Using the theoretical knowledge you have gained from your required reading for this week, discuss a time in life, based on personal or vicarious experiences, when you felt that physical changes were most impactful to you (early childhood, middle childhood, young adulthood, middle age).

Physiological changes occur throughout our lives and can have significant effects on our self-esteem. Some of these changes can be more significant than others. As argued in Chapter 4 of the course textbook, physical events that occur during our life (i.e., puberty, loss of senses, illness) may have physiological effects.

Using the theoretical knowledge you have gained from your required reading for this week, discuss a time in life, based on personal or vicarious experiences, when you felt that physical changes were most impactful to you (early childhood, middle childhood, young adulthood, middle age). Share only information that you are comfortable with, or you may use another’s experiences or a fictitious example.

Consider the following questions as you discuss:

Do you believe neural plasticity was a significant variable during this chosen stage of your (or another’s) life? Why or why not?
Did synaptic pruning, based on this event, alter the way you now view the world? If so, what about your worldview changed? Explain.
Did the event shape who you are as a person (your identity)?
Based on your knowledge and your experiences, indicate the advice you might give to someone who is experiencing something similar?
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Shriner and Shriner (2014) state that

“Teenagers who have close relationships with their parents are less likely to initiate sexual activity at an early age (Bynum, 2007). Further, parents who have a good line of com­munication with their adolescents seem to delay the onset of sexual activity as well (Aspy et al., 2007)”. (Shriner & Shriner, 2014, section 10.2, para. 11)

This is further substantiated by additional research, located in your required resources: Sutton, Lasswell, Lanier, and Miller’s (2014).

Based on your personal and vicarious experiences, assess whether you agree with this research or not. Support your explanation with supporting examples or with scholarly citations.
Describe a real-life event that could interfere with the research findings. (Example: Sarah recently lost her grandmother and has felt very sad. She finds this subject hard to talk to her parents about. There is also a boy who has given her a great amount of attention lately and seems open to listening to her.) Share only information that you are comfortable with, or you may use another’s experiences or a fictitious example.