This assignment has achieved a distinction overall. The criteria discussed includes P2: explain the potential effects of 5 different life factors on the development of an individualI. P3: Explain the influences of two predictable and two unpredictable major life events on the development of an indi...
Unit 4: Task 2
Development through the life stages
Case study:
Childhood
When Vera was 8, her father died in an accident at work. Vera and her family became very
short of money. They had to sell the house and move in with Vera’s Grandma. Vera’s mother got
2 jobs to support her children. All Vera remembers is that her mother was very tired and hardly
saw her children.
Adolescence
Vera made lots of friends in school. She enjoyed going to sporting activities with them after
school. However, she became ill when she was 12, and had to have leave school. She lost weight
due to her illness, as she wasn’t eating enough food.
Adulthood
When Vera was 19, she had secondary effects due to her past illness, this will cause her to
cough and a feeling of tight chest which will get worse at night. She met an army corporal and
fell in love. When she received a letter saying he had died, she was 4 months pregnant. She
gave birth to William, who had brown hair and brown eyes just like Vera. Vera moved town, and
later married Alan. They had a little girl together and moved away. They never told William that
Alan was not his father. They were very happily married. Alan retired early, as they had plenty
of money and they planned to travel together.
Later adulthood
The lowest point in Vera’s life was when Alan died. William came back from Australia, where he
was living at this point, and discovered that Alan was not his father. There was a tremendous
row and William returned to Australia. Vera has not seen him since. She has taken to comfort
eating, and rarely leaves the house. The house is getting dirty, and smelly, and Vera’s neighbor
thinks she saw a rat outside the back door. Vera’s neighbor has tried knocking on the door, but
there has been no answer.
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