UNIT 1 DISCUSSION INSTRUCTIONS: Below are four pairs of statements relating to basic issues of human development. Read each statement carefully and select the statement in each pair that reflects your view more closely. There are no right or wrong answers. Think critically about your views.Statement 1. Development is a continuous process in which new abilities, skills, and knowledge are added gradually.Development occurs at varying rates, alternating between periods of little change and periods of abrupt, rapid transformation.Statement 2. All humans follow the same general sequence of development.Each individual has a unique development course, depending on personal and environmental circumstances.Statement 3. Children respond to the world in much the same way as adults, except that children′s thinking is less sophisticated and complex than that of adults.Children have unique ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving that are very different from those of adults.
386 Part 1 There are varying ways that individuals cope when encountering stress. Some methods can be positive and some can be negative. Below is a
386 Part 1 There are varying ways that individuals cope when encountering stress. Some methods can be positive and some can be negative. Below is a COPING list which provides the tools that people may utilize. Select two from the list and discuss/describe their impact along with the pros and