During infancy, the interviewee's cognitive abilities were stimulated by playing with her older siblings, and also by the mother, who was able to spend a lot of time with her children and did not work outside the home. Games like pat-a-cake were played, and toys were offered that had many bright colors and were enjoyable. She was also read to quite often from a very early age. According to the text, stimulating all of a baby's senses early and often is important for development. Reading to them is very good, so that's something that the interviewee's mother was definitely doing right. Another advantage that the interviewee had was the benefit of older siblings. Not only did the mother learn from mistakes that she might have made with them, but they were also around to play with the interviewee, meaning that she was benefitting from their interaction with her. Learning language can be difficult for an infant who does not hear people speaking that much, but with other children around there was certainly a lot of talking.
Walking and talking were reached as they should have been, with the interviewee walking around one year of age. She cannot remember when she said her first word and began to talk, but she does remember that there was no talk in her childhood of her being developmentally delayed in any way. She was able to meet all milestones and perform the required tests that the doctor gave her to ensure that she was of normal intelligence and reasoning abilities, as well as physical abilities. The interviewee compared to her siblings favorably....
Bio-psychological Assessment Personal data: fill as you see fit Referral: depressed, poor sleep, Family Background: raised by parents and older siblings Family medical/psychiatric history: brother had heart attack; mother had issues with drugs and alcohol Marital/family relationships: widow with four children and eight grandchildren Social development: maintains friendships, supportive friends, attends social functions Strengths: kind, nurturing, empathetic, understanding, calm Weaknesses: can be impatient, overbearing with family members Educational history: middle school Employment history: retired; worked as live-in housekeeper for over
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One of the major things I noticed throughout this interview, both through her answers and her general behavior, was the fact that her body was unable to cope with her extreme work ethic anymore. Although she admits to continuing to work long hours even after she was diagnosed with Type II Diabetes, she also admits to the fatigue and general soreness she now overwhelming feels after such a long days
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Figure 1 portrays three of the scenes 20/20 presented March 15, 2010. Figure 1: Heather, Rachel, and Unnamed Girl in 20/20 Program (adapted from Stossel, 2010). Statement of the Problem For any individual, the death of a family member, friend, parent or sibling may often be overwhelming. For adolescents, the death of person close to them may prove much more traumatic as it can disrupt adolescent development. Diana Mahoney (2008), with the
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