Week Four Blog Post by Miles O'Brien



 Week Four Blog Post by Miles O'Brien

Chapter 6 dove deep into understanding the physical and motor development of early childhood. Reading through the chapter, the reader was able to compare how the physical and mental developments related on an intrapersonal level. Understand the prefrontal cortex is critical when studying the young child. This part of the brain helps them organize their attention and actions as shown in figure 6.2 on page 131. Along with attention and actions, the young child also begins to develop different motor skills both fine and gross as show in Table 6.1. Gross skills include running and climbing and fine motor skills include throwing balls at around the age of 2. This leads us to theories from Piaget. He introduced the preoperational period, in which he theorized that this was an age in which kids couldn’t take two things into consideration at the same time. There are also other influences that should be considered when understanding the physical development of the young child. These biophysical influences made one consider an extensive number of variables that can lead to the success of a human later in their life. These interactions with family and peers heavily influence the development of how the child views themselves. It is believed that these gender roles are developed prior to sex-typed behaviors.
            Chapter 7 looked in to the development of middle childhood. During these years’ children begin developing major coordination in their motor skills. Piaget can be linked to creating a theory of moral development based on how the brain cognitively functions. Kohlberg on the contrary proposed a six level development theory that follow the child from four years of age to 20. It is also during the middle childhood years that they begin developing friend groups and relationships. The school system has a huge effect on how the child develops based on the curriculum and constructive feedback methods.

        

Comments

  1. Jay RamadanSeptember 19, 2018 at 9:56 AM


    Miles,

    The development of self is such an interesting concept. Like you mentioned in your post, it begins during early childhood and is affected by the relationship with your family. In middle childhood it is more affected by peer to peer interaction. It really reminds me of the old saying “It take a village to raise a child”. After these readings, I agree wholeheartedly

    ReplyDelete
  2. UnknownSeptember 19, 2018 at 7:46 PM

    Miles,
    I liked that towards the end of your summary of chapter 6 and part of chapter 7, you discussed a child's development on how they view themselves based off of their environment. Both at home and at school, children are exposed to things that affect their self-image, which in turn plays a major role in forming their overall confidence and self-esteem. There will always be some children in school who will have negative things to say to a child, but the home and family life should always be a place for positivity and encouragement for the child to feel safe and valued. Unfortunately, this is not always the case.

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Week Six Blog Post by Miles O'Brien

Week 6 Blog Post Chapters 9 and 10 dove into early and middle adulthood. The chapter describes how transitioning into adulthood in the United States is becoming more and more complicated. This is because of the demand for skills and education is increasing. Table 9.2 explains how early adulthood the point in life is at which we see a slowdown of the physical changes that occur in the body. We also study how the organs are used in the body. Organ reserve as described on page 210 is the total capacity our organs are able to sustain. Our organs are meant to be able to do a lot more than they are asked on a daily basis but as we age that capacity slowly lessens. This is also connected to our physical health and the choices that we make. The effects of lifestyle on health is very important to maintain that standard of nutrition. Healthy eating habits are very important to develop during this stage in your life that one will be able to carry out through the rest of their life. It is also...
Read more

Week Seven Blog Post by Miles O'Brien

Week Seven Blog Post In chapter 12 we studied death and the spiritual role it plays in our lives. There are four types of death recognizable in todays medical field. Clinical death, physically speaking, is when an individual breathing has stopped, or their heartbeat has stopped. Brain death is the failure of the brain to receive a stuffiest amount of oxygen for a time of 8 to 10 minutes. This is considered to be a irreversible coma. In the chapter we also examine biological death which occurs when there is no observable electric pulse going to the heart and lungs. This causes all bodily functions to cease working. Page 282 discusses how researcher, David Sudnow was the first person to conceptualize the idea of social death, which suggests a person is physically still alive but is seen as dead to society. This brings up the legality of what death actually is. In 1968, the Harvard Ad Hoc Committee to Examine the Criteria of Brian Death stated, “unreceptivity and unresponsive, no mo...
Read more

Week Two Blog Post By Miles O'Brien

Week Two Blog Post By Miles O'Brien The reading for Chapter Two: Theories of Development outlined different positions on how lifespan development is interpreted. The psychoanalytic theory as described on page 29, is the foundation for which modern psychology is based. Figure 2.1 lays out the Freudian Stages of Development. This chart explains different pleasures that humans develop based on wants and needs. He argues that “The location of the pleasure center changes with development, and unless this pleasure center is satisfied, a person cannot resolve the inner conflict” (pg 30). Freuds theories also describe structural developments in the mind that are fueled by libido. The Id, Ego , and Superego . The Id is the basic instinct that we are all born with that has the soul purpose to secure pleasure. On the opposite side of the spectrum is the Superego that determine things from right and wrong. To balance both sides is the Ego. When I reflect on this, I image the scenario ...
Read more