Yolanda Wyche

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Chapter 1-5 Two things learned from each chapter

1. Chapter 1: One of the things I learned from this chapter is it is important for social worker practitioners to understand how the interactions of personal characteristics with the environmental circumstances such as poverty, violence racial segregation and other forms of oppression contribute to different paths of development in the social lives of people. (Ashford,J. Lecroy, C. 2014). 2. Social adaptation is a primary area of expertise for social work professionals. Adaptation is good coping skills the ability to cope with the changing environment while functioning in your social role. It is critical for social work professionals to understand culture and how cultural processes influence human behavior and the construction of social environments. 3. Question for chapter 1. If two people are of the same gender and age but from separate parts of the world would they have the same adaptation requirements? 4. Chapter 2. The growth and development of the biophysical person play a central role in the study of human behavior. The biophysical dimension framework is part of the larger biopsychosocial system. (Ashford,,Lecroy 2014). Social workers encounter many people with dysfunctions or defects in cellular processes those defects can play a significant role in many aspects of a persons behavior. Inadequate growth can put the person at risk for

behavior dysfunction and disease. Genetic information is a key factor in human behavior. There are genetic disorders like Dominant Single Gene Disorders. Huntingtons chorea is a disorder involving a dominant autosomal gene. (Ashford , Lecroy 2013). Multifactorial Disorders and Chromosome Disorders. 5. Chapter 2: Growth and development takes place while the unborn child is still in the mothers wound. Neurons develop very rapidly before we are born; 250,000 neurons are added each minute during many phases of prenatal development. (Ashford & Lecroy 2013). When a child is born it has a full complement of neurons. It is a fact that if children are deprived of stimulating environments during the first three years of life that growth and development of the brain suffer serious consequences. Enriched environments and early stimulation with toys dramatically alters brain structure, resulting in greater branching of nerve cells and increased numbers of supporting glia. The second major growth spurt occurs in the first year of an infants development. This is a good time to read to infants play soft music and watch the childs personality grow. 6. Chapter 3: The Psychological Dimension for assessing Social Functioning , In this chapter I learned about Albert Bandura Social Learning Theory. He attempts to understand people as conscious ,thinking beings who can have an influence on their environment. Observational learning occurs when people observe role models and learn new behavior as a result of those observations. In this context learning occurs without any reinforcement for imitating what is being observed. In reality observational learning is a sort of indirect learning. The learning process is considered cognitive because people must pay attention to the role models and process the information in their memory. Social

learning theory is an approach that combines learning principles with cognitive processes plus the effects of observational learning, to explain behavior. 7. Chapter 3: Watson and Skinners Learning Theories, John B. Watson was the father of behaviorism he brought it to the forfront of psychology in 1913 when he asserted that psychology must abandon its focus on subjective mentalistic concepts and instead focus on behavior. This theory is based on observable behavior. Watson was convinced in his position that at birth a person is in a blank slate. Watson believed that development depends on learning He demonstrated the importance of learning in an experiment designed to prove that childrens fears are learned and not inborn. Classical conditioning is a widely accepted explanation for the acquisition of certain emotional responses such as fear and anxiety.(Ashford and Lecroy 2013). 8. Question Which theorist explanation do you like? 9. Chapter 4: The social Dimension, I learned about the Ecological Systems Theory and how people can be understood better in the context of the systems in which they live. The holistic view of people is critical to this theory. This theory looks at the people and the social environment in which they function. 10. Chapter 4: The subheading Belonging to a Group The need to belong to something bigger than yourself is important part of social functioning reasons revolve around five essential goals To fulfill our need for affiliation. To increase our sense of identity and our selfesteem. To obtain a source for social comparisons between our self and others. 11. Question What groups do you belong to? 12. Chapter 5: Pregnancy, Birth, and the Newborn. In this chapter I learned about the processes that revolve around the expectant mother and the fetus and the infant. The

expectant mother should realize that her state of mind and her physical condition during her preganacy is vital to the health of her unborn child growth and development. 13. Chapter 5 : I learned how groups families ,communities and support systems can be of service to the infant expectant mother and newborn Newborns need parents who respond to them and talk to them. They also need small groups of adults who are warm and nurturing and eager to meet their needs. Prenatal care is a significant factor in ensuring a good pregnancy outcome. 14. Chapter5: I learned about the Social Strengths , Hazards, and Risks there are many risk like poverty , mental illness, a large family, lack of maternal education, an adverse neighborhood .Mothers with good support systems are better off. Question : Should mothers of a fetus who become very active at bedtime place a flash light under the covers and turn it on? 15.