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Developmental Case History Introduction There are various theories in the field of psychology that seek to describe and define the chronological stages of human development. Amongst these, one of the most popular theories is that of the psychologist Erik Erikson. Furthermore, there is an interesting theory that focuses on human behaviors, appropriately coined “behaviorism,” that was studied and clarified by John B. Watson. In order to conceptualize the case of the chosen subject for this paper,…

Early in this story, the mother dies and she is surrounded by her three young children. The mother died because she was a drunkard and lost the control of her way and fell on a piece of wood placed beneath her door: “Idleness, sin, and drunkenness had done their miserable work, and the dead mother lay cold and still aimed her wretched children. She had fallen upon the threshold of her own door, in a drunken fit and died in the presence of her frightened little ones” (1). Being jobless, the…

A Sadness, A Fear, A Happiness, A Name What is your name? Everybody has a name, but not everybody knows everyone else’s name. Names tell someone who you are, and to a person who knows you well, what your personality is. When you pass away, people mourn the gravestone that bears your name. Sometimes, people have the same name! Names can give someone feelings of fear, happiness, sadness, and lots of other emotions. Where did your name come from? I know where mine came from, and I’m going to…

In the passages from Confetti Girl and Tortilla Sun, the narrators have points of view different from those of their parents. These differences in points of view created tension in both stories causing a disagreement. In Confetti Girl, The child wanted to be her dad’s focus however in return her dad wanted his book and English vocabulary to be his daughter's focus. In the Tortilla Sun, the child didn’t want her mother to have to go to Costa Rica since she knew that she was going to have to spend…

The reporting party (RP) stated mother Rosalba Cramer came into the Escondido Police Department to file a report regarding her 10 month old son Gabriel Munoz DOB: 6/4/15 skull fracture. According to the RP Rosalba arrived to the facility at approximately 11:00AM to breast feed her son. Upon arriving into the classroom the mother observed he child slump over in a high chair. The mother attempted to arouse her son to feed. The child continued to lethargic and refused to feed. A teacher named…

While I was reading turning stone my emotions were all over the place. In some situations I was upset with the parents and how careless they were. Other times I felt bad for the kids and the circumstance they were in. Some of this kids didn’t know any different they just thought things were supposed to be like this. My heart hurt while reading this story. It made me realize that the normal person on the outside can be battling some type of demons even if no one else can see them. Before…

In “Let It Snow”, David Sedaris retells a seemingly innocent story of being in fifth grade and having a week off from school because of snow days. On the fifth snow day, Sedaris’ mother has a breakdown and ends up kicking Sedaris and his siblings out of the house so she can have time to herself. Sedaris and his siblings take the opportunity to go sledding and after returning a few hours later, realize their mother is still refusing to let them inside. As day turns to night, panic sets in and the…

I read two stories one named Confetti Girl by Diana López and the other Tortilla Sun by Jennifer Cervantes these stories were very similar. The narrator's point of view was very different from their parents point of view. Which could be a good thing or a bad thing. The narrator’s disagree with there parents causing tension throughout the family. The tension in the two stories are very different, but they still have the same concept. In the story “Confetti Girl” she has caused conflict/tension…

The moment that Hawaii Five-O aired on TV when I was 12, I knew that I would be able to count on watching it with my family every time it aired. We put aside our individual tasks and problems and gathered around the TV every Friday to watch Five-O. The shows characters gave prominent examples of leadership, honor, and morals, and many lessons from the show still stick with me today. Hawaii Five-O taught me a lot of things about family and what’s really important, and it brought me closer to my…

The name’s Hades. I’m sure you’ve all heard about the horrible Hades who nearly destroyed your tiny land by letting angry gods run rampage. No? I’m the one with the fiery blue hair, shark-like teeth, and some would say “sickly yellow eye.” I’m the villain in the movie Hercules. Yep, there ya go! That’s me. Look, I know people don’t think I’m the most charming of fellas. My patience has always run as thin as a strand of hair. I’ll hear people blabbing above me on the streets how awful it was…