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PSY202 Psychology Development

   

Added on  2020-02-24

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Psychology1IntroductionThe case talks about a young girl, Morag, who suffers from insulin dependent diabetes. She liveswith her single mother and younger brother. Her mother is depicted as controlling, over protective and strict. Recently, she has been given an opportunity to attend a camp where she hassuccessfully and responsibly taken good care of her health by herself. However, upon her return, she has not borne the fruits of her labor. This has led to an extreme level of frustration within Morag. This frustration has border lined to being self-destructive. Upon discussion with a counselor, it has been brought to notice that Morag’s mother has found her purpose of life in taking care of Morag and is finding it increasingly difficult to let that control slip away. This essay throws light on three things firstly, how her family life and disease affects her cognitive development. Secondly, recommendations to normalize the same. And lastly, if there is a role that her brother can play to take care of his sister.Discussion topic 1: Impact of diabetes and family life on Morag’s social and cognitive development Diabetes has made Morag realize that she is different from others. She considers her disease a major hindrance in her life and is often worried what her friends might think about it. She noticesthat her brother is allowed much more freedom than herself despite being three years younger to her. This makes her upset. Piaget’s social and cognitive development theory clearly indicates thata girl her age starts to think logically and reason out things on a daily basis (Mischel, 2013). Once she started taking care of her own injections at the camp, she found it increasingly difficult to reason out why her mother needed to give her the injection. Unable to reason out lead to increased frustration (Simply Psychology, 2009).Her mother’s parenting style is Authoritarian and hence leads to low responsiveness from her end (Parenting for brain, 2017). Authoritarian parents’ children often show behavioral problems and this is evidenced by the fact that Morag constantly has sugar drinks at school and often skips meals. This is a certain form of retaliation from her end. Children whose parents are that authoritarian and make all their decisions for them, have low social skills and this is why Morag barely has any friends. This is due to a lack of confidence in herself which has been due to the

Psychology2inability to make any decisions on her own. On the other hand, her mother’s parenting style with her brother is rather permissive. He is allowed to go out and play with his friends. His behavior isnot as sternly monitored (Johnson, 2011). Being in the same house, this is creating an internal conflict within Morag and is leading to increased frustration.Discussion Topic 2: What could be done to normalize Morag’s social and cognitive development?It has been stated that Morag remains depressed and unfulfilled. Measures to normalize her development must be taken at once so that the effect does not remain long term. Considering Vygotsky’s theory of cognitive development, Children’s intelligence is measured by their ability to learn from instructions. These teachers or instructors are often referred to as MKOs (More knowledgeable other), who can play the role of a teacher, parent, friend or guide (Very well, 2017). Once Morag went to the camp, she quickly and promptly learnt how to do her injections herself and took personal responsibility for her meals. This indicates a high level of intelligence and the frustration building within her was due to this lack of recognition for her intelligent self. According to Vygotsky, whenever a child’s ‘present level of development’ is not acknowledged, his or her ‘potential level of development’ shrinks leading to a reduced ‘zone of proximal development’ (Psychohawks, 2010).Figure 1: Zone of Proximal development

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