Leah Case Study Psychology

Nicole and Jed live in a two story, townhome condominium. It was built in 1985. It has 1100 square feet of living space; including two bedrooms and two and half baths. The flooring is a combination of carpet and tile. The front is landscaped with grass, and the backyard is a fenced in patio area. There is no pool on the property. The Robert’s have firearms that are storede in a locked safe. The ammunition is stored in a separate locked container. The only pet that Nicole and Jed have is a pet turtle which is kept in an aquarium.

One of the first things that Ms. Anderson should do is to change the classroom layout and environment for Howard. First, he should have particular seating by Ms. Anderson which is near the whiteboard, but far away from high movement areas, for instance, entryways, pencil sharpeners, or windows. She should create an area where she can provide individual instruction for Howard. Especially, surround Howard with peers who are helpful and not confrontation. He needs a defined space where he can work on class work. Having Howard follow a checklist throughout the school day will help him stay organize with class work, more focus on instruction time, and less distracted with any classmates.

She reminisces about the “childhood energy [she] spent on feeling betrayed” (532) by her twin Leah, how she put the blame for her limp on Leah. With both age and the discovery that her disability was the result of a misunderstanding made by her body, she is able to at last recognize that doing this was unjust and unfair. Through acknowledgement of these faults and mistakes she is able to move past them. She never becomes much of a talker but is able to find friends who can understand her and who she is able to enjoy spending time with while passing “whole evenings without need for any sentence” (532). Having people who she can connect with helps her emotional health, an important part of being psychologically sound. Losing her limp allows her to fully realize who she is, giving her the understanding that however she looks on the outside she will “always be Ada inside” (496). Her core personality does not change because her body changes, she remains the crooked truth teller she has always been (496). Seeing that she is able to remain quintessentially the same person intellectually helps her to deal with the nostalgic feelings she has towards her limp. Finally dealing with the problems she has permits Adah to move on with her life in happiness, having achieved psychological

The development of writing skills largely relies on fine motor skills. First the child must master the holding of writing implements (Huffman & Fortenberry, 2011). There are four stages in the development of holding a writing implement and depending on the culture the child grows up in, the final stage may be attained at an earlier time (Walcer, 2016a). The last stage of learning to hold a writing implement is called the dynamic tripod. In this stage the child has finger coordination and displays a mature way of holding a writing implement (Walcer, 2016a). The dynamic tripod is usually present at the same time that the mature writing pattern is observed,

Ironically, the sorrowful Leah is a carbon-copy of her father, feeling the guilt of acts for which neither could feasibly stop within their power. This unpalatable pain kills Leah as she is forced to live with the aftermath of the deranged Nathan mentally abusing Leah, her mother, and her sisters, causing the grief stricken Leah to take partial blame for the acts from which she fell victim of. In brief, Leah escapes the unbreakable grasp Nathan held on her adolescent self by rebelling against not only

Throughout the book, Mooney not only focused on mental disabilities but physical ones because as they are labeled together, they are very different Mooney then meets a deaf and blind child named, Ashley who is the first person Mooney admits is abnormal. It was due to, two out of five senses not working properly that even Mooney labeled Ashley as broken. During this Mooney discovered the extent of disabilities but also the extent of limitations placed on people with physical limitations. He recounts philosopher, Aristotle's views on the able body and the limitations of those who are not given able bodies. Mooney describes that when physical disabilities such as Ashleys, the level of intelligence possible for these people are viewed almost nonexistent. How can one learn if they cannot see or hear? It is Ashleys determination, it is the fact that her disability make it difficult for her to learn but do not stop her from learning that opens a new light is resilience in Mooney. It is one of the instances in which Mooney, himself learns a valuable lesson.

Intro A drug is defined as “any substance other than food that affects our bodies or minds” (Comer, pg. 294). The reasons why people use drugs are quite varied. Some people believe it’s a lack of character while others believe it’s a disease.

She couldn't really talk to anyone and when she did she didn't know how to express herself or carry on a conversation very well. Her family never really talked to her or even tried to help her with her social life. Just talking to your child can make a huge difference in the way they act and live. When the incident of the rape at the beginning of the book happened she couldn’t speak out loud to tell him no because of the inability to be social and verbal with how she felt and what she thinks. The fact that all she ever wanted to do was go home and sleep shows that she isn’t very social.

A trait that stands out in the book is the symptom of bodily memories. In Melinda’s case, during a frog dissection in her science class, she remembers the opening up and even says, “She doesn’t say a word. She is already dead. A scream starts in my gut – I can feel the cut, smell the dirt, feel the leaves in my hair.” (81). One of the other symptoms that Melinda has is self-harm. The first time that this is shown in the book, Melinda says this, “I open up a paper clip and scratch it across the inside of my left wrist. Pitiful. If a suicide attempt is a cry for help, then what is this? A whimper, a peep?” (87). Melinda also has a hard time talking to her parents about the rape to which she says, “How can I talk to them about that night? How can I start?” (72). Some victims recover from such a traumatic experience, while others don’t and live a lifetime of depression and must undergo intense therapy. In Melinda’s case, she finds redemption by talking to her parents and the guidance counselor, and putting her faith into her teachers, friends, and her art project at school. Because rape can affect anybody anywhere, everyone should be aware of the circumstances, and how to deal with it.

Writing can be a daunting task for students in any grade. Teachers have to implement new basic components for those struggling to write. Finding new methods and being able to execute them requires teachers to design lesson plans that help

Her kindergarten teacher recognized her inability to stay focused compared to her peers. In first grade, Grace took longer to complete assignments, had a tendency to daydream, and had difficulty with paper and pencil tasks which was the most noticable in math. Her first and second grade teachers provided her with additional educational support through small group instruction, and she receives weekly instruction from the reading specialist. Finally, her scores on the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Fourth Edition and Woodcock-Johnson III Tests of Achievement show she has deficits in the areas of Working Memory, Passage Comprehension and Math Fluency. Since information has been obtained by a variety of dependable sources, identifying Grace as a learning disable child is

Daniel is a seven-year-old male who is currently enrolled in the second grade in a public school. Recently Daniel's behavior has changed, and the mother expressed her concern about Daniel's lack of motivation to study and his aggressive behavior. She said that Daniel has always been a sweet and easy-going boy. Daniel has no history of medical complications, according to her mother, he has the vaccines up to date, and his last screening of hearing and vision was done by her primary doctor in January 2017, the results showed to be intact.

In Criteria A, Sam displays deficits in social-emotional reciprocity. He displays an abnormal social approach, as well as difficulty in maintaining and following a normal conversation. He doesn’t partake in making jokes with other children, and when he is having a conversation, he will make inappropriate comments. Lastly he has difficulty with responding to social interactions. In Criteria A, Sam also struggles with nonverbal communicative behaviors that are common for social interactions, as it’s been reported that he has poor eye contact.

My vibrant 5-year old boy had begun losing his abilities. Monroe had always excelled with his speech, reading, and understanding of the world around him. He had never struggled to make friends

With one child I was supporting them whilst writing their own name. By the end of the activity they were all using a pencil and holding it effectively to form recognisable letters.