Essays on Kail

The stages of human development from a single cell to a whole being are very interesting. It has been widely studied and today the stages of human development are well documented. The development stages are divided into four. These are: germinal period, embryonic period, fetal period and full term or delivery (Kail and Cavanaugh 53). There is a wide variability in the features of the baby-to-be at the various stages of development.. The normal gestation period takes about 40 weeks (Charlesworth 169). After this a mature baby can be delivered. The germinal period, also known as the zygotic stage ...

ADHD is an abbreviation for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. This disorder occurs in the human brain and usually caused by a series of inattention or hyperactivity during the developmental stages of an individual. The symptoms of ADHD usually manifest in childhood especially between 3 years and 6 years. These symptoms can be observed during adolescent and adulthood stages (Kail & John 17). Having the symptoms of ADHD during childhood can translate into positive functioning during adulthood when the victim of the disorder undergoes medication. This process increases individual focus and reduces hyperactivity thus resulting into positive functioning during adulthood. Infancy describes ...

Introduction

There are several theories that seek to explain the abilities, behaviors and skills of individuals in different stages of their life. They include the psychosocial, biosocial and the cognitive theories of growth and development. They propose the expected behavior of an individual at the different stages of their life. Naturalistic observation is one of the ways that researchers employ to support the external validity of various research findings. The researchers embark on the study of a certain behavior as it occurs in its natural behavior. To ensure the validity of the results, the researchers should neither interrupt nor manipulate the ...

Introduction

Many people have largely ignored child development that often occurs from birth to when the child reaches adulthood. Many people in history viewed children as small adults and thus paid little attention to the many changes in children including cognitive abilities, learning and physical growth. People started being interested in the field of child development in the early 20th century after theorists began giving their views. It is important to understand child development in order to determine the cognitive, physical, social, emotional and educational growth that children go through from birth to mature adults. Child development theories provide an ...

Interpersonal Process Recording

Description of Environment: Cafeteria in the inpatient unit

Description of Client (including affect): Male /84 years old/ feels anxious and sad/ poor concentration/ blank affect/ poor insight judgment/soft speech/previous history of depression/recently came back from California.

Antecedent Events: Pt admitted for ECT treatment. Pt previously received treatment in February 2011, but had minimal success. He feels highly anxious, avoids social interaction and has stopped eating. “I am depressed and I do not care about life anymore”. Patient has a history of depression 13 years ago.

Nursing Objective(s): (1) Gain client’s cooperation

(2) Improve ...

Introduction

Parenting is probably one of the most interesting, yet challenging experiences for most parents. While most parents are excited when welcoming their newborns in the world, they are also worried about the growth and development of their children. Their biggest challenge and worry is the upbringing of the children to ensure they become the best in the world. On that light, different parents utilize varying methods of parenting. The most common types of parenting the parents apply are authoritative, authoritarian, permissive, and uninvolved. Authoritarian parenting is one where parents expect their children to follow the rules they set without ...

Introduction

Through the years, theorists use a variety of theories in attempts to explain human development socially, emotionally, physically and intellectually. Among the most used theories are those of psychosocial development; the main contributor is Erik Erikson. His theory on psychosocial development is one of the most influential personality theories; he focuses on the belief that a human being develops in stages. The occurrences at every stage develop the person’s psychosocial abilities; Erikson explores the influence of social experiences throughout a person’s lifespan (Cavanaugh & Blanchard-Fields, 2006). The development of ego identity is a significant element in Erikson’s stages; ego identity refers ...

Discuss why they believe their program of study requires them to take this class/Developmental Psychology

Psychology refers to the study of mental and behavioral characteristics in people (Pastorino, Ellen & Susann, 6). As a student of psychology, it is imperative to take a class in developmental psychology, which is a branch of the program. This branch of psychology entails the study of how people develop and change over the course of a lifespan (Schaffer, 5). The study of this course is very vital since it enables one to understand the physical characteristics experienced by people as they grow. Additionally, one is equipped with knowledge about the social, emotional and cognitive changes experienced by humans in their lifetime (Watts, 11). ...

Nursing: Parenthood TV series (2010)

Parenthood TV series (2010) captures parenthood occurring within the Braverman family expanding through three generations. Featured characters include father Zeek Braverman and mother Camille Braverman; oldest son Adam; his wife and three children; daughter Sarah and her two children; second son Crosby, Jasmine his new wife, Jabbar another son and last child daughter Julia, her husband Joel and their daughter Sydney, and adopted son, Victor. Julia Graham played Erika Christensen is the character of focus for this movie review. Importantly, she is the youngest of four Braverman siblings and an astute lawyer at a top ...

A Life Span View, 6th edition by Robert V. Kail and John C. Cavanaugh is a book about human development. It looks into the life span of a person highlighting the various stages of human development from conception till late stages of life. This paper will cover the first chapter of the book “The Study of Human Development.” I find this chapter interesting since it elaborates on developmental theories and research by theorists on human behavior. The first chapter is an overview of the whole book, while the rest of the chapters explain the stages of human development individually. The chapter ...

Erik Erickson’s Theory that is based upon psychological development is one of the well recognized personality theories in psychology. In the similar way like Sigmund Freud, Erikson also use to believe that that the human personality tends to develop through a process which come out with distinctive stages. In contrary with the context of psychosexual theory of Freud, Erikson’s theory explained the influences of social experiences on overall life span of an individual . In reference to Erikson’s theory of psychological development it has been identified that there are number of key components of Erikson’s psychosocial stage ...

Introduction

- Interview Report

Theoretical applications

- Development is a lifelong process of change (Erikson) - Each period of the life span is affected by what happened before and this affects expected outcomes (Learning theories). - Development is influenced by historical and cultural context (Papalia and Feldman)

Conclusion

- Explanation of how this analysis has affected communication within the work environment

Abstract

In this document the author is expected to distinguish, appraise, and integrate multiple theories and/or models of human development relevant to functioning of the client being interviewed. During the interaction the interviewer must recognize how cultural structures that range from marginalizing ...

Introduction

In some ways, we all develop in almost the same ways, yet in other ways, we all seem to develop rather uniquely. We all have a lifespan during which a pattern of changes occurs from birth until death. In the field of study known as lifespan development, these patterns of development that takes place during the whole lifespan of a human being are examined. Human development is what lifespan development emphasizes on. Most life development studies emphasize on comprehending how principles of development vary around the world, and how the process of development is influenced by cultural, ethnic, and racial factors. Moreover, ...

This is the documented and in-depth analysis of a specific real life situation or even a hypothetical scenario, usually used as a training tool. In most cases, students are asked to analyze the given cases and present their individual or group interpretations or solutions, that are expected to be supported by their line of thinking as well as their assumptions. A longitudinal design or study is a method of statistical analysis in which the study or test is repeated severally, after the initial test, mainly to be able to identify the trends in the analysis. Its actually a Co relational research that is ...

The study of love is not the usual science of study. However, Harry Harlow among other few psychologists have made this field important in studying human behavior. This study is based on foundations made by Jean Piaget on cognitive development and most importantly from infants (Kail& Cavanaugh 127). Research has shown that adult’s moral behaviors are influenced by their upbringing. Individuals start discovering love at infant stage. The kind of love they receive from their mothers determine their ability to reciprocate love in their future adult life. Harlow tried to put this in experimental form by using infant ...

Gross motor skills are those skills required for body movement which develop as a human being grows from infancy to adult hood. These skills include walking, jumping, running, body balance and various other body movements (Kail, Cavanaugh & Cavanaugh, 2010). I focused on two children without any form of disabilities. The children were both five years old and in kindergarten. I focused on their various activities in their daily life. The two children were both very active and playful. They were both able to jump over a one foot obstacle, run a hundred yards non-stop and were also able to sit upright ...

Multiple Intelligences and Learning Styles

Application of MI

Given my knowledge of MI, I will plan for and address the educational preferences of my students by determining what their strengths are and using those strengths to help them learn more effectively and more easily. As a first step, I will teach them about the different forms of intelligences, as this will help them recognize the best way for them to learn. This will also help them identify their strongest and weakest intelligences (Hoerr et al., 2000). However, I will not let the students select the specific intelligences they want to use and develop as they ...

Abstract

The intent of this paper is to canvass some of the various teratogens that often affect the fetus. The paper also seeks to describe some of the common effects of teratogens. It is noteworthy that an appreciable amount of effort has been put in place to unravel the variant types of teratogens. Until present a superfluity of teratogens have been discovered with more being discovered every passing day. Teratogens affect an unborn child in the prenatal development stage in a varied number of ways. Though some of the effects are illustrious at birth, most of the teratogenic complications only become eminent ...

This paper puts into context Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory. The paper takes a close look at a Winnipeg lady who allegedly attempted to murder her two sons. In accordance with Bronfenbrenner’s framework, the paper focuses on an inquiry into the microsystems, mesosystems, macrosystems and chronosystems that affected the lady’s childhood development. Bronfenbrenner’s theory offers the best opportunity to understand the context in which people draw their actions from.

Analysis

Bronfenbrenner’s framework also known as bioecological systems theory looks at the development of children in the context of relationships that form around their environment. A child’s environment ...

Introduction

The ways in which children develop cognitively have fascinated philosophers, researchers and theorists for centuries. However, in the twentieth century, several different schools of thought arose, each of which attempted to categorize the various phases of cognitive development between infancy and adolescence. Piaget, in his early observations, asserted that children, even at a very early age, were capable of creating their own ideas. Instead of merely receiving and assimilating information from adult figures, they could take the stimuli they received and build unique structures of knowledge. His work ended up as the foundation of the modern constructionist theories in education. ...

English as a Second Language in Great Britain

English as a Second Language in Great Britain Assignment Three

Education in Great Britain today has a central hot topic: inclusion. Following the recent growth in immigrant movement towards the UK, British schools are having to implement a broader spectrum of resources than ever before, in order to meet the ever-growing demand of students with English as a second language and it is estimated that there are around 500,000 students with English as a second language in the British educational system today (Barwell, 2004, p329). In Britain, this is known as ‘EAL’ or ‘English as an Additional Language’ and it now takes ...

Arguably, gender development is learnt through indirect as well as direct reinforcements. Gender development has major components which include gender role and gender identity. Media and family are two important ways in which children are socialized into their gender roles and characteristics. During early stages of development children act as stereotypes, this implies that they interpret things in their own way. They learn more of gender issues through media and family. For example gender identity is reinforced attitudes and beliefs that parents teach their children. During gender development, children are exposed to the family at a very early stage. ...

In human lifespan, there are numerous changes that occur. Cognitive changes, physical changes mental changes and behavioral changes are some of the important changes that individuals undergo from childhood to adulthood. As a matter of fact, it is of great importance to understand the changes that occur during development, so that we can clearly outline the reasons why those changes occur and its importance. Actually, there are several perspectives and personal philosophies on the changes in relationships, activities, mental outlook, as well as health as we undergo life experience and observation.

Certainly, my personal philosophies on the changes during adulthood ...

Menopause: An age related lifestyle phenomenon

Introduction

Many illnesses in societies across the world are lifestyle influenced, generally. They could emerge from occupational predispositions, hobby engagements, dietary habits as well as participation in social activities that define religious and spiritual interactive living. Research has shown where blood pressure levels were distinctly related to life style issues within a certain community and culture. (Ejike, et al. 2008). As such, the role of the nurse, as an educator, inevitably, should embrace considerations of lifestyle infringements on health status in relation to health promotion practices. Importantly, health promotion ought to be compatible with sensitive health issues related to ...