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Thecontentfromthisclassisgoingtobeusefulinoureverydaylivesasahealthcare
professionalbecausewenowhavesomeconceptofthephasesthatallhumanshaveincommon.
Knowingthishelpsusfigureouthowtheotherpersonisfeelingorhelpusplaceourempathyinthe
properplacetofindcommongroundwithapatientorfamilymember.
Thefirstdevelopmentprocessesthatreallymadeanimpactonmewerewhenwetalkedabout
howchildrenoverdevelopsynapsesintheirbrainsandhowlyinghelpsthekidsdiscovertheworld
aroundthem.Thisconceptisvaluablebecauseinowunderstandwhatisgoingonwithalyingchild.I
usedtothinkthatthekidswhoactedoutwherelittlebrats,howeverthankstothisclassIknowthatit's
anormal[partofbraindevelopment.Nottomentionthatthechildlikewonderthatkidshaveasthey
developanexcessofsynapsesintheirbrainforlaterpruningduringtheirteenyears.
Thesecondtheory/developmentprocessesthatIfoundinterestingwasmovingfromyoung
adulthoodintothelaterstagesofadulthood,becausethisiswhatIhavetolookforwardto,justbefore
menopause.Ilikethefactthatinmostpeoplewecanseethetransformationbeginninginourteen
yearsofbeingselfabsorbed,continuingwithtryingtofindouridentityintoour20s,andendinginlate
adulthoodwithtuningourenergyourwordandtryingtogivebacktotheworld!Itgivesmehopethat
thewholeworldhasalittlebitofgoodinthem,evenittheyhavetobecomeoldforthemtoletitout.