Case Study Of Cognitive Development

CC psychologically is where she shows her developmental stage the most. She is currently transitioning into adulthood. CC has a Context. Ethnicity is not something that is especially practiced in this household. With roots coming from Norway, Mexico, Germany, and Italy there are many practices that could be incorporated but there are no strong ties. After supper every night, with her desert, SC has a cup of coffee and she states that is because of her Norwegian roots. JC enjoys spicy food and cans his own salsa from his garden. Besides those minor things, the family could not think of any other ways they incorporate their ethnicity into their lives. Race was a subject that JC was not hesitant to talk about. He stated to me, “It …show more content…
The son, JC is currently in the Erikson’s developmental stage autonomy vs. shame and doubt. Turning three years old, he is a curious child and cognitively is ahead of his years. He is extremely smart and for the most part, knows what is “right and wrong”. Physically, he is completing tasks independently and has all his gross motor skills developed. Psychologically, JC is a confident young boy with a wide open imagination and curiosities. JC has the cognitive capacity to realize the cause and effect of actions along with problem solving. He chooses what toys to play with and is starting to develop a like and dislike for certain toys. His favorite toys to play with are tractors and cars. He can name certain kinds of tractors and is always playing “farm.” He loves to wrestle around and play football with his father and his older brother. He doesn’t quite know the rules for games yet and doesn’t understand losing and winning. For his age, he is extremely educated with the help of his siblings and …show more content…
role confusion. She displays this stage by demonstrating her nervousness about school, her future, and social stress. As she is just entering high school this year she is finding a new stress in harder classes and a new classroom environment. Cognitively JC is extremely advanced. She finds great pride in her academics and spends an immeasurable amount of time on her studies and reading for leisure. JC is full of knowledge that pertains to almost any subject. She has a very advanced vocabulary for her age and loves to show it off. JC’s mother supports her academics, but her father at times pushes her to be more adventurous and “get out of her books.” Psychologically, JC is much more conservative than her siblings. She has so much passion and interest in her hobbies and she will converse with anyone about these topics with enthusiasm. With things of little interest she stays much more quiet and conserved. She is a very well-mannered, polite, young lady with large aspirations and goals. She is certain one day she will be very successful. When asked what she is interested in pursuing for a career when she becomes older she is still