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Week1Discussion:PrenatalDevelopmentandBirth RequiredResources Read/reviewthefollowingresourcesforthisactivity: • Textbook:Chapter2,3 • Lesson • Minimumof1scholarlysource (inadditiontothetextbook) InitialPostInstructions Forthe initialpost,respondtooneofthefollowingoptions: Option 1: As you have found, lifespan development research has several renowned theoristswhoattemptedtoexplainhumanbehaviorwithdifferenttheories.Manypeoplewouldarguethatsome theories explain human behavior,...

Patients who perceive their life expectancy to be limited are likely have a clear view oftheterminalnatureoftheirillness.Thisawarenessmayleadthemtoreflectonandquestionthemeaning and purpose of their lives according to (Trevino et al., 2018). As a 77-year-old patientrecently diagnosed with terminal cancer, I would experience a wide range of emotions andthought

Accordingtoastudydone byKovshoffetal., in2013,itwasfoundthatexternalpressurefrom parents or teachers was not regarded as having a strong influence by clinicians on theirpractice. In fact, clinicians are predominantly in favor of stopping treatment as soon as it seemsfeasible, rather than treating ADHD with medication over the long-term which suggests thatclinicians are in general concerned about side effects and these exert an influence on theirprescribing behaviors according to (Kovshoff et al....

The adolescent stage is the time during which children mature to become adultsphysically, socially, intellectually, and hormonally. “Along with the rest of the body, the brainchanges during adolescence, but the study of adolescent brain development is still in its infancy”(Santrock, 2018, p344). All though, the size of the brain does not grow during adolescence but itundergoes changes that influence their behavior. Some of those significant developmentalchanges in the brain happened in the P...

Week4Discussion:EatingDisordersinAdolescence RequiredResources Read/reviewthefollowingresourcesforthisactivity: • Textbook:Chapter11,12 • Lesson • Minimumof1scholarlysource (inadditiontothetextbook) InitialPostInstructions Asamedicalprofessionalorcounselor,therearetimeswhenyoumightencounteradolescentswho are suffering from anorexia or bulimia. Come up with a patient profile including thefollowing: • Patient'sage,weight,BMI • Dailyeatingbehaviors • Possiblecausesoftheira...

Afterlisteningto mypatientHenok, Iwouldkindlyexplainto himthatallthese thingsare signs of his own mortality and fear of getting older. I would inform him that he issubconsciously trying to prove to himself that he is not as old as he is while fear of not doingenough before the end of his life cycle. I would then remind him that age is nothing but a numberand that you are only as old or young as you feel. According to Erikson (Santrock, 2018, p 492),Henokisat aperiod ofhislifewhere heisstruggling...

As my patient going through her first pregnancy at the age of 43, I would converse withher about the risk factors of being pregnant at her age. Although it is generally agreed thatdrinking one or servings of alcohol a few days per week will not cause fetal alcohol syndromedisorder,itcanstillhaveadverseeffectsonthefetusaccordingto(Santrock,2018).Iwouldalsoremind the patient that although some renowned international obstetricians may suggest

Week6Discussion:MiddleAdulthoodDevelopment RequiredResources Read/reviewthefollowingresourcesforthisactivity: • Textbook:Chapter15,16 • Lesson • Minimumof1scholarlysource (inadditiontothetextbook) InitialPostInstructions Option 1: In your readings this week, there is an extensive discussion on the physical declinethatadultsintheirmiddleadulthoodmay likelyface.Whataresomesmallstepsthata30-year-old patient can take now that can help reduce some of the negative physical consequen...

RequiredResources Read/reviewthefollowingresourcesforthisactivity: • Textbook:Chapter4,5,6 • Lesson • Minimumof1scholarlysource (inadditiontothetextbook) InitialPostInstructions Option 1: There is much debate about breastfeeding versus bottle feeding and which is best for ababy's physical, cognitive and socioemotional development. Based on what you have learnedfrom the textbook, lessons and outside readings, what advice would you give to a patient who isstruggling with the decisi...

Thereareafewreasonswhysomecaregiverseitherdelayorrefuseallimmunizationsfor their children. One of those reasons is due to the uncertainty about the safety of the vaccine.Another reason may be due to caregivers not being convinced of the benefits of the vaccinationaccording to (Benninghoff et al., 2019).A third reason is due to poor access to medical care toget their children vaccinated.