Once, I was a boy and my dad used to tell me that one day I would be a Kikuyu man and walk in his footsteps. Raise a family and assume manhood responsibilities. To provide for, protect, and guide my family the way he did, because that’s what a Kikuyu man, a Kikuyu warrior is supposed to do (History, H, 2018). He always told me to enjoy boyhood as much as I could because it passes by as fast as...
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The subject of the case study is me, 19 years old and an undergraduate student. I spent the first 6 years of my life in Sri Lanka and then moved to the United Kingdom. By unraveling my childhood and the youth period of my life course I will be able to analyze my experiences. Gender, place, culture, and ethnicity will be explored to see if they contributed to my experiences of childhood and my youth now. Both childhood and youth...
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How books changed my life I was an imaginative child. I was the type of child who would stay up late thinking of castles and dragons. I loved daydreaming and creating scenarios in my head. Over time, that changed. The same kid who would spend hours creating fiction no longer could, the imagination and subsequently, the magic faded. That’s what happens when you grow up; you have obligations and bills, and all that magic kind of disappears as you begin...
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I’ve struggled a lot with identity and limits in regard to pain. It’s a persistent battle that I’m sure I’ll always be fighting. Chronic illness is something I have to think about every day. I’ll be moving across the country for college soon, and as I prepare for this big transition, I’ve been thinking back on my past experiences. My entire experience with chronic illness so far is a lot to unpack, so I’ve organized this post chronologically. The events...
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Healthy development is defined that children of a variety of abilities or all abilities are capable to grow up where emotional, educational, and social needs are met (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2020). It is important to know that children learn holistically. Holistic development is seeing every child as a whole. This is a learning approach that indicates the values of emotional, physical, and psychological development in early childhood (Medlicott, 2019). The purposes of this essay are to explain...
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A problem my friend, Daniel, encountered in childhood was a traumatic experience in kindergarten. Daniel decided to tease a classmate, but he did not know the teacher had heard what he said and to Daniel’s surprise the teacher yelled at Daniel. In the shock of the situation, Daniel froze up as he feared the repercussions of his actions; as all young children are afraid of getting in trouble, so was Daniel. The teacher demanded Daniel say sorry but now the...
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In this report, I will be speaking about adverse childhood experiences also known as ACEs. ACEs are traumatic events that have happened in a person's childhood, this can include violence, abuse, or growing up with parents or guardians with poor mental health or drug and alcohol problems ('Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences', 2021). The experiences we have when we are children will have a huge impact on the way we develop and grow. It will affect our physical and mental health,...
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Does childhood experience influence personality development? This question literally made Freud significant and different from the other theorist, upon reading the theory of Freud I can say that he was progressively convinced that sexual conflicts were the primary cause of all neuroses (which was also introduced by Horney in Chapter 6). If you only knew that the father of Freud is dead strict with him and by that he develops resentment towards him. Whilst, his mother was very loving to...
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Early childhood is the age of innocence and vulnerability. It is a period to observe what piques children's interest and giving them the liberty to explore it. I had a wholesome childhood to a great degree but there is one part of my early childhood which has left a slightly unsettling impact on me. It was a common practice for children of ages ranging from 2 to 4 years old to attend a 'playgroup' in my area. I was also...
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Chapman et al (2004) describes adverse childhood experience (ACE) as a traumatic experience in a person’s life occurring before the age of 18 which the person remembers as an adult. Some examples of ACEs are physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, alcoholism in the family, drug abuse in the family, depression or any other mental illness in the family, suicide in the family, incarceration of a family member, abuse of mother by her partner, abuse of father by his partner,...
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Introduction Students entering today’s high schools bring with them a variety of experiences - from family interactions to school activities, and sports participation to community involvement. As the definition and dynamics of these institutions change over time, so too are the experiences of the students. Looking specifically at changes within families; some result in negative impacts on student’s experiences and lives. What is the impact of negative family experiences on a child/student? How many negative experiences can they withstand? And...
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Research Question: What is the relationship between substance use disorder and childhood experience with violence among youth? Does it vary by race? The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between substance use disorder and childhood experience with violence among youth. Additionally, we would like to analyze if this association varies by race. The theory that we will be using for our study is the stress and coping theory. Stress and coping is the most popular cognitive-behavioral theories...
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Reasons Behind Selection of 5 Years Term Period For Personal Development Leadership is defined as the capability of a person or group person to influence and guide people in an organizational setting. 5 years term period has been selected to develop my leadership development plan. The personal leadership development plan is a comprehensive tool that can guide me throughout my career, and result in career satisfaction at different times. And learning from others' feedback is the core aspect of personality....
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Adverse childhood experiences are so prevalent today, that a quick search in the research database Academic Search Ultimate produced over 10 million peer-reviewed articles on the topic. The title of the article I chose is, “Childhood abuse, neglect, and household dysfunction and the risk of illicit drug use: The adverse childhood experience study. The authors of the article are Shanta R. Dube, Vincent J. Felitti, Maxia Dong, Daniel P. Chapman, Wayne H. Giles, and Robert F. Anda. The article was...
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Abstract Childhood trauma continues to be a problem psychosocially, medically, and as well as in the realm of public policy (De Bellis & Ziskm 2014). The Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ) was developed by Bernstein and Fink (1998) and has been widely used in research relevant to stress, depression, and substance use. The current paper discusses the development of the CTQ, the psychometric properties of the tool, the use and applicability in research, ethnocultural factors that need to be considered, and...
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In this essay I will be discussing the different ways of how an understanding of gender as a binary, has an impact on the experiences of childhood and/or youth. I will be discussing several ideas/understandings of gender as a binary and review the influences on childhood and youth experiences. I will split this essay into three parts, starting with how binarism affects boys and young males, how binarism affects girls and young females, and the part will be how society,...
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There is a lot of evidence to suggest that negative early life experiences have a profound impact on the growing brain. Changes in the brain that take place in response to early life stress can lead to lifelong trauma. Children who are exposed to sexual or physical abuse or the loss of a mom or dad are at higher threat for development of depressive and anxiety issues later in life. Clearly, exposure to early life stressors leads to changes in...
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As children, many people go through at least one of the various forms of trauma, affecting not only their development, but also their adult life. Childhood trauma is extremely common in this era as many children have the misfortune of being raised without sufficient love and attention or grow up exposed to things they should not be. According to the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative (2015), abuse is one of the most common form of childhood trauma. This may include...
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Through the years, individuals reach a stage of life called middle and late childhood. In this stage, children witness physical, cognitive, and socioemotional development that is most familiar in this phase. As a matter of fact, in this stage of their life span bullying is the most common among children between the ages of six to 12. Bullying is often a serious and sensitive topic that affects children in many forms, such as, physical and emotional. As mentioned in the...
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Violent crime is a notion of what constitutes violence can vary not only between different societies but also between groups with the same society at different times and in different contexts. Violent offending can have many factors explaining why a person would commit a crime that perplexed humankind; these include biological, psychological, social, and economical. Although, we will be mainly focusing on the psychological factors dictating how it can cause unusual behaviour; these include mental illness, depression (aggression), and personal...
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Parents want what is best for their children, and do what they can to provide for them. Protecting them from any harm or negative experiences they may face. Children have yet to go through development to be able to process different life experiences. Complex topics that children are not able to grasp just yet, such as death, war, poverty, natural disasters and things of that nature. With a full future ahead, their caregiver attempts to shield them from this in...
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Anyone who has a child matures suddenly and awakens unconditional love. It is not even necessary to give birth to it, to know that you would do anything for it to become a mother or father is an experience that changes us forever and makes us stronger. If you have until recently believed that you are a weak, insecure person, but then held your child in your arms, then you will realize that you will get the most out of...
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When I was a child, there were a lot of interesting things about physical cognitive and social life that enriched my childhood time and shaped my personality to make me who I am. Sleep was an important part of my childhood day. In order to make me keep energetic, my parents arranged a ‘going to bed’ routine for me. According to my mother, at about 8:30 pm she would urge me to go to bed and my time to fall...
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Evidence from a rising number of epidemiological and neurobiological studies show that adverse childhood experience (ACE) such as abuse, neglect and related adverse experiences show long lasting impacts on brain function and physical health, resulting in a predisposition to physical and mental health disorders throughout their lives. Community surveys from Europe and worldwide show the great prevalence of physical (22.9%), mental (29.1%) and sexual (9.6%) abuse in addition to physical (16.4%) and emotional neglect (18.3%) (Sethi et al., 2013) within...
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I am a student of SSWD 120 at Northern Lights College. I have written this paper for self assessment which is a part of my SSWD 120 course. In this assessment, I have written the incidents that happened in my life and how they affected me socially and psychologically. I have used the criteria (Kenyon, P (1999) What Do You Do? An Ethical Case Workbook for Human Service Professionals pp 23-27): given in the syllabus. Life is what you make...
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Humans are born with the ability to identify five types of tastes sweet, bitter, salty, sour, and umami (Romm, 2016). But each person in this world has unique taste buds, therefore, every human being has a different taste preference based upon the daily foods we eat. We develop these taste buds that could differ based on genetics, culture, and variety of food. However, we are born with a sweet taste, and after 4 months salty taste emerges and after some...
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This assessment will explore the impact early Adverse Childhood Experiences can have on the development and educational progression of children and young people who are looked after in Scotland. In order to understand the impact that Adverse Childhood Experiences can have on the behaviour of children in the classroom and attainment, first a definition of “looked after” and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) must be determined. This assignment will also, with reference to literature discuss what support and interventions that are...
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