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.
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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