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Childhood Development In Childhood

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At a young age children development is very crucial on how they grow into adulthood. Adult behavior can be predetermined based on their life as a child. Someone who grows to become socially isolated as an adult, may not have been social as a child. Children can learn personality traits at a young age, which develops him/her personality into adulthood. For example, Jamal grew up in an area where he was isolated throughout his child, which caused Jamal to have issues with interacting with other people. As a child, he did not spend much time with his mom, other children, and other people in his neighborhood. Jamal did not have any siblings to interact with as a child. Jamal preferred solitary activities such as playing alone in his room, reading, watching television, and completing his school work. Jamal lack of interactions with anyone throughout his childhood caused problems in the future when trying to communicate with others. Jamal from birth was likely to introvert. Jamal’s mother was a shy woman, which may cause Jamal to learn shy behavior from his mother. According to Coady & Lehmann (2016), behavior can be learned at a young age from just observing someone interactions. By Jamal observing his mother shyness, he learned this behavior causing him to have difficulty when interacting with others and have a fear of humiliation if he spoke to someone outside his fantasies. The intervention model which seems appropriate to use for addressing Jamal’s issue is cognitive

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