Critical thinking is essential in any academic field and, consequently, developing it should be a priority for anyone engaging in intellectual pursuits. At its core, critical thinking is about assessing arguments, and one may define it as the ability to structure, analyze, and evaluate claims based on evidence and logic...
Introduction Studies on the importance of human development are essential because they provide scholars with a better understanding of how children change, learn, and grow over the years. This view of development is crucial because different types of growth might be affecting individuals even during adulthood. There are the so-called...
Kendall is a 10 months old baby girl. The observations are made in a pediatric clinic where Kendall is tested for various developmental skills including motor skills, visual perception, social skills, language and playfulness. This paper discusses the observations made from the video by reviewing existing literature on developmental skills...
Introduction Effective healthcare does not only require expertise and knowledge, but a set of skills for doctors and nurses to communicate to patients openly about the important decisions they would potentially have to make. Thus, it is crucial for medical professionals to provide patients with an opportunity to make their...
The development of one’s cognitive skills has always been one of the most challenging research questions for scholars all over the world. In fact, one of the most crucial aspects discussed in terms of the research was the hierarchy of the learning process, i.e., identifying which internal and external factors...
Introduction Lifespan development is concerned with the physical, cognitive, social, and emotional changes from the time of conception to death. The transformations can be unique to individuals, while others are common to most people. Human growth is lifelong, and there is no specific age period that dominates maturity. In addition,...
Name: Dalia Demographic Information Age: 14 years old. Ethnicity: Biracial, African, and Irish American descent. Presenting Issue(s) Dalia’s main problem is the lack of parental attention, which encourages her to commit such rash acts as excessive drinking and tattooing. However, the initiators of the appeal to social services are her...
The course topics are essential for other students and me, both for the individual and for the future professional, as they give an understanding of personal development and interpersonal relationships. The topic of family functions helps to determine whether partners’ visions of the goals of creating a family are the...
Competition is a defining factor in many areas of modern life. People compete for positions at work, for prizes in sports, even for grades in education. The competitive nature moves people forward; they want to achieve, earn more, be better than others. Some people want to win so badly they...
Although I am a bit far from my adolescence, looking back to those days made me realize that I had gone through the most important stage, which was challenging and full of emotions. Several developmental theorists have influenced the current understanding of the period between adolescence and early adulthood. Jean...
Competent public speakers use various techniques to connect with their audience and successfully deliver their message. Rita Pierson’s TED Talk shows just how a speaker can masterfully infuse their speech with what matters most to connect with listeners (TED, 2013). To bring out the elements that enhanced her speech, they...
Language development is a course during which a child learns to communicate and understand speech during childhood. From the first day of life, kids develop language skills in a rapid manner. Babies react strongly to the human voice and prefer it to other sounds. Specifically, they incline toward a higher...
Many people currently hold the opinion that human development happens step by step. Although many researchers produced their theories based on stage like development, some scientists do not agree. Undoubtedly, all kinds of people worldwide change constantly during their lives. Every particular person experiences alterations in their way, being influenced...
Creative Confidence The common beliefs on creativity are shaped by the misconception that it is an inherent quality, and some people are born creative while others are not. However, creativity can be taught, and nowadays, many companies, teachers, and designers come up with different techniques to develop one’s creative skills....
Physical and cognitive development in such an essential period of human life as infancy is critical to the quality of people’s lives, and my personal experience indicates the rapid pace of this process. These two aspects are interrelated since the researchers proved that the successful acquisition of fundamental motor skills...
Go Caterpillar is a toy designed for toddlers aged from 9 months to approximately three years. The toy is not gender-specific, so it is equally suitable for girls and boys. It is shaped like a small caterpillar that has four wheels filled with rainbow beads (see Appendix). The child can...
Physical development During the preschool years, if provided with healthy living conditions and adequate support, children steadily increase in height, weight, and muscle tone. They continue developing physically as the related areas of their brains that control movement becomes more mature. The changes in their brains enable them to acquire...
Introduction Child development refers to the physical, psychological, social, behavioral, and emotional changes that occur in children from birth to adolescence. Developmental assessment is the process of examination and measuring of a child’s performance compared to other children of a similar age. Seven areas are usually included in the evaluation:...
Abstract The ability to locate the key points in one’s development and determine the transition moments that would define the further development is essential to the skill of self-reflection and the ability to define one’s life direction. Therefore, assessing the interview with Harshad “Harry” Kumar Dharamshi Hansraj Bhadeshia served as...
For children in early childhood, play is seen as a symbolic activity that helps them to socialize and perceive the world around them. Symbolic activity is most evident in young children’s pretend play. Here we find children pretending that bananas are telephones, that chairs are cars, that shoeboxes are television...
Human experience can be compared to an engine that drives much of development after birth. Therefore, the lack of crucial experiences during critical periods of life could be detrimental to the healthy and multi-component development of an individual, affecting its multiple domains. In the process of growing up, children will...
As defined by Ellul, the concept of technique refers to humans’ methods to achieve absolute efficiency based on certain levels of development in any specific human activity (Ellul, Wilkinson, and Merton 1964). The definition is correct based on the context of the application. In particular, Ellul reveals that the developers...
The process of a child acquiring an identity is a puzzling, complex, and often invisible process that highlights the person’s transition to formulating the aware concept of self. The development of language skills, such as the ability to express feelings through sounds, words, and non-verbal communication, enables children as young...
Once I was invited to a family dinner by a friend of mine. I came to my peer’s house and was introduced to the family, and I met the grandmother who looked young and active. Someone told me that she was at the age of the middle seventies, but I...
Work in Middle Adulthood My friend’s mother (O., 47 y.o.) was highly frustrated with her current job. However, fear of job loss could not make her wish for changes. Moreover, O. was afraid that she would not get another job because of her age and sex, while employers are more...
Bringing up children and fostering their personal and social development is a complicated process requiring significant efforts from their parents and caregivers. It includes a number of activities intended to enhance their various skills. Some of them are generally practiced within a family, while others are represented by community-wide or...
From birth, the human brain acquires executive function and self-regulation skills, which help lifelong to set and achieve goals, ignore distractions, and control one’s actions. The earlier the kid masters self-regulation, the more it will benefit future life and studies. It helps a child think before taking actions, learn to...
The period between infancy and adulthood can be viewed in discrete chunks because age plays a significant role in the early stages of life. For instance, there is a sharp difference between a two-year-old child and an eight-year-old kid. However, lifespan development from adulthood to death should not be viewed...
Introduction Western classical music, often referred to as simply classical music, is often considered highly beneficial to children’s education and associated with a variety of advantages. Research has shown that music, in general, can achieve several benefits that enhance the development of learners. However, the worth of the specific genre,...
How does postformal thinking go beyond formal thinking? Is everyone capable of formal or post formal thought? Postformal thinking refers to the principles a person learns from adolescence, which imply not only one valid option, but many plausible solutions. The application of these principles can provide practical guidance on resolving...
To begin with, it is vital to understand how cultural differences influence the perception of team members and a group overall. It is fair to claim that this relation is reasonably tight, according to the responses Vandaveer received asking about the interviewees’ expectations from each other (2013). For instance, Steve...
Topic Description The process of child development is very intricate and highly prone to external factors, which is why the factors in question need to be researched and evaluated closely. The importance of culture as one of the major influences on early childhood development has been a contentious topic since...
Introduction The psychological study is considered to be research that psychoanalysts administer for an examination of the experiences and actions of individual people or groups. The analysis can intend informative, professional, and clinical purposes. Moreover, psychologists apply various scientific methods based on a research question. Each method implies a unique...
Body Development People’s body development has different peculiarities for each period of adult life. Organ reserve ensures quick recovery after a stressful situation, works most effectively in emerging adulthood, and reduces each year (Berger, 2018a). Homeostasis also worsens with time; it maintains a balance between various physical functions in the...
The author in the article discusses the concept of self-development as part of everyday life. While most people view it as something, we must specifically dedicate time to outside of main responsibilities, the author believes that it should be a primary meaning to life. In this article he uses stated...
During middle adulthood, identity continues to develop, and this illustrates that Erikson’s final four stages of development do not follow a chronological progression. Traditionally, this stage has been regarded as a period of change and reflection, hence, given the name, “a mid-life crisis.” From my perspective, individuals in these developmental...
The lifespan consists of a combination of biological and social factors, and all of them directly affect the lives of people and their health. Notably, at present, life expectancy is growing, in particular, due to a decrease in the harmful effects of these factors. Various theories are describing the influence...
Introduction The development of the child from birth to eighteen months is a significant period that affects the success of subsequent stages. The physical and emotional development of the baby is the most intense during this period. Those who take care of the kid should clearly understand the characteristics of...
Introduction Numerous studies show that a detailed analysis of the characteristics of human social interaction with the environment allows people to critically comprehend and adjust their future actions. Accordingly, personal reflection in terms of the learning process, along with a clear understanding of oneself as an individual, can have a...
Background Early childhood is a crucial time in the developmental trajectory of humans. It is at this point that multiplex bodily, cognitive and psychosocial development occurs. During the first few years before schooling (preschool years), children experience a rapid phase of growth resulting in a substantial increase in height, which...
The transition from childhood to adulthood is a lengthy and complex process due to the influence of technology. In today’s technology world, it takes longer for youths to gain adequate training, get employment, and become financially independent. Societies are made up of systems that structure relationships of householding, care, and...
Our feelings and thoughts in childhood shape our personality because personal growth always occurs gradually and under the influence of many factors. The stronger the emotional stability of a person, the more opportunities they have for intellectual development because the positive atmosphere and emotional comfort create the conditions for successful...
The purpose of the present paper is to identify and explore one of the NAEYC early childhood professional preparation standards, with the goal of enhancing one’s knowledge in the field so as to develop relevant professional and personal skills and to become a better advocate for children and their families....
Introduction The process of aging is not only limited to physical changes but also influences the psychological state of an individual. In every age, a person acquires new roles that define his or her behavior, beliefs, and norms. Sometimes, it may be difficult for an individual to adapt to a...
The opposition between nature and nurture is one of the key areas in developmental psychology. This debate juxtaposes genetic determinism and the decisive influence of external factors in the personality’s development. Hence, this issue is highly relevant for gaining an understanding of a person’s behavior and requires careful consideration. Therefore,...
A career is one of the most important aspects of every person’s life, being a key element of an individual’s personal development, social connections, and sense of identity. People build their careers throughout their whole life, starting at adolescence when occupational preferences are established. However, with age, the strive for...
Childhood is the period of life when the bases of individuality are formed. Children get acquainted with the entire world, society, its rules, and values. In this case, the role of parents and educators cannot be underestimated as they represent the moral compass for the younger generation. However, other stages...
Communication Significance of Conversation The significance of conversation is reflected in an opportunity to establish a productive interaction. Detailed information can be obtained with the possibility of personal involvement (Plachkinova et al. 113). An efficient communication mechanism is based on interlocutors’ mutual interest. My conversation skill has improved significantly during...
Introduction A number of principles characterize human Growth and development. The principles describe distinctive growth as a conventional and orderly process. It is possible for use to predict the development of children. However, there are different timings of growth and development in children as regards to their personalities. The developmental...
Introduction Background of the study Lifespan development entails all the stages that a person goes through from the time of conception through infancy, childhood, adolescence, early adulthood and late adulthood to death. However, it is not all the changes in the life of a person that can be considered as...
Introduction Effective people are the ones who are capable of producing an intended result or have a striking effect. They must be able to accomplish a task or purpose and function effectively. Individual character is a collection of habits that have a powerful role in their lives. Desire, skill, and...
Benefits of Self–managed Learning Self-managed learning is a type of learning that enables adults to take full control and responsibility for their learning. It requires individuals to identify ways through which they can acquire knowledge in different areas. Through self-managed learning, individuals set learning goals and ways of achieving them....
Introduction The study of the characteristics of child development is the area of ​​psychology that provides for assessing various aspects, including cognitive, socio-emotional, and physical factors. Based on specific data, it is possible to analyze certain causal relationships and establish which criteria are key in the process of acquiring particular...
Introduction The opposition of nature and nurture and their respective roles in personality development has been at the center of scientific discussion for many years. Different theories justify the importance of each part of the debate; however, there is no clear answer to what determines an individual’s behavior and development:...
Assessment of My Professional Needs My current professional needs include acquiring new competencies and skills that can support my career goals. My short term goal is to get a new job in a challenging environment or organization that can result in personal growth. My long-term goals include completing my MBA...
Introduction Erick Erickson was one of the most renowned psychoanalysts whose works has been very influential in the field of psychologist. His most notable works was the social development theory which expounded further on earlier works written on the same field mainly by Sigmund Freud as well as the Ego...
Introduction Middle childhood development takes place between the ages of 6-12 years. This stage is associated with fast cognitive development, and the children develop better social skills as they interact with people in their social circle. The children start developing new friendships in their new environments in school, and they...
Introduction While the physical effects of obesity on young people are widely discussed, the psychological aspect of this serious disease has not yet reached sufficient attention and level of analysis. Meanwhile, mental problems associated with obesity can lead to severe complications during the period of adulthood development. Thus, it is...
Infancy refers to the period when a human being is aged between 1 and 12 months. Infancy is marked by rapid physical growth, which aids an infant’s new abilities. An infant is able to roll over, sit unaided at 6 months, and crawls or walks at age 12 months. At...
Running head: Developmental Psychology This case study presents findings with regard to the development of an African American girl. Understanding the developmental processes and psychology associated with child development is crucial in elaborating the needs of children at different stages of life. Developmental psychology provides an explanation of the changes related...
