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RacquelMounce

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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.

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