Mental Childhood Psychology

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Many if not all children at some point experience fears in their childhood; such fears might include fear of monsters, of the dark, strangers, and creepy crawlies. In developmental psychology these fears are normal parts of children’s progression as they age and are usually temporary. On the hand, when there are circumstances that are dangerous and constantly causing fear and anxiety they can foresee crucial long-term risks that can have detrimental issues on a child. Many factors can cause anxiety and fear in children - some of these would include emotional, sexual and physical abuse; the constant threat

Have you ever began to read something whether it be an article, story, or any piece of writing and quickly realized you have no idea what the writer is speaking about? The obvious answer is yes, and readers have come to appreciate the type of authors who make things clear and engaging for any non-specialist audience. An author in specific who was able to accomplish this, was Jeff Wise. He wrote a blog post in 2012 for Psychology today called “Deadly Mind Traps”, and eventually revised it in order to give it to the Readers Digest six months later. Jeff Wise was able to make his explanations clear, concise and engaging for any type of reader by breaking a seemingly big subject that appears confusing into five mini subjects; which include, The

Seeing your whole house being washed away, your closed family member die, or losing all your belongings is a highly traumatic sight. It can break down even the most stable, clear headed and seemingly normal person to the point of despair. It is a completely external trigger or stressor that is responsible for bringing about distress in individuals. In this scenario, when the stress is external and so many people are cumulatively affected, the psychiatric explanation of a biochemical cause of the distress holds little

Parents negative responses towards an event influences their child 's behavior. Child abuse leaves child with long lasting effects of injuries and physical illnesses. Parents that abuse their child typically come from abusive childhoods themselves. They commonly began to abuse because of unrealistic expectation, alcohol and drugs, lack of support, emotional disorders. The center for disease, control, and prevention stated in their article “Child Abuse and Neglect: Consequences”, “At least one in four children have experienced child neglect or abuse at some point in their lives, and one in seven children experienced abuse or neglect in the last year” (Center for disease, control, and prevention, 3). The abuse and neglection these kids suffer

Over the progression of this second unit, our class has covered a variety of topics from childhood cognitive development to intelligence. An especially fascinating topic for me came during Chapter Six when the processes of cognitive changes during our life span were discussed. Of special relevance for me were the changes talked about in the latter half of the chapter concerning cognitive changes during emerging adulthood. With my childhood now well behind me and young adulthood looming just around the corner the time seems right for a period of reflection upon my mental capacities now versus during my teenage years. Three changes stand out the most to me my reasoning abilities, my way of thinking about and viewing the world, and my general

In Development During Middle Childhood, Andrew Collins looks at many different perspectives of middle childhood. The perspective I was most interested in was the “Sibling Caretaking” portion. (345). Most children, age six to twelve, have been found to be the primary caretaker of there younger siblings or younger children amongst their cultural group. Sibling caretaking is also referred to as “shared functioning”. The term is described as flexible and universal childcare. Sibling caretaking is mainly associated with horticulture, pastoralism and agriculture. Usually, many of the mothers are also working outside the home in fields, gardening, or collecting wild vegetation. Once a child is old enough, they turn into the caretaker over the younger

Physical features, although unique in some measure, are proven to be acquired from the biological parents of any organism. The Nature v. Nurture debate relates to humans and how they develop their unique behavioral habits. Many who support the Nature Theory endorse essentially that a person’s intelligence, personality, aggression, and sexual orientation pertain primarily to their DNA stemmed from their biological parents (Powell). For example, if someone’s parents are depressed or violent, the Nature Theory supporters conclude that their offspring will also bear these negative these traits. However, the Nurture Theory presents that these behavioral aspects are originated predominantly from the environmental factors of our upbringing, which

My interest in Psychology began during the GCSE course when studying aggression. The nature-nurture debate we had in class when discussing the causes of aggression left me both excited and intrigued into the human psyche. I developed a deeper interest during Psychology AS when studying abnormality, looking at the causes of mental illnesses. Several approaches were covered when debating which we believed to be true, leaving me more fascinated than ever about the nature-nurture debate.

Developmental psychology, which is also known as Human Development, is the study of progressive psychological changes that occur in human beings as they get older. Development is the series of age-related changes that happens over the course of a lifespan. People pass through different stages in a specific order and each stage builds on top of another and we develop capacities through those stages. Developmental psychologists have come up with their own theories as to how human beings develop. This leads theorists such as Jean Piaget, to argue that development happens in early childhood and stops once a child reaches adolescence, (meaning that the human being is fully developed by the time they reach their teen years), and it leads other theorists

Read et al3 describe that in the past, the effects of childhood abuse on mental health was largely underestimated3. Looking at the literature that exists today, there have been numerous studies on how childhood adversities affect adult mental health. I feel one such study that highlights the global extent of the issue was a study carried out by the WHO in 20104. This was aimed at investigating the correlation between mental health and childhood adversities across 21 different countries4. It assessed over 50,000 adults from different social and cultural backgrounds4. Their data showed, that childhood adversities were responsible for 29.8% of all disorders across the countries4. They concluded “Childhood adversities have strong associations with all classes of disorders at all life-course stages in all groups of WMH countries.”4 This evidence is mirrored in many similar studies. To me it is very striking and highlights the close relationship between our early life experiences and adult mental

Additional risk factors include having a caregiver who has untreated/unresolved trauma and who may have difficulty with affect regulation, depression, anxiety, and/or hostility/aggression (Harris, et al., 2004). Being a member of a high-risk group such as: having Native American, Alaskan Native, African American, and mixed-race decent (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2008); being a homeless youth, LGBTQ+; and/or being a youth whose parents have a criminal record or history of mental illness can impede on the adolescent’s resiliency and ability to cope with trauma (Costello et al.,

Developmental psychology is a scientific approach which aims to explain that how children and adults change with time. A significant proportion of theories within this discipline focus upon development during childhood, as this is the period during an individual 's lifespan when the most change occurs. Developmental psychologists study a wide range of theoretical areas, such as biological, social, emotion, and cognitive processes. Normative development is typically viewed as a continual and cumulative process. However, it should be noted that people can change if important aspects of one 's life change. This capacity for change is called plasticity. For example, Rutter (1981) discovered than somber babies

How we view children has changed multiple times throughout history and within different cultural contexts, however it’s these constructs that we place on children that directly impacts their developing personalities and sense of self. Reese Sorin and Greta Galloway in ‘Constructs of childhood: Constructs of self’ (2006) argued that there are 10 specific constructs placed on children. These constructs are dependent on the ever evolving social and cultural aspects around us, our own personal beliefs and values and the expectations we as a society place on children. As a future educator, it is important to see through these constructions and understand the implications they may have on children