Wednesday, 9 December 2015

P3: Explain the influences of two predictable and two unpredictable major life events on the development of an individual.

For my P3 I will be explaining two predictable and unpredictable life events on my individual Kehlani Parrish. Major life events can change our personal development either with predictable events and unpredictable events.
                                                      Predictable;
Predictable life events are things such as puberty and getting an education as all individuals go through puberty and many are destined for an education these type of life events are predictable as they are what we know to happen within our lives. The life events we go through will influence our lives and have a positive or negative effect on our development.

                                            
School/Education:
The first predictable event I will talk about is attending school; this is a big major life event as many individuals are expected to do so in order to prosper in their lives. As this is a predictable life event it can have a tremendous influence on an individual’s development physically, intellectually, emotionally and socially. When we start school we tend to do many activities such as PE, this means that we use and gain physical strength through the exercises and a boost in our physical development. As a child Kehlani enjoyed dancing which she wanted to pursue as a career but couldn’t due to a bad knee injury, this would have been a good way to develop physically as it strengthens the body. School also helps those less able to have nutritious meals at home by providing school dinners that will boost their system making them develop well and healthily. School has a major effect on us intellectually as we develop and understand new things, from our times tables to complex words we may never use again. Emotionally school can have a tremendous effect on a child, for instance young children who start nursery are usually attached to their parent/carer and it may be hard for them to separate in order to go to school, many children believe that their parents have left them and it is a major adjustment for children especially when they have moved from one school to the next. Finally starting school is where our social development is most developed as we meet new people and share and express ideas with other individuals. Socially Kehlani made friends through common interests such as music which gave her something to share with an audience and create a bond with, being that Kehlani was “different” she isolated herself before finding a passion similar to a few others who later became her band mates.


Relationships:
Having relationships is how individuals learn and gain new experiences. These are what people usually expect to happen within their lives in order to live comfortably and achieve other goals that are set out for us. Physically we find relationships to do exiting things such as having a sdexual relationship with a significant other, this could be seen as physical development as an individual is mentally ready to involve in certain things. Another way a relationship could be helpful for physical development is when people form relationships they tend to do activities such as going to parties going to theme parks and much more. A way for an individual to develop intellectually in a relationship is by learning from one anothers point of view and debating on particular subjects. Emotionally people go through senarios that may be difficult to overcome, individuals may also learn from emotional experiences such as bumps within relationships or unexpected breakups and re makeups. As an adolescent Kehlani revealed to many people that she is bisexual as she falls in love with a persons mind rather then how they look physically. These experiences are all part of life and can give people better outcomes. A relationship benefits mostly throughout social interaction thus I believe that social development is mostly achieved when having a relationship with people whether it be freindships or partnerships. People interact by being social, this way people learn things and develop new ways of living. Relationships are expected life events as a person doesn’t want to be lonely and may want a companion to share things with whether they like companions or not it is something that could be out of their control.
                                                        
                                      Unpredictable;
Unpredictable life events are things we don’t expect to happen within our lives, these things vary from divorce and death which you will expect but sometimes it comes unexpectedly. These life events that we go through can impact us in a negative way as they are unpredictable but some could bring a positive light to our future.
                     
                                                      Homelessness:
Being homeless is an issue that many people are surprised by, one day a person may be living comfortably and the next day their whole world has turned upside down. Physically a person who has become homeless lacks nutrition and food benefits as they may not have any means to care for themselves. Kehlani became homeless during her adolescence stage when she was struggling through a difficult time with family members, this could make an individual such as Kehlani weaker and prone to getting infections. Being homeless can effect someone’s intellectual development if the situation they are in makes them feel less able of other situations for example how to deal with their money which may have led them into the place they are in now. Intellectually I believe that Kehlani would not have been in the right state of mind intellectually as she was a teenager, she would have been unaware of how to care for herself thus she stole in order to feel comfortable. Emotionally a person who goes through a situation like this may be traumatised in what has happened to them, people usually turn to drinking or drugs and beg for ways to provide those habits. Emotionally Kehlani may have felt like she wasn’t wanted in the world and that she doesn’t know of her next step to a better career, it can also affect someone by making them think less of themselves. A person’s social development can deteriorate or even be gained when homeless. An individual may feel abandoned and that nobody cares for their well-being. Kehlani was homeless along with a friend who was struggling at the time also which meant she had some form of companionship. Being lonely and feeling neglected is never a way for a person to feel or live their life.

                                    Bereavement:
This can be very unexpected and cause people to evaluate things. A person may have lost a parent or sibling, close friend or lifetime partner, this can affect someone terribly if it is a sudden incident and even if it is something you expected to happen with an individual for example someone who had a terminal illness. Many individuals who have suddenly lost someone may deteriorate physically as a sudden shock causes them to take less care of themselves. A person’s intellectual development can become weaker when they lose someone they love. Kehlani may have been in the wrong mind-set when she needed a father figure to guide her through certain things in her life thus also impacting her emotionally.  Emotional development would be one of the most effected development stages in a person who loses someone they love or know, for me I lost a friend from a previous school whilst I was out of the country, it was so unexpected that I was really emotional as I was unable to comfort my cousin who had known him for years. When a person is taken away so unexpectedly it causes someone to revaluate things and even slack in certain areas. Kehlani lost her father before she was born which may not have affected her emotionally as it would of someone who had life experiences with that person, however Kehlani may have gone in a different direction if her father was alive to influence her behaviour either for better or for worse. Socially a person could feel lonely and less able to discuss issues with other people if the individual who was taken from their life was a close friend or someone they confide in. Socially Kehlani may have been affected if she wanted to know certain things that only her father could tell her but she is not, which can and probably has impacted her life negatively.


If life suddenly changes, there is always the risk that we will fall out of control and become stressed. Changes in life often involve positive learning experiences and even a risk of stress. Some major changes in life can be predicted and even chosen, whilst others may be unpredicted which could be unexpected.

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