Developmental Case Study
Rosalynda Toribio Doctort@live.seminolestate.edu
Developmental Psychology- DEP 2004
Fall 2015
Professor Doreen Collins-McHugh
Seminole State College of Florida
Introduction Most people have this notion that anyone can be whoever they want, regardless of how they were brought up and how different their environmental stressors are. This case study will place an emphasis on my biosocial, cognitive, and psychosocial history to help my understanding of developmental psychology to environmental stressors. In this case study I will place a special emphasis on the influences of being a child of divorced parents. I will apply Erik Erikson’s theories: Autonomy vs. Shame and doubt and Identity vs. …show more content…
This was the time where I used my understanding to why I thought my father wanted nothing to do with me, I was not good at anything, and applied that thinking to everything. Just a couple of years ago I went through Piaget’s Formal Operational Period (Berger, 2011), where I was more interested in abstract and hypothetical thinking. Now I use both periods of cognitive development to enhance my knowledge I am learning from school.
Psychosocial …show more content…
Robbers states, “For both pre- and post-divorce internalizing and externalizing problems, the total variances were larger for children from divorced families” (Robbers, 2012). I never showed any external problems, but now I definitely am dealing with the internal problems of being a child of divorced parents, which is depressed, judgement on my partners.
Future Goals
Goal One year Five year Ten year
Education/Career
Include Cognitive goals and any other information related to education/career I will graduate from Seminole State and get an internship at a private practice. I will graduate from UCF with my Masters in Psychology and be on my way to becoming a college professor. I will have my Doctorate in an area of psychology. I will be working as a college professor and saving up to open my own practice.
Personal
Include Physical Health/
Psychosocial I will have started an exercise plan to start getting myself healthy. I will be in shape, and have a better grasp on my depression. I will maintain my health with my weigh and diet also I will have found the root of my depression.
Rosalynda Toribio Doctort@live.seminolestate.edu
Developmental Psychology- DEP 2004
Fall 2015
Professor Doreen Collins-McHugh
Seminole State College of Florida
Introduction Most people have this notion that anyone can be whoever they want, regardless of how they were brought up and how different their environmental stressors are. This case study will place an emphasis on my biosocial, cognitive, and psychosocial history to help my understanding of developmental psychology to environmental stressors. In this case study I will place a special emphasis on the influences of being a child of divorced parents. I will apply Erik Erikson’s theories: Autonomy vs. Shame and doubt and Identity vs. …show more content…
This was the time where I used my understanding to why I thought my father wanted nothing to do with me, I was not good at anything, and applied that thinking to everything. Just a couple of years ago I went through Piaget’s Formal Operational Period (Berger, 2011), where I was more interested in abstract and hypothetical thinking. Now I use both periods of cognitive development to enhance my knowledge I am learning from school.
Psychosocial …show more content…
Robbers states, “For both pre- and post-divorce internalizing and externalizing problems, the total variances were larger for children from divorced families” (Robbers, 2012). I never showed any external problems, but now I definitely am dealing with the internal problems of being a child of divorced parents, which is depressed, judgement on my partners.
Future Goals
Goal One year Five year Ten year
Education/Career
Include Cognitive goals and any other information related to education/career I will graduate from Seminole State and get an internship at a private practice. I will graduate from UCF with my Masters in Psychology and be on my way to becoming a college professor. I will have my Doctorate in an area of psychology. I will be working as a college professor and saving up to open my own practice.
Personal
Include Physical Health/
Psychosocial I will have started an exercise plan to start getting myself healthy. I will be in shape, and have a better grasp on my depression. I will maintain my health with my weigh and diet also I will have found the root of my depression.