Human development I often influenced by a number of factors. The factors may be biochemical, historical or environmental. For instance, a congenital malfunction experienced during human development results from genetically and environmentally charged factors experienced during the prenatal development. During the first two weeks of gestation, tetragonal agents usually kill the embryo rather than causing congenital malfunctions. Based on the Freud’s stage theory, the theory explains especially on the oral stage where the infant does not experience the loss of physical intimacy to the parent. In this case given, it’s the period that the child does not want to stay away from the mother’s matrimonial bed and gets difficult when they try to separate her when the dad’s work schedule changes. The infant feels a sense of gullibility, immaturity and is unrealistically optimistic while learning that he or she does not control the environment. (Addison 110) The infant is affected by ego.
Berk explains his articles, “Human Ecology”, (10) the infant must have been affected and their behavior resulting from the consequences and change in the form. As such, tied to Operant conditioning, the infant could not accept the separation from the mother since her/his behavioral the environment in which the mother kept her on that was elicited by antecedent condition had activated instincts. This behavioral observation had been conditioned through a classical procedure and the consequences of detaching the infant from the mother had to prove harsh to the infant
According to Piaget’s theory, he acknowledges the fact that an infant may pass through stages at different ages. However, some students may show different characteristic in one stage at a given time. In this case, a cognitive development often follows and stages cannot be skipped since each stage marks new intellectual capability and understanding of the world. This was the case with the infant in question. Given her age, she could comprehend the world around her and the environment she was thus it was detrimental to detach her from the mother, whom she had developed a strong attachment. (Berk 14)
According to Bronfenbrenner’s theory,(32-34) at child’s development the context of systems of relationships forms the basis his or her environment. Immediate family and societal landscape fuel these interactions between factors of child’s maturing biology. Her immediate environment and the interaction form the basis of her development. These factors influence the child’s development.
Works cited.
Addison, J. T. Urie Bronfenbrenner. Human Ecology, 20(2) 1992.
Berk, L.E. Child Development (5th ed.). Boston: Allyn and Bacon. 2000.
Bronfenbrenner, U. Discovering what families do. In Rebuilding the Nest: A New Commitment to the developing infant, 1990.
