth weight has at least doubled Average weight for a 6-month old child is 7.26 kg (16lb) Weight gain slows during the second 6 months By one year of age the infant’s birth weight has tripled‚ for an average weight of 9.75 kg (21.5kg) HEIGHT Height increases by
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Spiritual Development in Pre-Adolescent Children Introduction Growing up in a Christian home has its mix of blessings and curses. The blessings are obviously the security and stability of a family whose foundation is firmly planted in the Word of God. The curses are the problems that come as a result of being swept along the river of the faith of the parents. This paper is written with these problems in mind. For as I deal with considering the faith of the pre-adolescent children of my
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4. Piaget and Cognitive Development Copyright © 2004‚ James Fleming‚ Ph.D. _______ During this [early childhood] period magic‚ animism‚ and artificialism are completely merged. The world is a society of living beings controlled and directed by man. The self and the external world are not clearly delimited. Every action is both physical and psychical. –Jean Piaget1 ________ Piaget’s Place in the History of Psychology A ranking of the most eminent psychologists of the 20th century by professionals
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many theories on education. One of those theorists is Lawrence Kohlberg and his theory on moral development. Lawrence Kohlberg was a very well known developmental psychologist. He modified and expanded on the moral development theory of Jean Piaget. His theory was one of the most well known theories in moral development and education. Moral development is one topic that is a major interest in both education and psychology. Lawrence Kohlberg was a theorist that is known for his theory‚ its relevance in
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Schizophrenia‚ Psychosis‚ and Lifespan Development There are five common stages of development; birth‚ infancy‚ adolescence‚ adulthood‚ and old age. Development occurs throughout these stages. If during on of those stages a break in development occurs an individual is likely to develop a mental disorder such as psychosis and/or schizophrenia (Hansell & Damour‚ 2008). There have been many theories on the causes of mental disorders. Some of the earliest include possession by demons or the devil
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