Infancy Case Study

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Infancy: Infancy involves rapid growth of the brain. This is a time when learning occurs through environmental cues, crying, and most importantly, the mother or other primary caregiver. This early learning or attachment between infants and their mothers or primary caregivers has a significant impact on the infant’s development. A primary caregiver’s ability to connect with an infant has significant developmental outcomes that have an impact on cognition and learning (Snyder, Shapiro, & Treleaven, 2012). When counseling mothers and primary caregivers, it is vital that they are educated on the importance of the bonds the create with their infant. Educating and empowering these individuals will have a lasting impact on both the current …show more content…

The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center (2013) reports that just fifty-six percent of first time college students who enrolled six years ago have received a degree or certificate. Individuals in late adolescents can profoundly change the trajectory of their lives by either making the decision to go to college and stay in college or not. A counselor working with someone in this situation would need to provide guidance on the pros and cons, including, financial resources, family obligations, existing job skills, and plans for his or her future. Additional areas of concern may be the individual’s self-esteem, peer influence, and existing support systems. Middle adulthood: Middle adulthood is often a rewarding time for many, however, this period may be filled with several significant life demands. During this time some adults are caring for their grandchildren while simultaneously taking care of their aging and sometimes ill parents. During what is supposed to be a very rewarding developmental age, some are faced with added financial and physical burdens. This can lead to a depletion in money set aside for retirement and can create emotional and health problems for individuals in the caretaking …show more content…

Development through the lifespan refers to cognitive, social, and neurobiological growth that takes place throughout the course of one’s life. Various influences, such as substance abuse, can significantly alter one’s developmental course. There is a genetic component to substance abuse, however, the environment in which one grows and develops can foster an important role in the manifestation of a substance use disorder. Risk factors and intervening factors leading to substance abuse tend to change over the course of one’s life. Substance abuse can have an effect before an individual enters into the world. When a pregnant mother drinks alcohol, this can have serious consequences for the developing fetus leading to a wide range of developmental problems with lifelong consequences. Although it is difficult to measure the prevalence of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (due to the wide range of symptoms), the Centers for Disease Control (2013) estimates anywhere from 2% to 5% of the population as being affected by some form of the

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