Prenatal Development
Prepare a 200-300-word response in which you address the following:
- How would you differentiate between typical and atypical prenatal development?
- What are some key aspects of early brain development that impact socioemotional & cognitive functioning and the impact of atypical prenatal development on overall functioning? How might a client (child) that has experienced any aspect of an atypical prenatal development present in therapy. Please discuss presenting problems as well as possible restrictions in areas of functioning.
Read Chapters 3 “Cognitive Development in the Early Years,” 4 “Emotional and Social Development in the Early Years,” and 5 “The Emerging Self and Socialization in the Early Years” of the text The Life Span: Human Development for Helping Professionals. Read Chapters 4 “Cognition, Culture, and Society: Understanding Cognitive Development in the Tradition of Vygotsky,” 5 “Robert Kegan’s Subject-Object Theory of Development,” 6 “Psychoanalytic Theory in Action,” and 7 “Erik and Joan Eriksons’ Approach to Human Development in Counseling” of the text Lenses: Applying Lifespan Development Theories in Counseling.