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Nova writes a novel that sells over a million copies leading to a huge jump in income. Allowing her to afford many things she could not before.

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Bowlby's theory of attachment is helpful for understanding infants understanding for death. After infants form an attachment to their caregivers around 6 or 7 months, they begin to display separation anxiety when their caregivers leave them. According to Bowlby, infants first engage in protest (yearning and searching) when separated from their attachment figures. After not finding their loved one, they begin to display despair by showing disinterest in play and depressive-like symptoms. After some days they enter a detachment phase where they renew interest in toys and companions.

(Sigelman & Rider, 2018)

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-Nova's grandma died when she was an infant
-She did not have the mental ability to understand loss but felt the emotional climate in her home when her mother was grieving
-Nova did not have the cognitive capacity to interpret her grandmothers death but often searched for her in the home
-She developed an attachment to her grandmother and displayed separation anxiety

(Sigelman & Rider, 2018)

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Nova was born in the year of 2001 on 0ctober 16th. She is the daughter of Martha and Earl Johnson. She leaves her little sister Naomi and wife Michele. Nova passed supporting a cause she loved. During her Black Lives Matter (BLM) march, the protest became too much for her heart to handle. On March 4th, 2072 Nova was laid to rest. A final request was all donations be sent to Black Lives Matter foundation in support of the movement. Nova was very proud of her work with the organization, we hope that she is greatly remembered.

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- dealing with the loss of a spouse , partner, or parent can be considered normal development
- these losses can cause adults to become at risk of developing a physical or mental health problem

(Sigelman & Rider, 2018)

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-Nova's first encounter with death was when she was 7 when her family pet dog Roxy died.
-Nova grew up very religious Christian household and holds a lot of traditions close to her.
-When her dog died her mother gathered everyone into the backyard and had a private burial and prayed over Roxy as they buried her.
-As a child, Nova knew what death was but did not understand the concept of death. Nova knew that when people die they do not come back but because of her religious beliefs she doesn't know what happens to them afterwards.

(Sigelman & Rider, 2018)

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*During high school Nova had a childhood bestfriend passed away in a fatal car accident.
*She began questioning her religious belief as to why god took her bestfriend at such a young age.
*In which led her to start using marijuana as a coping mechanism.
*Nova did not quite understand why god could be so cruel in who he choses to die.
*Nova made sure to maintain her external image during this time, when though she was hurting.
*Some days Nova would often contemplate how her death would play out.

(Sigelman & Rider, 2018)

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Nova's counselor recommended her to get out and exercise more. She started doing yoga, she eventually fell in love with the structured practice. She later began teaching classes.

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-As an adult Nova still has disorganized attachment, but is working through her issues in counseling.
-Nova's relationship with her parents is a main reason for her disorganized attachment as well as her need to fit in.
-Nova has a strong fear the people close to her betray.
-Nova struggles with the idea of commitment.
-Nova is no longer close to her sister due to her drug abuse problems.
-She began the process of mending her relationship with both of her parents.
-As her parents age, she becomes a caregiver to her mother.

(Sigelman & Rider, 2018)

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-Because of Nova's Fearful and disorganized attachment style she spends most of her time either locked away in her room to remove herself from her parents or out with her friends to avoid going home and seeing her parents.
-In high school, Nova was very popular and well-liked but she never had a real relationship because of the fear of them hurting her even though she hasn't experienced that heart breakup.
-Nova grew up in a single-parent household in Brooklyn with her mother and older sister after her parents divorced and the father moved to California
- According to the article authors Wouters, Colphin,Luyckx, and Verschueren (2018) children who have been neglected by a parent can develop self-esteem issues which can usually develop into depression and anxiety which has shown itself in Nova
(Sigelman & Rider, 2018; Wouters et al. 2018 )

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- Nova has developed a Disorganized attachment style
- Nova developed this attachment style due to her fathers neglect-fullness as well as her mothers inability to stand up for her
- Nova has both parents during her infant stage of development  meaning she comes from a traditional Nuclear family

(Sigelman & Rider, 2018)

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-Nova begins to spend a lot of time with her same-sex peers during weekly playtime
-She conformed to the popular sociometric status resulting in her gaining many friends during childhood
-her disorganized attachment style becomes more noticeable during childhood by the early relationships with her parents
-Nova's parents varied in parenting styles with mom being authoritative and father neglectful
-Nova found her sister being born a stressful experience but adapted throughout childhood

(Sigelman & Rider, 2018)

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 emotions, attachment and social relationships & the family

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 emotions, attachment and social relationships & the family

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-As Nova becomes an adult she begins to struggle with self-esteem. One way she copes is by Not internalizing ageist stereotypes due to the fact she is in her 30s and do not have any children due to her endometriosis.
-During Nova's early 20s she gets engaged to her college boyfriend Michael. Sadly, they broke up due to Nova being infertile due to complications to endometriosis, and the fact she is still questioning her sexuality and does not know if she is ready for a committed relationship. (Eight stages of Erikson's Psychosocial Theory 6. Intimacy vs. Isolation)
-Due to the fact Nova's Father is from the South and holds very traditional values of gender roles she feels pressure to get married and have children because she is too independent.

(Sigelman & Rider, 2018)

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- According to Austin (2021) Nova's self-esteem begins to decrease as she socializes with her mono-raced peers more often
-Self-understanding becomes more psychological, abstract, differentiated, integrated, and reflected upon
-Nova navigates Erik Erikson's belief of adolescence being a critical period in the lifelong process of forming an identity
-She develops her own ideas and opinions about politics, religion, and sexuality
-Her mixed-race poses as a barrier during her time of developing ethnic identity, leading her to an "identity crisis" (moratorium status)
-Nova adheres to gender roles as she identifies as being a woman
-Through romantic experiences, she becomes aware of her sexual orientation and identifies as a bi-sexual
-Nova does not engage in risky sexual behavior as a teen as her parents influenced her sexual behavior during adolescence

Therorist: Erik Erikson

(Austin et al., 2021; Sigelman & Rider, 2018)

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self and personality & gender roles and sexuality 

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self and personality & gender roles and sexuality 

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- During Novas childhood  stage of development she develops changes in self esteem
- Nova develops behavioral conduct ( staying out of trouble) she also develops athletic competence (being good at sports)

(Sigelman & Rider, 2018)

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- At 18 months she was able to recognize herself in a mirror and also had the ability to place herself in social categories.
- At 3 years old she had her sense of gender identity and was aware that she is a girl
(Sigelman & Rider, 2018)

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*Infants have the capability of speaking all 150 different known languages.
*Infants first learned language is crying, then progresses to cooing and babbling to one word holophrases.
*Babies babbling is an imitations of the conversations around them.
*Nova began learning her mothers native language patois.
*Nova's first word was dada.
*She distinguishes a Brooklyn New York accent.
*She is able to understand and speak English and Patois.
*She began learning right from wrong, and how to display empathy for others.

(Sigelman & Rider, 2018)

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- Being bilingual has made her more sensitive to sounds necessary for language allowing her to acquire two languages at the same speed as her monolingual peers.
-her parents used mostly induction when raising her which promoted a strong sense of right and wrong allowing her to be empathetic towards others.
(Sigelman & Rider, 2018)

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- During Novas adolescent stage of development she start to develop a moral identity which is her view on who she is morally
- Novas morality starts to increase quicker due to her role in leadership
- Novas sister starts to develop Antisocial behavior and starts to engage in juvenile delinquency
- Nova is a soccer player and the captain of her schools cheer team

(Sigelman & Rider, 2018)

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-Nova is fluent in English and still continues to speak patois with her family and family friends
-During emerging adulthood Nova attended Spelman College in Atlanta, GA to major in Sociology and minor in English developed large and organized knowledge in her desired field
-In old age adulthood, Nova still has expertise as a writer/author and is able to recall her autobiographical memory
-Because of her constant engagement with the community, Nova's social cognitive skills hold up well in old age
-Nova maintained positive development of moral development in adulthood

(Sigelman & Rider, 2018)

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-Nova started showing symptoms of endometriosis at the age of 14
-Began having excruciating pains during PMS and menstrual periods
-During emerging adulthood, she received medical attention to receive official diagnosis
-Possibility of infertility

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Her little sister Naomi was discovered to be an addict when they found a suitcase of many different substances under her bed.

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Language, Education, and Social Cognition

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Language, Education, and Social Cognition

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-Nova slowly begins to use to develop long term and short term memory
-Nova begins to develop the ability to compare different items to each other
-Nova also begins to expand her knowledge and can decide to add new information to what she knows or to lose it
-Nova beings to adapt to her environment through her scenes and motor behavior

(Sigelman & Rider, 2018)

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*During Nova's early years in Elementary school she was not yet able to reason logically
*She relied mostly on the feature of tasks or objects in order to understand them.
*She was in Piaget's pre operational stage.
*It wasn't until later (3rd grade) she was able to grasp the concept of transformational thoughts.
*Nova's memory improved during her childhood
*Allowing her to better use her memory strategies, improve her meta memory as well as grow her knowledge base in general.
*By the age of 3, she was able to store daily routines as scripts, that could be used for similar situations.
*Memory strategies were introduced to her during this time.

(Sigelman & Rider, 2018)

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- Nova functions at the formal operational thought rather than the concrete operational level which means she is influenced by culture and area of expertise
- She is influenced by her mothers Jamaican Culture

(Sigelman & Rider, 2018)

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- Nova has normal development allowing her in her adolescent stage of development the ability to think abstractly or to imagine hypothetical situations

(Sigelman & Rider, 2018)

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Cognition, Memory and Information Processing

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Cognition, Memory and Information Processing

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*Nova has mastered her skill of multitasking.
*She is able to switch from one task to another without complications.
*She has optimal acuity of all of her sense.
*Because she is female she is more sensitive to odors.
*Nova is open to trying new food, but she is aware of previously disliked foods.
*Her intellectual growth continues at a rapid pace in early adolescence then levels through late adolescence.
*Her journey of creativity begins with her trying out for cheerleading and making the team.

(Sigelman & Rider, 2018)

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-Moving into her later adulthood Nova's hearing has slightly declined and has trouble hearing higher sounds
- Having lived a very stimulating life Nova's mental abilities have not declined as severely as some of her peers

(Sigelman & Rider, 2018)

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-During childhood, Nova displayed a plethora of advances at such an early age with maturity, academics, creativity, and problem-solving.
-In the first grade at age 6 Nova was put into the gifted program.
- Nova begins to explore creativity and finds a passion for writing and drawing.

(Sigelman & Rider, 2018)

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-Normal development of visual system
-Can easily identify faces such as parents and close family members
-Senses developed healthy
-began crawling by month 7 and shows spatial perception
-exhibited healthy sensory and perceptual abilities
-parents nurtured intelligence through sensory play, daily readings, and infant puzzles to develop normal sensory and perceptual skills

(Sigelman & Rider, 2018)

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Sensation, Perception, & Action Intelligence & Creativity 

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Sensation, Perception, & Action Intelligence & Creativity 

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*Austin, S., Lee, F., & Palmer, S. (2021). A mixed-methods exploration of ethnic identity and self-esteem among mixed-race adolescent girls. Educational & Child Psychology, 38(4), 76–93.

Sigelman, C.K. & Rider, E.A. (2018). Life-Span Development, (9 th Ed.). Cengage

Wouters, S., Colpin, H., Luyckx, K., & Verschueren, K. (2018). Explaining the relationship between parenting and internalizing symptoms: the role of self-esteem level and contingency. Journal of Child & Family Studies, 27(10), 3402–3412. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-018-1167-4

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Nature and Nature, Brain across the lifespan 

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Nature and Nature, Brain across the lifespan 

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- As an adult she sees her friends very often and lives a very active lifestyle
-She does things she finds enjoyable whenever she has the time

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*Normal development
*Popular with peers
*Liked by teachers
*Played soccer and did cheer
*Starts showing signs of mood problems
*Erikson's psychosocial crisis, Stage of identity versus role confusion

(Sigelman & Rider, 2018)

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*Age 8
*Learns well and healthy
*Average height and weight
*Piaget's 4 stages

(Sigelman & Rider, 2018)

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-Bi-Racial (Father American White, Mother Jamaican)
-October 16, 2001 Libra
-Mother is a Fashion Designer, first generation Jamaican American.
-Father is a Data Scientist from Tennessee
-From Brooklyn New York
-Has a older sister named Naomi 2 years older

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-Carried full term and born in the hospital labor and delivery unit at Bookdale Hospital in Brooklyn, NY
-Her mother worked with a doula during delivery and post-partum
-Passed the APGAR with a score of 10
-Breastfed
-Pre-disposition to Bipolar Personality Disorder
-Normal developed during infancy
-Good capability to respond to all experiences
-quickly developed reflexes to adapt to her environment

(Sigelman & Rider, 2018)