Psyc 290n Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Virtual Life Questions My suggestion to you is that you write your answers on a Word document & then copy & paste them into the Virtual Life program. I’ve had students either lose work or submit an swers that didn’t save. Questions: 8 months: 1. How does your baby's eating, sleeping & motor development compare to the typical developmental patterns? The Doctor stated that the baby is physically healthy. The Doctor recommends a greater variety of baby food & some ground up veggies & fruits. H...

Patients who perceive their life expectancy to be limited are likely have a clear view oftheterminalnatureoftheirillness.Thisawarenessmayleadthemtoreflectonandquestionthemeaning and purpose of their lives according to (Trevino et al., 2018). As a 77-year-old patientrecently diagnosed with terminal cancer, I would experience a wide range of emotions andthought

PSYC 290N Week 6 Discussion; Middle Adulthood Development

PSYC 290N Week 1 Graded Discussion Topic 2 A huge amount of research has been done about pregnancy and what pregnant women should and should not do to have a healthy baby. We know that many doctors and parents are concerned with the biological factors, as well as the environmental effects. Pick one of these issues, and explain what considerations should be taken when making decisions on having a healthy baby. Show Less

Afterlisteningto mypatientHenok, Iwouldkindlyexplainto himthatallthese thingsare signs of his own mortality and fear of getting older. I would inform him that he issubconsciously trying to prove to himself that he is not as old as he is while fear of not doingenough before the end of his life cycle. I would then remind him that age is nothing but a numberand that you are only as old or young as you feel. According to Erikson (Santrock, 2018, p 492),Henokisat aperiod ofhislifewhere heisstruggling...

PSYC 290N Week 3 Discussion; Middle and Late Childhood

Although many people may not want to think about it, older adults continue to besexually active later in life. They are also more at risk for sexually transmitted infections alsoknown as STI’s. There are a few reasons why older adults are at risk for STI’s. One of thereasonsfortheincreasedriskisduetonormalsexualchangesassociatedwithagingaccordingto(Santrock, 2018). Some of the changes in women may include a decreased vaginal

The adolescent stage is the time during which children mature to become adultsphysically, socially, intellectually, and hormonally. “Along with the rest of the body, the brainchanges during adolescence, but the study of adolescent brain development is still in its infancy”(Santrock, 2018, p344). All though, the size of the brain does not grow during adolescence but itundergoes changes that influence their behavior. Some of those significant developmentalchanges in the brain happened in the P...

Accordingtoastudydone byKovshoffetal., in2013,itwasfoundthatexternalpressurefrom parents or teachers was not regarded as having a strong influence by clinicians on theirpractice. In fact, clinicians are predominantly in favor of stopping treatment as soon as it seemsfeasible, rather than treating ADHD with medication over the long-term which suggests thatclinicians are in general concerned about side effects and these exert an influence on theirprescribing behaviors according to (Kovshoff et al....