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The First Two Years - Body and Mind
Object permanence is when a child understands that an object or person still exists even when it is out of sight.
I developed this from playing peekaboo with my family members. When my mom or dad would hide their face, I would often get confused but eventually I learned that they still existed even while hiding. -
The First Two Years - The Social World
Trust vs. mistrust is the stage where an infant will develop trust in their parents or caregivers if their needs are met consistently or they feel comfortable with them.
While talking with my mom, she told me I would cry every time I was hungry or had a full diaper when I was about one year old. Eventually, because of their quick reaction to me crying and feeding me or changing my diaper, the crying eased, and I trusted my family to take care of my needs. -
Early Childhood: Body and Mind
Egocentrism is how a young child will only view the world through their own perspective and not understand that other people have different perspectives of the world. A good example of this is when I was younger, I would be very upset if I missed out on anything. I would believe that I am the center of everything and that no one can do anything interesting without me being there. Whenever I found out that I had missed out on any event, I would become jealous and upset. -
Early Childhood: The Social World
Empathy is when someone feels sorry for another person when they see they are struggling or hurt. I specifically remember when I was about five or six years old being in my grandmother's office, I made my little cousin Jordan cry for not giving her a certain toy. Then, I cried because of how bad I felt for her. This was during a break off of school. -
Middle Childhood: Body and Mind
Cognitive development is when a child develops the capability of logical reasoning During this age I now understand that there are results to every one of my actions, either good or bad. Especially during the beginning of this stage, I learn that there may be negative consequences for something I do. -
Middle Childhood: The Social World
The social comparison theory is a theory that during middle childhood, children will compare themselves to others. As we learned in class, males tend to compare themselves more competitively. From the ages of 10 to 14, I was much smaller than most of my friends. I looked a lot younger, was less athletic, weaker, etc. This discouraged me greatly and I would often compare myself negatively to those around me. -
Adolescence: Body and Mind
Puberty is when an individual becomes more physically mature and experiences many physical changes. This occurred for me slightly later than usual, at the age of 14. I experienced the biggest change from freshman to sophomore year. I was often made fun of for being much smaller and less physically mature than my peers, but that all changed very quickly. -
Adolescence: The Social World
Familism is believing that each family member should participate in fulfilling each other's needs and ensuring everyone is happy, and to keep the family relationship strong.
Since I had spent so much time with my friends and was on a trip to Kentucky with my grandmother, I wanted to ensure that I spent time with my family at home before the break ended. Also, I have been making sure that I spend as much time as possible with everyone and keep everyone happy before I leave for college this June.