Physical Development Case Study

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Identifying Information DJ is an eighteen years of age female. She is the eldest child of her dad, but the third and youngest of her mother to two older brothers. On her father side, she has two younger siblings, with a newly born new brother. DJ is about 5’8 and weights around 120 pounds. Her parents never married each other. However, her mother is currently married to her stepfather. Her dad is unmarried, but lives with his significant other and their children. Her mother and father are both currently unemployed. DJ’s stepfather works as a self-employed barber. Her major source of financial support comes from her parental grandparents. Her mother, age 48, completed high school only. He dad, age 43, did not complete high school. Allegedly, …show more content…

She graduated with honors with a grade point average of 3.2. Her ACT score is a 17. She was well liked by her friends and classmates and dated two boys during her high school days. Physical Development DJ is a very pretty girl. She competed in beauty pageants in school, and placed each time. She does not have any anger or low self-esteem issues. However, she tends to not value the opinions of her parents and grandparents instead she listens to the advice of her friends. For example, she has been taking the advice of her friends about college more so than that of her family and school counselors. She also seems to be melancholy with her extended family members. This means she will not initiate conversations or have very limited verbal interactions with them. Social …show more content…

She falls in Piaget’s Formal Operational Stage. In Erikson’s Stages of Psychological Development, DJ is experiencing Identity vs. Role Confusion. This is evident with her preferred trust of her peers rather than that of her own family. She is striving very hard to find herself by expressing self-independence. However, she is not quite ready to undergo such major life changing plans without the assistance of her adult family members. As far as Kohlberg’s Stages, DJ falls into the Social Contract Stage. She has the morals to do what is right and what is socially and legally

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