Seasons Of Life
Seasons of Life
Tamika Carter
The College of New Rochelle
Seasons of Life
Professor V. Pearson
April 19, 2008
Seasons of Life
The Seasons of Life series examines the development process from infancy to late adulthood, and the many challenges that are faced at each stage of the development process.
The first video examines the developmental process from birth to approximately age five. The video explores the many components and experiences that contribute to human’s early development. The process of human development is very complex. There are many contributing factors that work in cohesion, that make up the developmental process in humans. One being the 3 clocks, which are the 3 clocks of development. The first clock is the Biological clock. The Biological clock determines our physical growth, such as when we are born and when we die. It’s the body’s way of keeping time. The second clock is the social clock. The social clock is society’s way of keeping track of human development. It informs of what society expects from humans, and when. The social clock determines when a child should begin school, when one should consider marriage, and at what age a person should retire. The third clock is the psychological clock. The psychological clock is humans own personal clock, its human inner schedule. The psychological clock consists of your feelings, emotions, and everything that is you. The 3 clocks examined in video# 1 is the foundation that humans develop on. The 3 clocks are always ticking from birth to death.
Video#2 discusses the development of children and adolescents from the ages of 6-20. It explores the many challenges that both children and adolescents endure in human development. The childhood and adolescents stages can be the most challenging stage of development for both the child, and the parents. Children must now adapt to life on their own terms, they must find ways to fit in with others, and all while trying to find their own...
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