Universal Goals

1. Do you feel that the Bearington plant has the right equipment and technology to do the job? Why?

By using life course perspective, or how the person, environment, and time interact to influence behavior, we can understand that our clients are influenced by a variety of aspects. Every client is affected by biological, psychological, and spiritual factors. It is important to understand this because although we are all affected by these factors; the specific components of each of these factors, such as culture, families, and formal organizations differs between individuals

One of the major obstacles for researchers in the field of Health Psychology and Aging is understanding the role of health disparities across different populations. Health disparities can be understood in terms of differences in some facet of health and well-being across different groups of people. The issue of health disparities across different populations is one that must be understood not only in the context of genetic and biological factors, but also in the context of a broader sociocultural perspective. The influence of health disparities are implied in the context of aging, but are discussed across the entire lifespan. The existence of health disparities in later life is often a product of a lifelong experience and life-course trajectory. This essay will address some of the major

Kraus, K. L. (2008). Lenses: Applying Lifespan Development Theories in Counseling. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company.

The client is a 44-year-old Caucasian female, from a rural Southern Ontario background. The client is well educated and has worked as a teacher in the Elementary school system. At present, she is employed as a tutor for the adult learning center. The client identifies with no identifiable cultural or ethnic background, and firmly states, “I am a Canadian.” The client denies any religious affiliation or particular spiritual belief at the initial interview.

1. Do you feel that the Bearington plant has the right equipment and technology to do the job? Why?

This paper discusses James, a Caucasian male who was interviewed and observed at a non medical residential board and care for the elderly. Academic Journals and major theories were explored to discuss his stage of development that correspond with his age range. James physical development has declined as he reached late adulthood, which is typical in his age range. Even though his health condition limits his mobility, he makes it a point to walk daily. His cognitive development has decreased compared to when he was younger. He stays mentally active by working on his family newsletter and playing chess. James coping mechanism has helped him understand his emotions and development. His personality in staying positive keeps him effective. His support system composes of his social development with his wife and relationship with God. His faith has helped him stay strong mentally and physically. This paper examines the stages of James developmental psychology in late adulthood. A detailed discussion of James physical, cognitive, emotional, and social development was compared to the expected development in that age range.

Who We Are is determined by our individual growth and development. According to Erik Erikson (1971) eight stage developmental theory, humans continue to develop throughout their entire lifespan from birth until death. Each stage representing a key aspect in the development of one’s identity, and personality, and overall well-being. Our personal identity gives each of us an integrated and cohesive sense of self that endures and continues to grow as we age (Santrock 2009). These elements are influenced by factors such as socioeconomic status, location, culture, spiritual beliefs, and meeting of the basic human need. They determine how we grow, develop, and live our daily lives. Traveling through each stage in life from youth, adolescence, and adulthood, we must identify our strength and weaknesses through our choices, experiences, trauma, and death. Each experience influences our structure as it relates to adaptability, resilience, and help identity the consciousness of self. This development analysis is the journey through my life emphasizing on my personal growth and development setting the stage to the person that writes this paper reflecting on her life choices, and experiences in several forms (physically, mentally, and spiritually).

Gail Sheehy has written a new way of thinking about the aging process. She uses ideas from Erickson’s psychosocial theory of the life cycle and creates new ways of mastering each stage of adulthood. Sheehy organizes her stages in age cohorts in which each cohort has lived through the same events even though they may have had different experiences. By understanding how others like ourselves have dealt with again concerns, we are better able to understand our own lives.

This paper is a book report on the novel entitled The Goal written by Eliyahu Goldratt and Jeff Cox. The 40-chapter book is actually a business book written in the form of a novel that makes it interesting to read unlike other business textbook. As a novel, the book is entertaining but at the same time, very informative for management or accounting students as well as for the real-life company managers and CEOs who wanted to apply different managerial practices. The paper summarizes the novel and makes analyses in relation to Operations Management.

For my Personal Project, my goal was to understand the components of a computer, design a gaming computer, and write a short booklet on how to specialize computers so that all audiences that wish to do similar specialisation can do the same. The main product in my Personal Project was most directly related to the Global Context of Scientific and Technical Innovation. This made sense for my project as this Global Context is the focus on how we understand the world in which we live. In my Personal Project this could be varied to have the question how do we understand the technology we use in everyday life. My Personal Project was to understand a computer aligning to the Global Context because

After reviewing the two articles provided and studies of my proposed topic, there was no evidence of the theoretical and conceptual frameworks in six of my studies. However, there is one theoretical framework in my quantitative study that focuses on the individual and is grounded within the context of the life-span perspective of human development theory. Contextual influences include the types of changes in resources that occur in response to the individual's needs for resources throughout a changing life-span. Life-span development involves biological considerations, cultural considerations, and individual factors working together. The life-span perspective put emphasis on the development of the course of a lifetime, and all stages of the

Erikson describes that every individual goes a through a developmental stage of life as we go through it. Erikson describes the final developmental stage as Ego Integrity versus Despair. This stage relates to the older adult, sixty years and older. The integrity of the individual is the great focus on this stage of life (Hearn et al., 2011). Therefore, this stage is described as the process where older adults attempt to identify the meaning of their life (Weismann & Hannich, 2011). The life review process of looking back, helps an older adult to find a balance of their life experiences (Hearn et al., 2011).

There are numerous ways to define successful aging. The word “aging” usually has a negative connotation. However, when putting the word success behind it introduces positive aspects that can essentially promote a long-term developmental outcome for an individual. Happening around midlife and late adulthood, successful aging is simply when an individual has complete development and maintenance of control throughout life, has achieved in the selection of goals and purposes, as well as maximization of gains and compensations of failure. This is the complete and ultimate goal for those in their late adulthood and is quite fascinating to developmental scientist. Those who engross themselves with attempting to achieve a successful aging will most likely have characteristics which in turn encourage and advocate for things such as health, growth, and vitality, maintaining social encounters and productive activities, and lastly maintaining high physical and cognitive functioning. Two developmental scientist, Vaillant & Mukamal, have discovered the factors that predict satisfaction of life are those an individual is able to control. These factors include are health habits, marital stability, years of education, and coping strategies. On the other hand those factors that are out of an individual 's control can not predict the level of happiness or satisfaction with life. These include the length of life of a family member, early health status, parental SES, and family warmth in

Research findings on Robert House’s Path Goal Theory are basically on the relationship between the leader’s style of leadership and the outcomes of the