Sara Jones's Lifespan Development

Developmental psychology is the study of how human beings age and transform throughout the eight major stages of life. This paper will focus on the physical, cognitive, social, moral, and personality development of individuals found in stage two, (early childhood 1-6 year olds). Through exploring, and examining the countless influences that affect their growth development.

Although her shared race inherently secures her place in the group, she actively seeks further acceptance and affirmation from the other girls. Her longing for community results in her continued involvement with the group, as being outside the group implies an undesired sense of isolation. Laurel continuously strives to be a part of the community, even though she does not like its members and compares their caliber of friendship to being “bunched-up wads of tinfoil…or rusty iron nails you had to get tetanus for” instead of precious metals (190). The need to identify as part of the group causes her to passively dismiss not only the blatant rudeness towards her and other members but also their obvious character flaws. Yet it is in this respect that her less aggressive and kind temperament distinguishes her from the rest of the group, indirectly disrupting its cohesion. Although she realizes that “quiet people like [herself] were better off quiet alone,” the fear of being excluded will lead her to comply with group actions and thoughts that would likely not occur if she were acting as an individual (187).

It is believed that babies develop language when they are in the utero and it continues throughout their lifetime. By twelve weeks old, babies may register the sounds they can hear and at the same time make basic visual, auditory and tactile mind maps (Karen Kearns, 2013, P.105). This allows the infant to turn towards any familiar sounds and noises. Babies begin to communicate with people around them quite quickly. By two months old, babies begin to make ‘cooing’ and other noises; this indicates the phonological component of language development. By six to nine months babies begin to experience with a mixture of sounds, and often you will hear a baby babbling. Babbling development is similar across many different languages and even hearing impaired babies will go through this stage. They may copy the sounds they are introduced too or beginning to recognize familiar

This paper serves to apply the knowledge learned throughout the course, COUN 502, to the development and growth in my lifespan. I will aim to demonstrate a working knowledge of the theories, terminology, and concepts of human growth and development. I will show how these disciplines apply to my own life experiences and how I did throughout my key life events, through the use of empirical studies.

girl’s life from childhood to her early adult life. Johnson begins her piece by talking about the

Development of a person throughout his or her whole lifetime can be seen either as a continuous process or as a final status to be attained. Psychologists agree

Well, when katheryn was attending Stephen Decatur middle school it was the first time that she really raised that the school setting was really different from where she had lived before the people , the place and the overall setting of the new place was different . In the 6th and 7th grade katheryn really didn't click with the other kids as well because of how she acted differently and said words in a different way . but with all, she was able to make a few friends along the way. And around those years katheryn had just received her first dog ever that she named Adam it was the first time that she had ever had to take care of something all on her own . Adam and katheryn became very close , wherever katheryn went Adam followed. When katheryn entered her 8th-grade years she started to become very scared and nervous for what is the come in later years when high school was coming she started worrying about if she was going to stay friends with the ones she has now or if things were going to change for her . Nere the end you winter her grandfather came down to see her and her family he lived with them for about four months and spend that time katheryn was so happy to have him there he just made thing easier for katheryn and

Berger, K. (2011). The Developing Person Through the Life Span (8th ed., p. 241,265,279). New York: Worth.

Each morning she arrived at her first class of the day, English, and sat in the back row of the classroom. She would answer a couple of questions here and there to get Timothy off of her back and then, she would silently follow along with the lecture. Her day continued to follow the same pattern until lunch where she would look for one of her siblings, usually her little brother Jude, to go sit on the beach with her as they ate.

In Life-Span Development the class had the ability to observe the infant, Riley, and her parents, Erin and Robin. The class had the ability to discover to talk to real parents and ask the questions that most students are too shy to ask. The class was also able to observe how Riley acted in front of forty people. This experienced allowed people to understand the true development of infant whether it be cognitive, physical or social

My Beloved World by Sonia Sotomayor was an inspiring autobiography. She showed talent, dependence, and strong will throughout her life and in how she dealt with others. She shows great leadership qualities that she seems to have been born with, a knack at providing authentic leadership, and she has inspired me in my life. Throughout the book she proved over and again that she has leadership qualities and abilities, even from a young age.

She provides a summary of her early life; in particular, she writes about how her upbringing on Air Force bases provides her with a set

Although secure attachment during infancy is the foundation for continued healthy positive development during the lifespan, it is important to understand that other factors can have a significant effect on development later in life (i.e. illness, loss, and trauma). However, research has shown the importance of consistent care giving that is responsive and nurturing and the caregivers’ ability to effectively accommodate more difficult temperament characteristics ,as well as other factors, influence the development of healthy attachment{{64 Bakermans-Kranenburg, Marian 2003}}. Research has also shown that infancy and early childhood is the period of development where scaffolding begins and continues (Vygotsky, 1978; Zhao & Orey,1999).

Lifespan Development is the field of study that examines patterns, modes of growth, change, and stability in behavior that occur throughout the entire lifespan of an individual. There are so many things to keep in mind about Lifespan Psychology;

act that she went mad. When she was forced to take care of herself, she could not handle