...Life Span Paper Janet Nienhueser Psychology 375 June 22, 2012 Moriel McDuffy In this paper I will be explaining the life span perspective of development. I will be listing the eight developmental stages throughout life, and the three key developmental domains. I will then summarize two of the theories of the life span development. I will list the four I will then explain how heredity and the environment interact to produce individual differences in development. I will then summarize everything that I have wrote in this paper in a conclusion of the paper. I will also list the references that I have used to write this paper. After several hours of research, I have put this paper together. I hope that you like it as much as I enjoyed writing it. Throughout this paper you will know how the life span development works and what all is entailed in it. You will be able to understand the two theories that I have chosen. You will also know how heredity and the environment interact to produce individual differences in development. Explain the life span perspective of development. The life span perspective is all about understanding all of the changes that take place throughout ones’ life and the changes have to be observed as a result of the culture and the situations that surround each change. Life span is also known as and referred to as being life-long changes that continue and is not based by just one age period. The life span perspective consists of physical, cognitive...
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...Freudian concept of psychosexual stages, the idea that humans undergo stages of development and resolve basic conflicts by physical and pleasurable gratification (Santrock, 22). “According to Freud, the primary motivation for human behavior is sexual in nature according to Erikson, it is social and reflects a desire to affiliate with other people,” (Santrock, 23). Erikson’s Psychosocial Theory is a well rounded view of life- span development, it incorporates important conflicts during each stage of development that most people can relate to and apply to their own development. Erikson’s theory has eight stages of development and a corresponding age range for each stage. The first stage is known as trust versus mistrust, which occurs from birth to a child’s first year, during this stage the infant learns that he or she is able to either trust the caregiver or develop a distrust of their caregiver. The second stage is known as autonomy versus shame and doubt, during this stage the child, usually 1 to 3 years of age, learns to either develop their own autonomy and independence or if reprimanded too severely they will develop shame when exerting independence. The third stage is known as initiative versus guilt, which occurs from ages 3- 6, in this stage the child uses their newfound independence to cultivate his or her self efficacy and if the child is discouraged from doing so he or she may develop guilt about taking initiative. The fourth stage, industry versus inferiority,...
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...I received full credit for this paper - 100 % Project Management Paper MGT/437 July 8, 2013 Jenny Kirgis, MBA Project Management Paper The purpose of this paper is to define the concepts that are involved in project management. Organizations across the globe utilize a particular kind of organized methodology to manage business projects. Project management is a means that brings significant benefits and discipline to organizations because it helps to define goals and objectives, it highlights the areas of success, and it accesses risk factors involved in the project. In addition it helps to manage change within an organization and it ensures that the corrected resources are available to complete project. The paper will discuss in detail the importance of project management and why organizations utilize it to accomplish project tasks. In addition it will discuss and define a project and it will describe the phases of a project life cycle and their functions. What is a Project? A project is reviewed as any series of tasks and activities that is directly linked to a specific assignment that must be completed by a specified deadline. A project will usually have a concrete start and completion date with a set amount of money allocated to fund the project. Projects are multifunction which consists of both human and nonhuman resources such as equipment, budgets and people (Kerzner, 2006). Project development, planning and implementation...
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...The Hero’s Journey 1 Running head: THE HERO’S JOURNEY PAPER The Hero’s Journey Paper Mr. Cooper English 11 By: Brittany Dorris Hero’s Journey Paper 2 The Hero’s Journey Paper What is a hero in your opinion? A hero in my opinion is someone who saves life while risking their owns. In this paper I will be telling you how the book Hercules & the movie the Matrix relate in the 17 Stages of the Monomyth (Hero’s Journey). -The Call of Adventure (Stage 1) In the movie the Matrix Neo gets mail on his computer telling him to follow the white rabbit. The white rabbit was a tattoo that a girl had on their back. Although he didn’t know that until he saw it. As to in the book Hercules tried to kill two snakes. You probably are thinking what do this have to have to do with each other. It’s the call to leave his or her normal life and face adventure. -Refusal Call (Stage 2) In the movie the Matrix Neo haves to go to work with a hangover & he gets a call from mophans about not going on the leader and getting back he isn’t ready to be a leader. As to in Hercules tries to kill himself. To try to escape Hera’s wrath. Often the hero will initially reject the call to adventure due to the changes it would cause in his or her life. -Supernatural Aid (Stage 3) Ampaitryoe – Tells Hercules he is a hero, he told Hercules what he did in the book Hercules. Can’t...
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...Who Is To Blame? Running Header: Teen Pregnancy and Who Is To Blame? Teen Pregnancy and Who Is To Blame? Is Author University Abstract This paper is going to explore of our country’s largest, uncontrolled, expanding epidemic that we face today and that is teen age pregnancy. While this paper is going to explore the statistics of teen age pregnancy it is also going to explore why this epidemic has a possible psychological trigger. Dr. Erik Erickson discusses in his theory if “identity crisis” that an individual must go through eight stages in life successful in order to understand their true identity. While all of the eight stages are important only five will be discussed for this paper. While many of us may believe that there is no reason for a teenager to get pregnant because they should just know better, Dr. Erickson’s theory gives a deep perspective into the psychological effects that can affect a child at different stages of life. This paper is also going to explore what other sources maybe responsible for the teenage pregnancy crisis being so far out of hand. Teen Pregnancy and Who Is To Blame? Statistics show that every year over 750,000 teenage girls will get pregnant. (Services, 2005) More than 2/3 of the teenage girls that get pregnant will not graduate for high school and unmarried pregnant teens account for 24% of the unwed...
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...This paper will analyze the personality and temperament of Joseph Thomas, Vice-President of Operations for Global Positioning System to-Go (GPS). Comments will be provided on how Joseph Thomas moved through each of the four (4) stages in the project life cycle. The paper will determine the most appropriate personality traits that Mr. Thomas should adapt to successfully lead the teams for the Garmin product launches. Lastly, a summary of how I would perform differently if I were in Mr. Thomas’s position will be provided. Personality and Temperament of Joseph Thomas Joseph Thomas displayed several different personality traits. The first of which was introversion. He voiced his opinion several times about ways to save time and cost and how to avoid problems but was not assertive enough and was ignored. He also demonstrated a thinking personality. “Thinking people make decisions based on logical analysis” (Lewis, 2003, pg.29). Joseph attempted to use contract manufactures to meet the targeted price point for the GPS. “Temperament is a predisposition to behave in certain ways” (Lewis, 2003, pg.30). Joseph displayed the Idealist or NF temperament. Joseph Thomas’s Steps in the project life cycle The project life cycle consists of four stages; Initiating, Planning, Executing and Closing stages. “A Project life cycle can be used to guide a project team through all the necessary work” (Kloppenburg, Shriberg and Venkatraman, 2003. Pg.15). The initiating stage begins...
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...recognize where it is, the second article is a review on a Think Tank meet that focuses on 9 best practices the leading learning organizations have followed. Initially, the importance of the meaning, measurement and management of a learning organization is described. Later the five building blocks that learning organizations need to be skilled in are emphasized. The different stages of knowledge are focused on in the next section. The report ends with comments on benchmarking, half-life curves. The report concludes with the comparisons and differences between the articles and the evolution of thought. Table of Contents INTRODUCTION …………………………………………………………………………………… 1 LEARNING ORGANIZATION……………………………………………………………………… 1 3 M’S DESCRIBED BY GARVIN …………………………………………………………………. 2 STEPPING STONES OF A LEARNING ORGANIZATION…………………………………3 THE STEPS PERTINENT TO LEARNING……………………………………………………… 5 BENCHMARKING ROLE …………………………………………………………………………….6 LEARNING CURVES...…………………………………………………………………………………6 WHITE PAPER AND GARVIN PAPER……………………………………………………………7 REFERENCES………………………………………………………………………………………………8 INTRODUCTION: The two articles talk about the practices and methods for an organization to thrive in an increasingly competitive global marketplace. 1. Introduce the content of the readings and define any of the pertinent terminology. The two articles talk about the several terminology and facts...
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...Middle Childhood and Adolescence Paper PSY/280 April 17, 2013 Rosita Rodriguez Middle Childhood and Adolescence Paper Childhood years can be one of the most wonderful times in life. These years can be full of fun. At this age of innocence a child is most impressionable by learning from their surrounding environment. The beginning of a child’s life can be broken down into different stages leading into an adult. In this paper the focus will be on the middle childhood and adolescence. The research will focus on evaluating the effect of functional and dysfunctional family dynamics on development such as family structure, function, and shared and non-shared environments. Examination of additional pressures that are faced in adolescence versus middle childhood, also the research will help to determine the positive and negative impact of peers and changes in peer relations from middle childhood to adolescence. The research will then discuss the development of moral values from middle childhood and adolescence. “It is human to have a long childhood; it is civilized to have an even longer childhood. Long childhood makes a technical and mental virtuoso out of man, but it also leaves a life-long residue of emotional immaturity in him.” — Erik Homburger Erikson (1902-1994) Erik Erikson a theorist believes that our temperament traits are inborn. Other characteristics such as competency or inferiority can be learned according to the challenges or support an individual receives...
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...Late Adulthood and Death Paper Late Adulthood and Death Paper In regards to late adulthood and death, there are many complex and complicated sub topics that can surround this main topic. It is important to understand this though, and to be able to understand this will give you a better insight into how to deal with this. Every human being will be lucky to experience late adulthood, because there are some people who unfortunately don’t ever have the chance to live into their later life. This paper will go into detail about ageism and stereotypes as it pertains to today’s society. Health and wellness at this time is also very important to learn about and to apply to every day life when you are within your late adulthood timeframe. This paper will also discuss the importance and having relationships and social interaction; this will be a primary source of mental health. Last, this paper will go into detail about cultural and personal attitudes; this will be key when it comes to your behavior and view of yourself and others. Ageism and Stereotypes To begin, ageism and stereotypes related with late adulthood describes is known to be ones prejudice or discrimination that happens because of age. When thinking about ageism, we must look at the disconnection theory (Cumming & Henry, 1961) that suggests adults voluntarily decrease contact with society, rather than experiencing isolation later and the disappointment not selected. Other ageism statements describe older people being...
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...IS498 Senior Research Paper Grantham University 07 July 2014 Bradley S. Smelley As a wounded warrior, coming home to recover from injuries and having to adjust to life not surrounded by the mental and physical demands of war was the hardest part of reintegrating into what most in this country know as a normal life. For combat soldiers like myself, we find a way with support and time, but for others it isn’t so easy. Their minds have taken what they have been through making them see and feel aspects of war where there isn’t. History shows us that this has been going on many wars ago with many different names, but with new technology and medical advancements we can look further into the minds of those affected and see what can be done to help suffering from what is now known as Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome (PTSD). Now, as a retired wounded warrior with 20 years of service, I work at the Nashville Veterans Affair (VA) in the IT department, but get to help those that are retired, wounded, and/or those effected with PTSD on a daily basis. This is the reason for my choosing the following as my research paper topic; The effects of PTSD on returning combat veterans and how to effectively reintegrate them back into society. Before choosing this topic, I had to understand and apply the first few areas of the major tasks in how to write a research paper. The other tasks will...
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...Life Span Perspective Paper PSY/375 October 15, 2013 Dr. Cynthia Jenkins We all start out as babies coming into the world knowing nothing about our lives or where our lives will take us. This paper will explain the life span perspective of development and summarize two theories of life span development. As humans we have the genetics and heredity issues that can contribute to our development in our life span. Then there is the environment we live in that can produce individual differences in development. Let’s first take a look at the life span perspective of development. To understand the life span perspective you must first know what it means. The life span perspective is an approach to the study of human development that takes into account all phase of life, not just childhood and adulthood (Berger, 2011). Human development can be viewed in five characteristics 1. Multidirectional- when life takes a turn such as divorce. The next direction in life is to adapt to the new single life that may now include children. 2. Multicontextual- would consist of your surrounding that is changing such as family and friends, school, workplace, and the world of politics, and economics. 3. Multicultural-consists of being exposed to the different cultures in life. This could be living in a neighborhood, members of an ethic group, and even students in college who are all coming from different cultures but trying to create a classroom environment. 4. Multidisciplinary-a...
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...running head: KIM’S PSYCHOANALYTIC PAPER 1 Kim’s Psychoanalytic Paper Kimberly Allen PSY/250 October 6, 2012 Wes Hanlon KIM’S PSYCHOANALYTIC PAPER 2 Introduction There are several theorists that have their own theory about psychoanalytic approach. Each theorist goes into detail about his or her theory and how it relates to an individual’s personality. An individual’s personality is what makes him or her special from everyone else. In this paper, it will talk about the theories of Freud, Jung, and Adler. This paper will also talk about the stages of Freud’s theory and at least three Freudian defense mechanisms with real-life examples. Theories of psychoanalytic approach Sigmund Freud was one of the theorists that came up with a theory that relates to psychoanalytic approach. Sigmund Freud created psychoanalytic, which is his way to understand personality (Friedman & Schustack, 2012). Freud started using hypnosis, which was created by Charcot and Pierre Janet to cure hysteria, but realized that it did not work to treat his patients (Friedman & Schustack, 2012). Since hypnosis did not work, Freud created free association, which is where the individual is aware of everything happening (Friedman & Schustack, 2012). He realized that this did not work as well, but realized that it was in the person’s dreams, which is in the unconscious mind (Friedman & Schustack, 2012). The other theorist is Carl Jung, who created his own theory about...
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...the change that occurs with increasing age. Although the lifespan development may look simple, it is quite complex and involves different developmental stages. According to Baltes, (1996), the entire life cycle has four eras. These eras, he says, take an approximate time of 20-25 years. Levinson goes further to identify the developmental periods as childhood and adolescence, early childhood, middle adulthood, and late adulthood. At this point in time, it is formal to simplify various terminologies that relation to human development. This is because they will feature constantly in the preceding sections. First and foremost is development. This is simply a change characterized by movement from one state to another. Usually, development leads to transitions. Development, as will be used in this paper, will refer to growth, and progression through certain stages, commonly termed as “maturity.” Another term of significance is stage. This refers to sections that differentiate the various phases of growth. The phases involve changes which are either physical or intellectual and their subsequent impact on life events and experiences. This paper examines the wider field of lifespan development. It begins by exploring the stages of human development. As regards, the stages, the paper focuses on seven main stages i.e. the infancy stage, early childhood, middle childhood, Adolescence, early adulthood, middle...
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...Life Span Perspective Dennis L. Bentley Life Span Human Development- PSY/375 November 7, 2011 Professor Deborah Wilkerson M.A., ABD What is the life span perspective of development? And what do heredity and environment have to do with a persons’ development? These are two questions that shall be answered by this paper along with a summary of the two theories of life span development. This paper will utilize the internet and the library of the University of Phoenix to assist in the answering of these questions. A very through and complete paper is not possible given the restraints, however every effort will be made to achieve the papers’ intention. To begin with the life span development perspective can be defined by Erickson eight stages or the different thoughts brought about by Behavioral, Cognitive, Epigenetic, or Sociocultural theorist. Whatever the school the basics are the same 1) we never stop learning, 2) development begins at birth, and 3), it does not end until death. As Santrock (1999) put it as "some aspects of development increase while others decrease". This is seen as plastic meaning that there is a certain elasticity that occurs in response to the different environmental demands that one might have during life. Like wise there are three domains that key in this perspective they are physical, cognitive, and social. In the physical, height, weight, and shape changes are the ingredients of what a person sees...
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...The assumption of stability versus continuity helps psychologists to know whether development remain the same or if they change over time. From my personal experience I have gone through this assumption and observed it after I went back to my family in India for the winter vacation. After coming back to the US, I observed that the qualities that I had in my development had changed over time. For instance, my social life in the US is hanging out with friends, attending parties and events. However, in India when I tried doing the same thing, my parents did not allow me and said that I were never like that so I am not supposed to do that. And now after learning about development and the meta theories, I beleieve that it’s the assumption of stability versus change in my development that has made me like...
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