PSY 104
PSY 104 Week 1 DQ 1 Pervasive Issues
For the three pervasive issues surrounding child development, select two to define. Along with the definition for each, provide an example from your own experience with children (e.g., as a child yourself, your own children, your observations of others and a research finding about the issue.
The issues from which you will choose are listed in Chapter 1. They are a nature versus nurture, b continuous versus discontinuous development, and c critical and sensitive periods of development.
Your initial response should be between 200-250 words.
In your responses to at least two peers, please provide an extension of the opinion expressed, a counter opinion, or another example from research applicable to the opinion expressed.
PSY 104 Week 1 DQ 2 Developmental Domains
Discuss the domains of development (physical, cognitive, and psychosocial in relation to one age range of normal development. Through the perspective of at least one major developmental theory, explain the developmental accomplishments during that age range for all three domains. Provide research-based evidence from the articles assigned or your own research in the library in peer-reviewed articles for what occurs during each period.
PSY 104 Week 2 Assignment The Role of Genetics on Development
In a 3 to 4 page paper (excluding title and reference pages, explain the role of genetics in development. How do genes of the two parents influence the traits of an offspring? Include an examination of how abnormalities can contribute to genetic and /or chromosomal disorders. In your paper, you must include at least one of the following genetic and/or chromosomal disorders mentioned in the reading:
• Sickle cell disease
• Huntington’s disease
• Tay-Sachs disease
• Down syndrome
• Klinefelter’s syndrome
• Turner syndrome
• Cystic fibrosis
PSY 104 Week 2 DQ 1 Developmental Milestones
Watch each required video,Child Develoment MilestonesandHow I Learn. Relate the developmental milestones in the videos to your reading in the textbook. Assess critical periods in the cognitive and psychosocial development of children from birth to 3 years of age. If a parent of a 2-year old child asked you what to do because the child was not speaking in sentences like their older sibling did, what advice would you give the parent? Why would you give this specific advice? What other explanations might be given in this situation and why would you choose to not provide those to the parent?
PSY 104 Week 2 DQ 2 Research Findings
Based upon your readings from the course materials and your own independent research, discuss three research findings related to development from conception to 2 years of age. Relate these findings to any topic in Chapter 2's reading. These topics include culture influences on nutrition, genetic factors affecting mental health, and the birthing process.
PSY 104 Week 2 DQ 3 Children Having Children
Based upon your readings from the course materials and your own independent research, discuss three research findings related to development from conception to 2 years of age. Relate these findings to any topic in Chapter 2's reading. These topics include culture influences on nutrition, genetic factors affecting mental health, and the birthing process.
PSY 104 Week 3 Assignment Outline and Annotated Bibliography
For the Week Three written assignment you will be submitting an outline with a thesis statement as well as an annotated bibliography in order to prepare you to write the final paper for this course.
After deciding upon the three developmental theories you will compare and contrast for the final paper in Week 5, locate research that has been conducted on those developmental theories.
PSY 104 Week 3 DQ 1 Nutrition and Youth
Review the information about nutrition, physical activity, and obesity provided by the Centers for Disease Control. Visit the various links provided by the CDC on nutrition, physical activity, obesity in America, and effects of weight on health and emotions for everyone and health professionals. You may also include information from the required readings on brain and motor development.
List three important facts health professionals need to communicate to the community about healthy child and adolescent development. Provide specific explanation on why each of these facts is vital for people to know.
List three important facts that you can use to change your life or your family's or that you could use to help your friends or community. Provide specific explanation on changes you or others can make based upon each of these facts.
PSY 104 Week 3 DQ 2 Physical Disabilities
Locate an article on either a child or adolescent with a physical disability (brain or motor. Alternatively, you could also interview someone you know who is a parent of a child or adolescent with a physical disability.
From your reading and/or discussions, explain what aspects of development are connected with the disability. Additionally, answer at least 2 of the following questions in your posting:
How does the physical disability affect overall brain or motor development?
How does the physical disability affect the family?
How old was the person when the physical disability was diagnosed? Explain what differences might have occurred in the person's development if the disability would have been found earlier.
Is the cause known for the disability? If it is, what is it? If it is, what treatment or interventions, if any, might have prevented the disability?PSY 104 Week 3 Journal Childhood Obesity Epidemic
PSY 104 Week 4 DQ 1 Research Perspectives
Choose one of the following topics to discuss:
Does child psychological development follow the same path as child physical development? Include citations from at least two scholarly sources to support your discussion.
Does adolescent psychological development follow the same path as adolescent physical development? Include citations from at least two scholarly sources to support your discussion.
PSY 104 Week 4 DQ 2 Childhood Learning
Watch the video, Learning Disabilities FAQand briefly describe one of the following from Chapter 4 of the reading:
Reading Disabilities and Dyslexia
Dyscalculia
Dysgraphia
Do you think all learning difficulties are associated with learning disabilities? Why, or why not?
PSY 104 Week 5 DQ 1 Statistical Information
Provide one statistic on the occurrence of each of the following:
One of the four parenting types,
Physical or emotional abuse,
Mental or physical disabilities
(OR)
By their senior year in high school, 63% of adolescents have had sexual intercourse (WebMD, 2011.
For mental and physical disabilities, I might give this information:
PSY 104 Week 5 DQ 2 Play and Self-Concept
Watch the How to Assess your Child’s Self-Esteem video and reflect on the following questions:
How are self-concept and self-esteem related and what contributing factors affect their development? How does play affect development of children and thus later development during the adolescent stage?
Your initial response should be between 200-250 words.
PSY 104 Week 5 Assignment Developmental Psychology Research Paper
The intent of the final paper is to show students' accomplishment of course learning outcomes through critical analysis of theory and research.
Focus of the Final Paper
• Provide a summary of three major development theories discussed in the text.
• Include discussion and at least one example of using each theory in mental health treatment of children and/or adolescents.