Developmental psychology

Study Plan Developmental and Educational Psychology JiYoon Lim, M.S. Purpose of Study: In education, we intend person’s transition. By education, a little kid experiences and faces things that he might never have faced in natural settings. That process not only includes various areas and subjects to study, but it also includes social interaction. At the end of this intended process, a little kid becomes an adult; a part of the community. Therefore, the education is important in both ways; in…

The Developmental Psychology course has taught me about wisdom. It has forced me to consider what I think wisdom is, to identify people I know who are wise according to my definition, to determine who can become wise as well as to understand how people become wise. The course definition of wisdom states that “wisdom is a hypothesized cognitive characteristic of older adults that includes accumulated knowledge and the ability to apply that knowledge to practical problems of living.” Similarly, I…

This assignment will describe and evaluate two theories in Developmental Psychology - specifically looking at attachment. The two theories that will be covered are Learning theory and Bowlby’s theory. Gross et Al (2009) defines attachment as a reciprocal, deep emotional bond between a child and the attachment figure that sets up the internal working template for all future attachments. Bailey et Al (2008) explain that although feelings may not be visible we can observe the conduct of the…

Presenting Problem: Pt is a 12 y/o Caucasian female presented at NNBHC accompanied with her father due to her school psychologist wanted her to get an evaluation for increase aggressive behaviors in the school setting. Pt states that she was in the ISS room today with a teacher who made a rude comment towards her. She states she immediately became irritated and stated “Go to Hell” and threw a chair in her direction. Pt states that she has been having a difficulty controlling her anger lately…

Developmental Psychology in the Movie Big Daddy Binyomin Levy Baltimore City Community College  How Developmental Psychology is Portrayed Big Daddy Plot Summary The movie Big Daddy begins with a phone conversation between the main character, Sonny Koufax and his father (Giarraputo & Dugan, 1999). The conversation portrays Sonny as an adult who does not take on adult responsibilities. Sonny, who works once a week as tollbooth attendant is having relationship troubles with his girlfriend…

upper division courses in my major are PSY 3100- Developmental Psychology and PSY 4370- Introduction to Clinical and Counseling Psychology. These courses will be useful in this field since “PSY 3100 provides an overview of the empirical evidence regarding physical, cognitive, social and emotional changes that occur from conception to death and PSY 4370 introduces students to major perspectives and practices in contemporary clinical and counseling psychology (APSU Undergraduate Bulletin).”…

Psychology is the study of mental processes and behaviors. Everyone has a different psychological view on everyday life. Through a psychological understanding, I will analysis my own experiences from childhood to current day. The experiences I chose are considered the most important in my eyes. Growth and Development Developmental psychology is “the study of how humans grow, develop, and change throughout the life span.” (S. Wood, E. Wood and D. Boyd pg. 252). It starts with Infants and their…

intention to mislead or deceive (Goodman, Luten, Edelstein & Ekman, 2006; Healthofchildren.com, 2015; Lee, 2008). Back in the days deception used to be an investigation in developmental psychology, it was then neglected for nearly half a century (Talwar & Lee, 2002). Nowadays it has been receiving some great attention from developmental psychologists with a diverse theoretical orientation and research…

Varying Degrees of Adolescents with Major Depression and Their Effect on Amygdala Activation Tony Yang and others’ study, “Adolescents with Major Depression Demonstrate Increased Amygdala Activation,” is an influential study of developmental psychology because of the insight it brought onto the relationship of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) or Dysthymia and the activation of the amygdala in adolescents (Yang et al. 2010). Major Depressive Disorder is defined as a two week interval with sad…

the system and getting the help that he needs Joshua was released back to his family and has not been back in the legal system since. Children often don’t know what is right for them but in this instance I think that Joshua knew best. In developmental psychology we learn about how a person’s surroundings shape who they are and for children that is even truer. When Joshua’s parents split up everything changed for him. The dynamics of the house and well as the social structure of the home. While…