Mistrustful children are socially withdrawn and as adults their behavior is, "characterized by depression, paranoia, and possibly psychosis." (Boeree, 1998, "Erik Erikson") According to this theory, Gacy's psychosis is the result of his childhood upbringing in an abusive home, which created the seeds of psychosis
Mistrustful children are socially withdrawn and as adults their behavior is, "characterized by depression, paranoia, and possibly psychosis." (Boeree, 1998, "Erik Erikson") According to this theory, Gacy's psychosis is the result of his childhood upbringing in an abusive home, which created the seeds of psychosis
e., it is "historically embedded" and contains contextual meaning, whereby the person "responds to and acts on contexts," such as biological makeup, physical environment and social and cultural manifestation (Hernandez, 2008, Internet)
Smith, life span development can be defined as change which involves "movement from one state to another" or a type of transition (1999, "Life Span Development," Internet), much like passing from an adolescent or teenager into a legal adult at the age of twenty-one when a person takes on added responsibility for his/her own life and existence. A second aspect of this development is that the change which occurs is permanent and lasting, meaning that once a person matures into an adult, there is no going back, thus creating a "carry forward" state of mind and body (Smith, 1999, Internet)
It is important to realize that, although Erikson talked about life stages and associated specific ages with specific stages, "all of the stages in Erikson's epigenetic theory are implicitly present at birth (at least in latent form), but unfold according to both an innate scheme and one's up-brining in a family that expresses the values of a culture. Each stage builds on the preceding stages, and paves the way for subsequent stages" (Davis & Clifton, 1995)
For a pop star like Spears, it is important to realize that her changing personality not only reflected differences in her own personality, but also contributed to changes in her fan base as well. For example, young girls primarily identify with pop culture icons like Spears, so that parental concerns about the influence of pop stars on their children, while seemingly misplaced, may have some real merit (Goodman, Unk
We think of ourselves as optimistic or pessimistic, independent or dependent, emotional or unemotional, adventurous or cautious, leader or follower, aggressive or passive. Many of these are inborn temperament traits, but other characteristics, such as feeling either competent or inferior, appear to be learned, based on the challenges and support we receive in growing up" (Harder, 2009)
Laura Lynn giggled and repeated the dance moves she liked over and over. But Britney, a look of intense determination on her face, completed the routine exactly as she had learned it, even though she was out of time with the music (Heard, 2010)
Spears engaged in a televised kiss with pop-icon Madonna. This kiss was the only confirmed instance of actual homosexual behavior, but it spurred "tabloid rumors for reputed dalliances with female porn stars and loyal personal assistant Shannon Funk" (James, 2007)
society, this can be very complicated, for example, when success comes at a young age. Is Britney Spears…an adult?" (Kail & Cavanaugh, 2007, p
She was also the weirdest. I assume this is not a coincidence" (Klosterman, 2007)
On April 15, 1999, Britney appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone for the first time. Her body became text, her eyes invited the gaze and her stomach made readers of all types look twice" (Smit, 2011, p
Examining how other types of early-stage development may have helped contribute to Spears' development. In fact, what is interesting is that Vygotsky posits that the history of attention in a child, which begins from the birth of the child, is the history of the organization of the child's behavior (Vygotsky, 1979)
Examining how other types of early-stage development may have helped contribute to Spears' development. In fact, what is interesting is that Vygotsky posits that the history of attention in a child, which begins from the birth of the child, is the history of the organization of the child's behavior (Vygotsky, 1979)
Examining how other types of early-stage development may have helped contribute to Spears' development. In fact, what is interesting is that Vygotsky posits that the history of attention in a child, which begins from the birth of the child, is the history of the organization of the child's behavior (Vygotsky, 1979)
Women are typically constrained by their biology when determining whether or when to have a child, with the period between menarche and menopause being the viable childbearing years. Advances in medical technologies have allowed women who would typically not be able to bear children, such as those who are infertile or after the age of menopause, to carry a child to term ("An Introduction to Lifespan Development," n
The primary objective of lifespan development research is to discover patterns in the ways individual human beings grow on different dimensions such as physiological changes, neurobiological development, emotional maturation, or social skills development. An interesting sub-field of developmental psychology is the conceptualization of normative development itself, in research such as that "beliefs about normative cognitive and social aspects of life span development emerge in late middle childhood, solidify into culturally shared scripts by mid-adolescence, and remain subject to further change into old age," (Riediger, Voelkle, Schaefer & Lindenberger, 2014, p