1. Describe your understanding of attachment/or brain development prior to reading the Perry Book
Prior to reading the Perry book, my understanding of brain development comprised of what I studied from former classes in my undergrad, which was that brain development transpired throughout an individual 's life but performed a substantial role in early childhood. I understood that brain development in the early years pretty much paved the road in how an individual would develop into a teenager and later into an adult. If a child had a bad upbringing, then that would set them for struggles in teenage years such as perhaps deviant behaviors or acts of crime, but if a child had a good childhood then they wouldn’t face as many struggles in their …show more content…
One story in the book that I found most fascinating was the case with Justin in which he was brought up comparably to dogs. This specific story I found most interesting since the brain development that Justin was able to attain once Dr. Perry had begun working with him was extraordinary, especially at such a late stage of child development. As stated in the book, “Since the brain develops so rapidly in early life this explains why young children are at risk of suffering lasting effects from trauma…” (Perry & Szalavitz, 2006), with having read the book and assessing Dr. Perry’s explanation of the brains function in development, it really opposed many of my own stances on brain …show more content…
From looking back at my own development, I’m grateful that I’ve never experienced anything close to what these people have gone through, but when I read about brain development a lot of it makes sense in knowing why I turned out to be the way I am instead of developing anti-social behaviors or other harmful behaviors. Even though I was raised by a single parent, I’m satisfied to know that I received all the necessities that children need to grow into their society, and from reading how easily my life could have been if I ever had a negative turn, like how many of these children’s lives were. Reading this leaves me appreciative in my development and also hopeful that even children that experience tremendous development circumstances, that they still have the ability for
Prior to reading the Perry book, my understanding of brain development comprised of what I studied from former classes in my undergrad, which was that brain development transpired throughout an individual 's life but performed a substantial role in early childhood. I understood that brain development in the early years pretty much paved the road in how an individual would develop into a teenager and later into an adult. If a child had a bad upbringing, then that would set them for struggles in teenage years such as perhaps deviant behaviors or acts of crime, but if a child had a good childhood then they wouldn’t face as many struggles in their …show more content…
One story in the book that I found most fascinating was the case with Justin in which he was brought up comparably to dogs. This specific story I found most interesting since the brain development that Justin was able to attain once Dr. Perry had begun working with him was extraordinary, especially at such a late stage of child development. As stated in the book, “Since the brain develops so rapidly in early life this explains why young children are at risk of suffering lasting effects from trauma…” (Perry & Szalavitz, 2006), with having read the book and assessing Dr. Perry’s explanation of the brains function in development, it really opposed many of my own stances on brain …show more content…
From looking back at my own development, I’m grateful that I’ve never experienced anything close to what these people have gone through, but when I read about brain development a lot of it makes sense in knowing why I turned out to be the way I am instead of developing anti-social behaviors or other harmful behaviors. Even though I was raised by a single parent, I’m satisfied to know that I received all the necessities that children need to grow into their society, and from reading how easily my life could have been if I ever had a negative turn, like how many of these children’s lives were. Reading this leaves me appreciative in my development and also hopeful that even children that experience tremendous development circumstances, that they still have the ability for