Infancy

The nature versus nurture debate is one of the oldest philosophical issues within psychology. Nature refers to all genes and hereditary factors that influence who we are - from our physical appearance to our personality characteristics. Nurture refers to all the environmental variables that impact who we are, including early childhood experiences, how we were raised, our social relationships, and our surrounding culture. Even today, different branches of psychology often take one or the other…

We are shaped to act according to our gender from the time we emerge from our mothers womb. Boys are formed into rough and tough beings; while girls are geared towards delicacy. This is apparent when we analyze baby clothing and accessories. It is interesting to think about why most parents choose to form their baby's gender in a social aspect from such an early stage. This is a societal norm. Food for thought, If we did not follow what is considered to be normal, how would society deem us as…

However lactose intolerance is very common. Although it varies from country to country, "Approximately 65 percent of the human population has a reduced ability to digest lactose after infancy. ("Lactose Intolerance ")" Lactose intolerance is caused from an inability to properly digest lactose. Lactase is the enzyme that breaks down lactose and those who do not produce enouh of it are lactose intolerant. The symptoms of lactose intolerance…

bark like texture and appearance. The Tree-Man Disease is not contagious, because it is genetic, it can’t be spread by touch or bodily fluid. Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis or Tree-Man Disease is often very rare. The disease usually starts during infancy (7.5%), childhood (61.5%) or puberty (22%) with a progressive increase or decrease in the pigment of the skin. The cause of the condition is an inactivating PH mutation in either the EVER1 or EVER2 genes, which are located adjacent to one…

atheist Christopher Hitchens in his book, God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything throws down the gauntlet, defaming the moralist worldview as, “The person who is certain, and who claims divine warrant for his certainty, belongs now to the infancy of our species.” Contrasting, Francis Beckwith’s observation in his work, Politics for Christians: Statecraft as Soulcraft that scientism’s post modernism worldview demands a counterbalance of religious moralism in public policy. In 2017,…

Erik Erikson’s theories have been used by psychologists and nurses for many decades as it relates to patients from infancy to older adulthood. Erikson spent more time focusing more on individual’s egos compared other psychologists. He believed that people had plenty of time to grow and evolve throughout their life span. In nursing we like to use Erikson’s theory as a guide when we assess our patient’s. According to Erikson’s ego stages the older adult would be under the Integrity vs. Despair…

Jasmine Smith Family Health and Nutrition Fall 2016 C. Carson Diet-Related Diseases affecting children Source: Stopcorporateabuse.org Fast-food is a very cheap and fast to get before dinner or during lunch, but is it really good for our bodies or kids? The fast food industry is fueling a health crisis. Today, the deadliest killers in the United States are diet-related diseases. For example McDonald’s is driving in billions of dollars while kids are being hooked on unhealthy food.…

Being born into a Jewish family in Mexico, religion was constantly present through my childhood. I went to a Kosher, Jewish school from Pre-K to second grade, where Hebrew and Jewish history were as an integral part of school as math and science. Although my family is not orthodox, we did celebrate all of the Jewish holidays from Hanukkah to Tish’a B’Av. It was only when me, my parents, and my sister moved to Florida, that I left the tight knit Jewish community that I had been a part of for my…

Chris Grecious, was a seven year old boy with leukemia. More than anything he wished to become a police officer. In the spring of 1980, with the help of U.S. Customs Agent Tommy Austin and the Arizona Department of Public Safety Chris’ wish was able to come true. Unfortunately, the boy was not able to stop criminals at the age of seven but he did receive a his own DPS uniform, a “Smokey Bear” hat, some badges, and he earned a set of motorcycle officer wings. When the officers returned to present…

Cognitive Development In this tutorial we leaned about three experiments that were conducted by Jean Piaget focusing on cognitive development. I learned various things from the views of Piaget, terms and the different stages of intellectual growth. Piaget made an observation of how children's thinking adapt to their environment as they get older. Meaning that the children learn in a form of adaptation. People organize metal thoughts to understand the way the world works. Piaget called it a…