Term Papers on Theory Of Human Development

Term Paper Title	Theory Of Human Development
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Theory of Human Development

    What  makes a person what they are? Why does
    a person do what they  do? Where does personality come from and how does
    it grow? These  are some frequently asked  questions when discussing the
    topic of personality. The latter  of the questions is actually an answer
    in itself.  Personality does originate  from a specific  point, and from
    then on it continues to grow and become exponentially more complex. This
    core point  from which personality begins  and the growth of  it will be
    discussed in the  sections to follow, but first  we must look at certain
    assumptions that are commonly made when developing a personality theory.
    Assumptions The first of these assumptions concerns whether one believes
    that the behaviors,  any type of action,  a person exhibits are produced
    by  conscious  choices  and  decisions,  also  known as  free  will,  or
    “determined” by forces beyond one’s  control. I believe in the free will
    explanation, but not the type  of free will commonly imagined. Humans do
    ultimately have the  power to choose their  actions, however the extreme
    influence of other  factors, such as heredity,  environment, and learned
    behaviors, may make  it seem like a  persons actions were predetermined.
    For example,  if a starving  people were  put into positions  where they
    could either eat  a Subway turkey round placed in  front of them or just
    sit  there and  stare and  stare at  it, common  sense shows  that these
    people  would eat.  However, it  is  possible that  one person,  like an
    anorexic, would just sit and  stare at the sandwich. For that reason, it
    can be assumed that human  beings do have free will, however the choices
    made are  greatly impacted and  seemingly determined  by inherited basic
    needs, environment, and  learned behaviors. This leads  us into a second
    assumption,  rationalism  or  irrationalism.  Do  human  beings  operate
    primarily on  the basis of  intellect, or  on the basis  of impulses and
    passions? The  answer is  the latter  theory. Going  back to  the Subway
    example, the  most likely decision on  whether or not to  eat the turkey
    round would be based on an irrational impulse in one’s subconscious. The
    basic physiological need  of food has a  profound influence on the given
    choice. But note  that this is only  the most likely response  and not a
    definite one.  There is  always the  chance that  a person could  make a
    conscious, rational decision not to  eat. Because a people ultimately do
    have some sort of a  conscious decision over their actions, it cannot be
    assumed that behavior  is solely determined by  irrational impulses. The
    next  assumption  to  be dealt  with  is  one  of  the  most argued  and
    controversial of them all. Is  human nature basically good or inherently
    evil? Naturally, most optimists would  argue that people are born with a
    good nature, while other people  of another persuasion would take on the
    opinion of an  essentially evil disposition. However,  human nature is a
    term that should neither be  associated with good nor evil. In contrast,
    human  nature is  based  upon  inherited basic  needs, environment,  and
    learned behaviors, not morality, which  is itself a learned behavior. An
    example  of  this  would be  murder.  In  most  societies  today, it  is
    considered wrong, or  evil, to commit an  act of homicide if  you kill a
    person because, for the sake of argument, they were walking too close to
    your home. However,  thousands of years ago  it may have been  a part of
    life to  kill someone intruding  near one’s  dwelling, looked upon  as a
    display of  territorial protection.  Morality, the  virtues of  good and
    evil, are completely  dependent on the social  group from which you have
    adopted most  of your  learned behaviors.  Therefore, good and  evil are
    nonexistent and should be looked ...

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