Human Growth & Development Chapters 1‚ 2‚ & 3 Study Guide Chapter 1 1. What is meant by discontinuous and continuous development? Continuous development is a process of gradually augmenting the same types of skills that were there to begin with. Discontinuous development is a process in which new ways of understanding and responding to the world emerge at specific times. Broken down‚ Continuous means infants/preschoolers respond much like adults do and Discontinuous means they have their own
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Human development follows unique developmental trajectories to which each child adapts differently to adversities. To understand these trajectories‚ a multidimensional approach to understanding human development should be undertaken. Human development is two dimensional; inner and outer worlds. The inner world consists of biological‚ psychological and spiritual experiences which either influence or are influenced by the outer world factors such as interpersonal‚ social‚ structural and cultural aspects
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interaction between individuals and the environments in which they live or have lived (Witt and Mossler‚ 2010‚Adult Development and Life Assessment‚ Section 2.9‚ para 1 ). Bronfenbrenner’s theory consists of microsystem‚ mesosystem‚ exosystem‚ macrosystem and chronosystem. The Ecological Theory has been criticized for not recognizing biology enough. I have to agree with the criticism. I feel that genetics has a lot to do with the way a person develops into adulthood. If I had to choose two (2) of
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According to Cech (2010‚ pg. 230)‚ “behavior antecedents from the micosystem‚ mesosystem and macrosystem all work together to have an impact on the child’s life and behaviour”; when the influences of the systems are negative‚ building a communities’ potential strengths is key to facilitating a healthy environment and behavioral change in individuals
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we cannot fully understand the phenomenon of continuity and bio-psychological characteristics of a child without considering how we are influence by each level of our environment. The 5 levels he mentions are‚ microsystem‚ Mesosystem‚ Exosystem‚ Macrosystem and Chronosystem (Feldman 2011). I grew up on the island of Montserrat which is a British territory‚ where the environment helped shape who I am today‚ I moved to the United states when I was
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Running head: BRONFENBRENNER ANALYSIS Bronfenbrenner Analysis COUN 5004 Survey of Research in Human Development and Behavior Lynette Rollins-Barrett Capella University April 6‚ 2012 2. Abstract This essay will give a brief description of Urie Bronfenbrenner contribution to the psychology. It will assess Bronfenbrenner ecological theory of development. It will examine the Bronfenbrenner Ecological Model of Human Development
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This essay will discuss my values and those used in social care practice‚ sociological and psychological influences regarding discrimination and anti-discrimination. The meaning of discrimination and anti-discriminatory practice and to identify and describe three pieces of legislation designed to promote anti-discriminatory practice. Values and beliefs are about what a person finds important to you; what a person believes to be right and wrong. Values are usually learned by primary socialisation
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Compare and contrast biological and psychological explanations of crime with sociological explanations of criminality. Theories are useful tools‚ which suggest the way things are and not the way things ought to be‚ we can use them to help us to understand the world around us. In terms of criminal and deviant behaviour the theories proposed in this subject area set out to try and give reason as to why an individual commits criminal or delinquent acts. In this essay I will be using biological‚ psychological
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EDP 201-Midterm Study Guide Chapter One: No Child Left Behind (NLCB)- requires that all students in grades 3-8 must take standardized achievement tests in reading and mathematics every year‚ in addition‚ one more exam will be required in high school. 2007-science test was added. Based on test scores schools are judged to determine if their students are making Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) toward becoming proficient in the subjects tested. All students must reach proficiency by the end of the
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Children develop in a holistic and intergrated mannor Children develop in a integrated and holistic manner.Discuss Holistic development refers to childrens development as a integrated‚ and the whole nature of childrens development. These aresa comprise of physical‚ cognitive‚ language‚ social‚ emotional‚ moral‚ spirtualy‚ and creative development.This eassy will outline the areas of a childs holistic development and will focus on on the five main areas of development. While discussing the main
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