PSYCHODYNAMICS

Submitted by:

Alcampor, Karen Joy C.

BSN II 1 Submitted to:

Ms. Ma. Enrica dela Torre

Clinical Instructor

Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Pasay College of Nursing & School of Midwifery 26th day of July 2011

Alcampor, Karen Joy C.

BSN II -1

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Psychodynamics

Julia Mariel G. Balmes born on June 14, 2011, 6 years of age, female, from Merville, Pasay City and currently studying at Kalayaan Elementary School Grade 1 section 3. Julia s Nutritional Status is normal with weight of 14 kgs. and height of 3 feet and 6 inches. The Psychological Assessment was done 18th & 19th day of July 2011, 11:45 am at Kalayaan Elementary School.

Physical Development
Physical development in middle childhood is characterized by considerable variations in growth patterns. These variations may be due to gender, ethnic origin, genetics, hormones, nutrition, environment, or disease. In Julia s Case, Julia is smaller than other kids in school but this is not due to lack of nutrition. Maybe one reason is genetics. At this stage of life, children grow both physically and cognitively although their growth is slower than it was during early childhood. In terms of dentition, usually, at about 6 years old, they lose their primary teeth. Since Julia just turned 6, she hasn t had a loose tooth and she practices good hygiene. Her vision is completely mature with hand-eye coordination.

Alcampor, Karen Joy C.

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Psychosexual Development:
According to Erikson, the primary developmental task of middle childhood is to attain industry, or the feeling of social competence. Competition (athletics, daredevil activities) and numerous social adjustments (trying to make and keep friends) mark this developmental stage. Successfully developing industry helps a child build self-esteem, or an evaluative attitude toward the self, which in turn builds the self-confidence necessary to form lasting and effective social relationships.
Julia develops a positive sense of self-understanding, self-definition, and self-control. Supportive and loving parents, teachers, and friends makes her feel competent foster this type of development.

According to Eric Erikson, Julia is under the borderline of Phallic/ Oedipal and Latency Stage. At this stage the daughter is more attached to the father, but in Julia s case, she s more attached to her mother, maybe because his father is working in a tile company and is not always seen at home. While her mother is a plain housewife and takes good care of Julia.

Alcampor, Karen Joy C.

BSN II -1

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Psychosocial Development:
Motor skills are behavioural abilities or capacities. Gross motor skills involve the use of large bodily movements, and fine motor skills involve the use of small bodily movements. Both gross and fine motor skills continue to refine in Julia s case. She loves to run, jump, leap, throw, catch, climb, and balance. As school-age children grow physically, they become faster, stronger, and better coordinated. Consequently, during middle childhood, children become more adept at gross motor activities. Julia displays enjoyment using hands in detailed ways. From early in preschool, she learn and practice fine motor skills. She loves to cut, paste, mold, shape, draw, paint, create, and write. She also learned such skills as tying shoelaces, untying knots, and brushing her teeth. Along with the physical growth of children comes the development of fine motor skills, including the sense of competence and confidence to use these skills. According to Sigmund Freud, Julia is under the stage of industry versus inferiority. Julia was able to achieve her psychosexual virtue competence, and she s not displaying a maladaptation such as narrow virtuosity.

Alcampor, Karen Joy C.

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Cognitive Development:
Piaget referred to the cognitive development occurring between ages 2 and 7 as the preoperational stage. In this stage, children increase their use of language and other symbols, their imitation of adult behaviors, and their play. Young children develop a fascination with words both good and bad language. Children also play games of makebelieve: using an empty box as a car, playing family with siblings, and nurturing imaginary friendships. Piaget also described the preoperational stage in terms of what children cannot do. Piaget used the term operational to refer to reversible abilities that children had not yet developed. By reversible, Piaget referred to mental or physical actions that can go back and forth meaning that they can occur in more than one way, or direction. Adding (3 + 3 = 6) and subtracting (6 3 = 3) are examples of reversible actions. Children at this stage,

according to Piaget, make use of magical thinking based on their own sensory and perceptual abilities and are easily misled. Children engage in magical thinking, for instance, while speaking with their parents on the telephone and then asking for a gift, expecting it to arrive via the telephone. Piaget s theory about children at this stage is applicable to Julia. Julia imitates some of her mother s behaviour like telling a younger child not to do bad things. She also love to play make believe like a fairy princess. Although Julia is an only child, she enjoys playing with her mom and playing with her toys.

Alcampor, Karen Joy C.

BSN II -1

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Moral Development:
Although Julia spends more time away from home than she did as a young child, her most important relationships continue to be established at home. Julia's family relationships normally include her parents and extended family members. Parenting styles have a definite impact on children. In Julia s parents, they re practicing the parent warmth degree in which they are loving, affectionate and approving. Maybe this is because Julia is their only child. I think this technique really works on their daughter because Julia is a very kind-hearted, lovable and a child with respect. The kind of discipline that Julia s parents are teaching is great. Julia also understands why her father is not always at home, and why he has to work. Julia displays a good understanding on the importance of her father as a breadwinner; she clearly understands that a father has to support all the family s needs. Friendship also plays an important role on the moral development of Julia. Julia chooses her friends. Her friends serve as classmates, neighbours and cousins. Friends also help each other to develop self-esteem and a sense of competency in the social world. According to Lawrence Kohlberg, Julia is under the stage 2 of Preconventional level. Julia displays individualism. She carries out actions to satisfy her own needs rather than society s. Julia does something for another if a person does something for her in return. Like the time when her classmate let her borrow a pencil. Julia gave her a paper. This action of Julia shows a moral virtue.

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Interpesonal Development:
According to Harry Stack Sullivan s Theory, Julia is under the Juvenile Stage wherein a child learns to relate to peers. Julia prefers friends of the same sex, although she also mingles with boy classmates, she loves to play with her girl classmates. Julia, who is in the grade-school year, is not immune to the stressors of the world. Only homework, difficulties making friends, changing neighborhoods and schools, working parent up. these stressors and more are normal and expected during the course of growing

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