Egocentrism

Nicole is a 17 year old who identifies as female, Caucasian and bisexual. The presenting problem is that the client is seeking treatment to address issues related to anger, fear of abandonment, and impulsive and destructive behaviors (i.e. physical aggression, cutting, purging, sexual reactivity, and suicidal ideation). She has been hospitalized numerous times and currently resides in a treatment center for adolescents. She comes from a family of high socioeconomic status. She has struggled with…

During the pre-operational stage we see the beginning of abstract reasoning, but “children’s thinking is regulated by centering on one aspect of a situation” (Whitelaw, 1982, p. 214). Because egocentrism is another characterizing aspect of this stage, that one aspect is often the sense of self, which is why many children have trouble seeing things from another’s point of view, even though they are quickly developing empathy at these ages. For example…

I chose to observe a young Asian girl who was about five years of age. Her birth date is on June 14, 2011. She was slightly above average height and seemed to be of average weight compared to her classmates. She had long dark brown hair that was pulled back a hot pink headband with a flower on it. She had an identical twin sister that wore the same hot pink dress with white and pink leggings and sparkly pink shoes. The only difference between the two physically was that my child wore leggings…

Effects of Societal Shifts on Human Empathy History has shown that mankind has the natural tendency to evolve. Humans have the unrelenting desire to aspire for better things; for example, people have evolved from hunting and gathering to agriculture, the age of discovery to the age of enlightenment, and the industrial revolution to the multimedia age. Regardless of all the changes that humans have made, there is one thing that always remains the same: the interactions between one person and…

The Middle Ages is often portrayed as an era of strict adherence to religion and its faith-based social hierarchy. The General Prologue to Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales demonstrates the influence of this feudal system while also revealing its shortcomings, specifically concerning the unethical behavior of individuals across all classes. In his General Prologue, Chaucer uses his ironic writing style to expose an assortment of moral and behavioural flaws among the seemingly virtuous…

Author, Date, Title, Location Bunnell, T. (2008). The International Baccalaureate and its Middle East Challenge. Copenhagen, Denmark. Research Type Critical Analysis Summary In this article, Bunnell outlines the International Baccalaureate Organization’s (IBO) strategic plan, targeting growth for the IB programmes internationally, planning to “educate one million children by 2014” (p. 18). The paper illustrates the challenges that the IBO faces in meeting its goals. Bunnell argues that the…

Beneficial to Enroll Children in an Educational Childcare When a couple becomes parents, the majority of the time it is unplanned. Therefore those who become parent unexpectedly do not realize the major responsibilities in raising a child carry. I believe the most difficult part is when it is time for the parents to go back to work. And then they have to decide who will be able to take care of their child when meanwhile both parents fulfill their responsibilities at work. Some parents are lucky…

is nine years old, but she is slowly transitioning into the concrete operations stage, ages seven to eleven years. This is because Maisie appears to be egocentric but can still not apply logical problem solving in her life (Hutchison, 2013). Her egocentrism is seen at the beginning, before she begins therapy, when she lashes out towards her adoptive family. She never took into consideration the people around her, like Sue or Jim, which she might be hurting by having her anger spurts or by…

Conceived from a society experiencing drastic social upheaval, mutinous political unrest, and revolutionary scientific and technological advancements, Gothic literature emulates the society in which it was born and has transcended generations with its evolution of a literary archetype, whose charismatic and vicious personality captivates its audiences. During the nineteenth century, the romantic-gothic literary movement featured unconventional writers such as Lord Byron, Mary Shelly, and Emily…

Comparison of Piaget and Vygotsky on Children Cognition A person 's everyday life is threaded by conscious purpose. Minuscule actions such as reaching for food in the cupboard, to developing a cure for a disease, actions are directed towards goals. Conscious awareness reveals itself in part to this purpose, as well as the organization in which we demonstrate our thoughts and actions. The process of cognition involves thinking and mental activity combined, such as memory, problem solving, or…