There are three fundamental characteristics of human development: nature and nurture, continuity and discontinuity, and universal and context-specific development. Although I strongly believe, that all of the theories together account for the complete human development, the nature-nurture theory is the theory that I believe most accurately accounts for human development. I chose this theory over the others because it relates to me personally and explains many of my personality traits, be it good or bad. According to (McLeod, 2007, para. 15) “it is now widely accepted that heredity and the environment do not act independently”.
There are many aspects of human development that I believe are a direct result of genetics. Things such as hair …show more content…
My father, brother, sister and I all suffer from this disease. According to (Boyles, 2011, p. 1) new studies show a direct correlation between back pain and genes: “Just like eye color and baldness, the likelihood of developing low back pain from disc disease may be inherited” and “People with an immediate family member, such as a parent, sibling, or child, with disc-related low back pain were more than four times more likely to have low-back pain themselves”. As individuals we are able to reduce the impact of such genetically inherited ailments through diet, exercise and medical treatments. Aside from the theories of human development we are all affected by basic forces in our development.
Basic forces in human development - the Biopsychological framework defined:
A. Biological forces - include all genetic and health related factors that affect development. An example of this force relating to my life is my physical build which correlates with my dad’s Nordic heritage.
B. Psychological forces - include all the internal perceptual, cognitive, emotional and personality factors that affect development. An example of this force in my life is the image I have of myself as being kindhearted, giving, and caring for others often times neglecting …show more content…
A personal example of this relationship is my oldest son who we adopted when he was days old. Having limited knowledge of his biological parent’s health history many things would develop as he got older. A good example of this began when he was five years old and he began to exhibit signs of ADHD, later autistic traits began to surface. Years later we found out that five of his biological mother’s six children had the same diagnosis. This knowledge explained some of the changes in our son and helped us to be better parents to our son. The loving environment we raised him in and the medical care he received has helped mold him into a strong, loving and caring young man. Short of eye contact he exhibits all of the characteristics of a “normal” young man his
There are many aspects of human development that I believe are a direct result of genetics. Things such as hair …show more content…
My father, brother, sister and I all suffer from this disease. According to (Boyles, 2011, p. 1) new studies show a direct correlation between back pain and genes: “Just like eye color and baldness, the likelihood of developing low back pain from disc disease may be inherited” and “People with an immediate family member, such as a parent, sibling, or child, with disc-related low back pain were more than four times more likely to have low-back pain themselves”. As individuals we are able to reduce the impact of such genetically inherited ailments through diet, exercise and medical treatments. Aside from the theories of human development we are all affected by basic forces in our development.
Basic forces in human development - the Biopsychological framework defined:
A. Biological forces - include all genetic and health related factors that affect development. An example of this force relating to my life is my physical build which correlates with my dad’s Nordic heritage.
B. Psychological forces - include all the internal perceptual, cognitive, emotional and personality factors that affect development. An example of this force in my life is the image I have of myself as being kindhearted, giving, and caring for others often times neglecting …show more content…
A personal example of this relationship is my oldest son who we adopted when he was days old. Having limited knowledge of his biological parent’s health history many things would develop as he got older. A good example of this began when he was five years old and he began to exhibit signs of ADHD, later autistic traits began to surface. Years later we found out that five of his biological mother’s six children had the same diagnosis. This knowledge explained some of the changes in our son and helped us to be better parents to our son. The loving environment we raised him in and the medical care he received has helped mold him into a strong, loving and caring young man. Short of eye contact he exhibits all of the characteristics of a “normal” young man his