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There are 4 types of parenting styles, authoritarian, permissive, authoritative, and neglectful or uninvolved. The Authoritarian parenting style is known to have the horrible ramifications on a child. These may follow them as they grow into an adult. Authoritarian parenting may implicate many negative consequences for children; such as experiencing low self-esteem that may possible lead towards depression, developing obsessive compulsive disorders, and becoming a bully toward their peers.…

Considering the three most common indicators of socioeconomic class (SES) occupation, education, and income, I clearly hail from a significantly higher class than that of my students. According to a 2005 interactive graphic produced by The New York Times, I am in the 83rd percentile of Americans (The New York Times, 2005). This is in stark contrast to my students that fall somewhere between 185% of the poverty line to below the poverty line. The community where I own my home is predominantly…

Case Study - Dawn Numerous changes can occur during different stages of child development; each change is unique to the individual caused by enteral processes, the environment in which they develop and interaction with the people who surround them. Bronfenbrenner’s model describes factors that affect child development both directly and indirectly. Proximal variables such as interaction between mother and child to intermediate variables such as marital discord. (Broderick & Blewitt, 2015) Dawn is…

Attachment and development Attachment can be dissented into two main categories; secure and insecure. Insecure attachment can further be spilt into different types; insecure-avoidant, insecure-ambivalent and insecure-disorganised. The relationship between an infant and their primary caregiver is fundamental for future relationships of the child. The child will use their first relationship as a template to apply to future relationship experiences. Gearity (2005), proposed the idea that infants…

Bowlby (1951) saw attachment behaviour as an instinctive reaction. The infant will use social releasers, such as crying and smiling to seek proximity to the primary caregiver, to ensure survival in evolutionary times. The infant will use social releasers when proximity to the caregiver is threatened, such as by separation, insecurity or fear. Social releasers will stimulate caregiving in adults, so that care and responsiveness become determinant for attachment. A securely attached child will…

The transition period to parenthood can be a very complex process. This typically occurs because of the change in dynamic. For a very long time, there has been literature that indicates a change in a couple’s relationship after the birth of a child. However, it is truly difficult to determine the true reason for the decline in the sexual-relationship of the couple. There are numerous aspects that can affect the sexual drive The parental relationship is a key variable that can affect the overall…

The drive theories couldn’t explain the curiosity or desire to control the environment that was evident in the research of motivation. White’s theory of Effectance Motivation, which involves behavior characterized by curiosity, exploration and experimentation propelled by the feeling of efficacy that comes when one masters one’s environment, brought a shift in thinking regarding the ideas of motivation during that time (Harter, 1978). A lot of research has been done on effectance motivation in…