...For this task, I will be describing development throughout the life stages for my famous person, Beyoncé. Beyoncé is an American recording artist and actress, she performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child, and rose to fame in the late 1990s as lead singer of R&B girl-group Destiny's Child Conception - Human life begins with conception, conception is the process involving several females’ egg being mixed with the sperm and then fertilized. Conception is the biological process which involves an egg being fertilized by a sperm so that it then becomes implanted in the wall of the womb or uterus. At this stage, Beyoncé’s mum would have stopped having her monthly period after having sexual intercourse noticing she is pregnant. The picture below shows conception taking place when her parents become physically close. Pregnancy - Pregnancy refers to the period of time, normally 40 weeks, extending from conception and the date of the last menstrual period to a baby’s birth. Beyoncé’s mother would have been experiencing certain development in her body. Physically, her stomach would continue to grow during the different trimesters, and she would experience discomfort, intellectually she may want to read books to learn about the baby growing inside her also what to expect for child birth. Emotionally, the mother will experience mood swings including being upset. The picture below shows pregnancy taking place in her mother’s womb. Birth and Infancy...
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...`The life stages: Birth and infancy 0-3 years: This is primarily one of the many important stages in a person's life, isabel is going from the womb of her mother into the world through the process of lisa giving birth. Once born isabel is now open to new and exciting changes in her development. for example the newborn baby will have to start intaking easily digestible food, an example of this would be her mother's milk this is vitally important as it allows isable to grow. Infants are open to a range of different reflexes, they are born with a variety of temporary and primitive reflexes linking to the sensorimotor stage in a baby's life. The sensorimotor stage is a stage where thinking is limited sensing different objects and using motor actions. The primitive reflexes include the movements of the infant's head towards any touch on the cheek. This type of reflex is called the rooting reflex and this helps the baby to position the nipple into their mouth in order to feed.through this process isable is additionally using her sucking reflex. when trying to receive milk from either a bottle or her mother's breast. This is one of the first important physical developments, if isable wasn't able to do this she would become weak and frail. The first few moths are vital, the right nutrients will help her to grow physically and intellectually, without it she may be behind compared to other infants her age. Furthermore, if a baby is startled for example by a loud noise, the infant...
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...are reacting to it.In biological theory, we cannot predict how and why our body will get older but we can take procurations to slow down this process, such as by having a good and balanced diet. Thomas Kirkwood argued that damaged cells can repair themselves if have appropriate nutrients. If we look at the psychological theory we could see that it is focusing on the stages and interactions with other when people grow older. As people age, they tend to remove themselves from society for death.They remove themselves from their roles and society by placing elderly in care home facilitate that they stop being active. There are some similarities to the theories.Both of them are talking about declining. In disposable soma theory the genetic decline making body to age and in disengagement theory we can see that person declining from their lives. We can see that aging process affect people in biological and psychological ways. It could be that biological predispositions might trigger those psychological. If we think about that people in disengagement theory are starting to decline from active life and in disposable soma theory lack of healthy lifestyle trigger all those changes. Lack of nutrients and...
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...able to remain physically active and utilizes exercise to maintain her fitness. The individuals experience with menopause, though different are in line with research. The expressed decline in health is also typical according to research and while different from the other, both are within expectations during this life stage. Research does state that those who are more able to remain physical active are likely to be healthier than their counterparts. Both individuals discussed their decline in memory and use the same method to prevent forgetting important information, by writing down important information they were worried about forgetting they are able to deal with this development in their life. Despite their decline in memory both individuals utilize their life experience to cope with new and ongoing situations. Research states that there are two approaches to death for those in this stage of life; both interviewees lost their partners, siblings and other loved ones. They were able to approach the situation with acceptance when not faced with sudden deaths. They use religion to help ease the pain and grief of the death of loved ones. Both see death as a stage in life and have been able to accept death as an eventuality and not something to be...
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...LIFE STAGES 0-3 infancy Physical development | From birth 0-3 months start moving his legs and neck and start moving his arms forward to his chest when he lying down, at age 3-6 try to lift his head up and more movement and gaining his Wight, baby at this age start to set and controlling himself, at the age of 6-12 baby start to stand up and some baby walk, at the age 12-36 baby start walk without problem and jump when and using his hand and eat with his own hands. | Intellectual development | Infancy can count to 20 they know ABC and they watch TV and ask to go out, begin to pretend by acting out familiar activities. Responding, and making some kind of sound understands by people around him and copy mum and dads words. | Social development | From the birth infant knows people around him by how they treat him and infant making relationship between him and his parent ,by age six laughing him and laugh his mother when she changing his nappies, the baby is discovering he is satisfied with relationship with the people around him by how the people around him behaviour. | Emotional development | Emotional development of the baby can find it when giving him a hug or kissing and help him to understanding people around him giving him a love and listening to him and provide his needs build trust between you and him. | | | www.livestrong.com http://www.nncc.org Age 4-10 Physical development | At the stage the child can dress himself rid tricycle and clean his hands...
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...controlled changes influence development e.g. puberty. It’s maturing as a person. Life course is a map of what is expected to happen at the various stages of the human life cycle. In today’s modern world biology alone no longer controls the life course and huge variety is now found e.g. getting married, having children, where you will live. Life expectancy is an estimate of the number of years a person can expect to live, on average. Developmental norms (developmental milestones) is the average set of expectations for a child’s development, however it is important to remember that each child is unique. Delayed development is when the norms aren’t reached in the certain time they are expected to. Potential causes and effects * Brain damage * Poor social interaction with carers * Disease * Visual disability * Hearing disability * Poor nutrition Arrested development is when development has stopped prematurely. Holistic development is the whole development and growth. All the P.I.E.S are likely to interact with each other. Genetics Predisposition to particular conditions – more risk but doesn’t mean you’ll actually get a disease/condition Inherited In your genes Passed on from your parents Influence on how you will be in your life up to a certain point. More/less at risk of getting a disease or illness. Cystic fibrosis, asthma, brittle bone disease Biological Biological life starts at conception – caused in the womb Not genetic Whether mother drink...
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...The first 2 years of life is an amazing time of growth and change, both physically and mentally. Babies experiment with and learn from the environment around them. Beyond physical, thinking, and language tasks, babies are learning about social and emotional tasks.Babies can feel many emotions and can express and communicate these emotions through facial expressions and body posture. Around the age of 2-3 months infants start to "social smile" and we can begin to see more clearly if they are happy, distressed, angry, through some more advanced expressions. Infants may start to spontaneously laugh at the age of around 4months. They also experience "stranger anxiety" this is when babies are uncomfortable and distressed when they are not familiar with the person holding them. At around 6 months babies begin to copy and mimic other people's facial expressions and emotions. From birth babies start to develop a strong bond and attachment to their primary caregivers. At around 8 months infants may to start to experience "separation anxiety", when they are separated from their caregiver whom they share a strong bond with.The intensity of this anxiety varies between individuals and is based on baby's temperament and environment. While some babies will respond very strongly and heatedly to caregiver absence by crying and fussing, others will respond in a more subdued fashion through whimpers and slight agitation. It's during this period, around age 9 months, that babies first frown...
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...Journal: Stages of Life Bill Williams Liberty University Reflective Journal: Stages of Life This Reflective essay will cover the life stages that have been covered from 0 to 44. Using Erikson’s life stage theory, this assignment will chart important life crisis points which have helped to define me. Erickson’s life span theory postulated about life being comprised of eight stages, where human beings have the task to master each stage. Each stage is presented with a confrontation which produces two possible outcomes (Rice, 2001). The first incremental time frame will cover four stages of the Erickson’s model. Stage One Stage one covers birth to 10 years of age. According to Erickson’s model, humans experience several moments of the crisis where one master and then moves into the next stage of life's. The first ten years of life were full of turmoil, being physically abused by my biological parents and ultimately abandoned. After been traumatized by these events I was removed and placed for adoption. There were residual issues such as nightmares, frequent altercations with peers, and bedwetting. Baker confirmed that high stress is a contributing factor to the increased disruptive behaviors and delays normal developmental milestones (Baker et al., 2003). The prominent stage that was easily identified was the competency versus inferiority. I remember always feeling as if I were not good enough and inadequate, never able to please my mom and dad. Stage Two This stage covers...
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...This report will describe a life stage within human development and behaviour. The report will then describe a personal observation that relates to this life stage, this observation will include behaviours, attitudes and interactions of that stage. These behaviours and attitudes will describe relevant concepts and ideas based on two theorists and in relation to my chosen life stage. These theorists concepts will link together my personal observation and the chosen life stage. This observational report is based on the life stage of adolescence. In 1996, I was a fifteen year old student attending Tikipunga High School. I was never to sure on any given day whom I really was. My choice of clothing was little to go on as every day brought a new look, a new me. One day id have that apparent gangsta look, baggy jeans and a hooded sweatshirt then the next day id be dressed like Julie Andrews, from The sound of music! Blouse, skirt and a much more conservative hairstyle. According to J.Campbell (personal communication, June 20th 2013.) I would not only change my style of dress my attitude would adjust in relation to whatever dress sense I choose. For example I would ouite often have an attitude of ignorance and staunchness to match my 'gangsta' look, whereas I tended to be a whole new person when dressed like Julie Andrews, behaving alit more conservative and polite. I simply asked my self regularly, " who am I?", "where do i fit in?" And "where will I end up?". This...
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...In life we go through different stages, one minute we are little babies having no worries in the world and next thing we know we’ve got a big bag of responsibilities and problems. The people who make up our lives usually have a great influence on us. Some of these influences might not be that great but others might. As teenagers we go through lots of changes with our body physically and mentally and with little experience we sometimes end up doing things which later on catch up to us and ruin our perfect future. Underage drinking for example is one of the big problems that teenagers get dragged into. Each year, approximately 5,000 young people under the age of 21 die as a result of underage drinking. About 1900 deaths are caused because of vehicle crashes, 1600 are caused of homicides, 300 from suicide and hundreds more die from other injuries such as falling, burning, drowning etc. Even with all these accidents and problems underage drinking still continues to be a widespread problem. According to data from the 2005 Monitoring the Future (MTF) study, three-fourths of 12th graders, more than two-thirds of 10th graders, and about two in every five 8th graders have consumed alcohol. Teenagers not knowing or having the experience of consuming alcohol tend to drink intensively usually consuming four to five drinks at one time. People who start drinking at young age usually become alcoholics by the time they reach adulthood. Drinking causes teenagers to fail at school and other aspects...
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...Interviewing Patricia How do the responses given by the individuals you interviewed compare or contrast with the research you discovered? The late age adult who was interviewed was aged 66 years young, Patricia’s words exactly. The interview with Patricia highlighted life not death. Aging is a natural part of life, which comes with problems but even more joy. For some these thoughts are scary, but Patricia has reached life satisfaction and is grateful to have reached the ripe young age of 66. She looks forward to any additional day she has. Based on Erikson’s integrity versus Despair theory, Patricia has arrived at Integrity. Patricia’s positive outlook on life during late adulthood is extremely motivating. I believe in living life for today because tomorrow is not promised and so does she. Patricia accepts that growing older is inevitable, and with age pain and difficulties will arise. Patricia does not worry about the worse possibilities, but she looks forward to the best. Patricia states if the worse arises she will deal with it then, but until then there is only life to be lived and enjoyed. As Erikson’s theory indicates, psychosocial maturity in late life brings increased contentment, affectionate, enjoyable bonds with others, and continued service to society (Berk, 2010). Patricia and her husband Jesus live in an assisted living facility; she has her family that share biological connections and her extended family at the facility. They moved to the facility after having...
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...Sexuality at Different Life Stages William Brown PSY/265 Axia College, University of Phoenix December 5, 2010 Raytonya Bennett Sexuality at Different Life Stages Sexuality is a topic that has drawn up many conversations from all types of individuals. The truth is that one’s sexuality develops as we as individuals mature. With that being said, there are various distinctive aspects that affect one’s sexual development and behavior (i.e. upbringing, religion, or even culture). In the paper there are three scenarios, all of them experiencing a different phase of life, which will ultimately bring forth different stages of sexuality, and I will then give viewpoints from a therapist perspective; this will in turn hopefully aid the individuals in making choices, as well as ways to overcome obstacles that are currently disturbing the individuals with expressing their own sexuality. Our first scenario involves Anna, an adolescent girl who is very much in love with her boyfriend; three years older than she is. He is putting a lot of pressure on her to have sex; and at the same time she is anxious about her parents’ attitude towards her boyfriend. Her mother constantly warns her about dating an older boy and assumes that he plans on taking advantage of her. As a professional I would begin educating Anna on the changes that her body is going through and how they effect her perceptions and emotional status. Anna is assumed to be in the adolescent stage which is filled with...
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...Development through the life stages Conception: This is when development of the embryo starts, when the sperm meets the egg. Women who are trying to get conceive stop drinking, smoking and taking drugs (even over the counter ones) to ensure their body is fully ready for pregnancy. At this time women also try to get in the right mind set so that they are not only physically ready but also mentally as pregnancy and birth can be a traumatic experience and they need to be able to keep sane and not and not succumb mental trauma it can cause. Emotional stability is also a big thing a women needs to consider when she is trying to conceive because she needs to be in control of her emotions as pregnancy is a taxing process and even conception. If a woman is trying to conceive but has no success it can cause her to get frustrated and begin to think something is wrong with her, so she needs to be stable enough in her emotions that it doesn’t overwhelm her and prevent her chances of conception further. Pregnancy: Also known as gestation, is when a woman carries a baby after successful conception. Pregnancy is commonly known to last nine months when really it is slightly longer at 40 weeks. Pregnancy has 3 stages called trimesters and each lasts around 3 months. The first trimester goes from 0 to 12 weeks, during this time your hormone levels change and the uterus begins to become habitable for a baby to grow and develop these changes also come with negative ones. These are...
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...The adolescences stage is when you begin puberty and take on adult like responsibilities which leads to a heightened sex drive and surges of sex hormones. Anna is going through normal emotions about the feelings she has for her boyfriend regardless of the age and the pressure she is feeling about having sex with the guy she loves. I believe the best way for Anna to deal with this tough decision she is facing is understand sex and walk through the sexual decision-making process. The decision making process gives a guideline for working through to a reasonable conclusion. The steps for decision making are as follows: understand the decision that must be made, understand why it is needed, list different options for action, analyze the information understanding the positive and negative consequences, evaluate desirability of your choice, estimate the practicality of behavior and determine your conclusion. If Anna follows these steps then she will come to a sound decision about sex therefore she can clearly understand if she is ready. Anna must understand that her parents have her best interest and have a right to be concerned about her boyfriend’s age. What many adolescence do not understand is their parents are trying to lead them in the right direction even if it means being your enemy for a couple of years and though Anna may be in love with her boyfriend he mother knows that they are at two different stages in life and she does not want Anna to be a part of something before...
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...Life Stages Interviews and Reports Unexpected Loneliness: Bobbi Hoskins Loneliness is a common issue in any stage of life, however the elderly are more susceptible to it for several reasons; the sudden loss of a spouse, retirement, moving to a new location, and health problems. Loneliness is defined as an unbearable feeling of separateness (Mind infoline, 2012). Loneliness can cause feelings of anxiety, depression, being unloved, and insecurity. There are three basic degrees of loneliness which are, circumstantial, developmental, and internal. Circumstantial loneliness is caused from retiring, moving, losing a loved one; the list goes on and on. Some people retire and they want to be on their own, this is the case for Bonnie. She has always considered herself a loner and she is happy being by herself for several reasons. She likes her freedom, she does not like people telling her what to do, and she does not agree with how some people handle getting old. “They do not like to do stuff.. they just sit on their butts and wait to die.(Appendix B)” These are the people that loneliness takes a hold of and they just want to die, because they feel there is nothing left to do. Developmental loneliness is caused from being in a state of constant despair, and not fully being active in daily affairs. Some people develop loneliness because they do not have anything better to do. As long as the person is doing something they stand a better chance of not getting lonely. In some assisted...
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