Essays on Adult Development

The article “Is working memory Training Effective” is an in-depth piece about the essential elements of working memory with regard to whether or not it can be subject to training. The author asks some very intriguing questions on this matter and towards the conclusion makes a clear-cut judgment on the discrepancy between existing literature on this matter, and what has been empirically proven. In Essence, the working memory has to do with a high mental process of cognition. People are able to remember several moments, events, items and even people. However the working memory has to do with what ...

Introduction

Old age marks the end of the human life cycle and involves surpassing or nearing the set life expectancy of people. Most states have set the life expectancy of persons to be between 60 and 65 years, and this marks the termination of many life cycles. At this particular stage, we have reduced regenerative abilities as opposed to young people. Our bodies have the capacity to dispose and destroy worn out cells at a faster rate, but this is not the case in the old age where all life processes have ultimately slowed down. Bronfenbrenner, suggests that our environment ...

Human development is process that permits the individual to progress from one stage of development to another. It is important to mention that both biological and social changes accompany the mentioned development. Interesting to mention is the fact that at the end of the adolescent stage, the individual starts to undergo adult development stages. A notable fact is that as adults develop they indulge in social interaction that further changes their perception towards life. Similarly, the adult learning process is essential to the life of each and every individual, the process provides adults with knowledge that are vital in ...

Human development is an imperative process that permits the individual to transcend from one stage of development to another. It is imperative to mention that both biological and social changes accompany the mentioned development. Interesting to mention is the fact that the end of the adolescent stage, the individual start to face adult development stages. The stages have made adult more committed, selfless and less emotional. Also, as adults develop they indulge in social interaction that further changes their perception towards life. Similarly, adult learning process is essential to the life of each and every individual. The mentioned process ...

ACTIVITIES: 1) Unit 4 Journaling

a) As we near the end of the book ‘Learning in Adulthood’, I can now look back to reflect on what I’ve learnt so far, especially from Unit 4. While Units 1-3 were centered on adult learning per se, Unit 4 seems to focus more on the process of learning, by exploring various theories associated with it. I’ve read some books on behaviorism from the perspective of genetics, and I’ve always believed that the mind and its reactions are a consequence of evolution. The existence of a relation between learning and changes in behavior, as explained in the ...

Nursing

Introduction In provision of healthcare, the elements of activity range across a variety of domains and ages from the young to the aged folks. In the United States, certain abrupt structures have emerged and changed the face of demographic curtains. According to a research courtesy of (Newman & Cauley, 2012) an estimated number of 22% of the American population will hit the age of 65 and over by the year 2030. From this research, the largest number of people shall include those over the age of 75 years.

Age-related challenges to providing quality care

Physical changes in elderly people include vision problems. At old age, people tend ...

Introduction

Deyun Meng (pseudonym only), a tourist, is a 37-year old doctoral candidate. I met her while waiting for a taxi on my way home. She has been here in the US for barely two (2) weeks to visit a sick relative. I told her if I could observe and interview her for my case study project in developmental psychology. I explained to her the purpose of my project and gave her the participant consent form. She answered affirmatively. The next day, we spent nearly one-and-a-half (1 and ½) hours in a café near her relative’s residence. Deyun ethnic background is Chinese. She has been a ...

1. Discuss Erickson's theory of adult development. Apply that theory to simba's development (lion king movie), and apply the last four to your own development. Erikson’s theory of adult development consists of an eight-step adult development stages. In his theory, Erikson argues that each individual must undergo eight stages of psychosocial crisis in order to mature fully. He refers to the “Psychosocial crisis” as emotional conflicts that one experiences in his social and psychological life as he develops into adulthood. The chances of successful development increase when one accumulates many positive dispositions. They enable him navigate through the ...

Careers should be managed wisely in order to achieve job satisfaction throughout an individual’s career (Inkson 2007). The following paper outlines job opportunities, training & skills, responsibilities and career progression in a sales and marketing job. It also draws upon the career development approaches of Levinson and Savickas in assessing issues to be considered during career progression and the usefulness of such approaches.

Sales and marketing job opportunities can be found in industries that deal with services or goods. Currently, manufacturing firms have realized the need to become market- oriented with an aim of handling the rising competition between ...

i. Introduction (Select a career) Just like any other person can choose to be a nurse, a mechanical engineer or a lawyer, I chose to pursue Bachelor of Business and Commerce that will eventually lead to a major in human resource management. Human resource management fundamentally encompasses the management of human capital. It is the management of the organization’s workforce. The career in human resource management presents me typically with the understanding of practices like manpower planning, training and development, performance management, staff relations, and the management of information systems. In fact, I may eventually end up becoming a personnel manager, an organization’ ...

A competent therapist will understand the issues that older adults face even though they themselves have yet to reach the senior years. The therapist will also have learned the specific -ages-stages of adult development and aging and be able to build a positive and rewarding professional relationship with her elderly clients. The therapist will also understand that these changes affect not only the individual client but also their interaction with their families and the community at large. Stereotypes about the elderly that are prevalent in society include issues of ageism and bias. Often elderly persons are perceived as out ...

Psychology:

Aging and adulthood are two aspects of our life that we cannot avoid. As human beings we undergo physiological and psychological changes in our body and mind throughout our life circle. This change is often multidimensional and has been scientifically known to either progress or decline depending on many social as well as psychosomatic factors. Stuart Hamilton (2006) differentiates aging as influenced by immediate as well as factors that can be traced back to our childhood. From a psychological point of view there is evidence to the fact that the inevitable aging process can be made subsequently easier by the ...