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This episode explored the triplet's growth into their 20s, as well as flashbacks to when they were 10. The episode also briefly explored Jack and Rebecca's relationship and parenthood. 

When the kids were 10, they went trick-or-treating for Halloween.  We saw Kevin "pay" another boy in candy to hold his sister's hand in a haunted house. Kate had a crush on this boy and was very happy for the attention she received and did not know that her brother bribed the boy. This is a display of how Kevin took care of his sister at a young age to prevent her from being hurt. He had an awareness that the boy would not be interested in Kate.  The episode also highlighted the tension between Kevin and Randall. Randall wanted to use a plan he created for trick-or-treating and Kevin wanted to go out without a rigid plan. The boys did not see eye to eye on how to go out and have fun. The episode did not really highlight any overarching dynamics between Kate and Randall. 

For the triplets in their 20s, the episode focused on Randall and Beth preparing to welcome their first child into the world. It is here that we also learn about Randall's mental breakdown a few months before. In the episode, Randall is fixated on installing a ceiling fan before the baby is born. The rigidity he displayed as a kid is present in this moment of installing the fan as well. After the birth of Randall and Beth's baby, we see the family come together including Kevin and Kate. Kevin and Kate share a moment where they discuss Randal having his life together - comparing their lives to his. In their 20s we also see Kate sleep with a married man, similar to childhood looking for external validation from males. And we see Kevin struggle with his career and try to steal a part from his friend - highlighting his ego-centrism.

]]> 2022-04-05 02:37:44 UTC https://padlet.com/rmarinaro/Bookmarks/wish/2129845643 rmarinaro https://padlet.com/rmarinaro/Bookmarks/wish/2129858450 Biopsychosocial Framework

Individual: Randall displays a need for organization and planning in childhood and adulthood, as represented in his trick-or-treat plan and ceiling fan installation. This is sometimes seen as being rigid. This could be a learned behavior or a trauma response  from being abandoned as a baby and now wanting to have a security in predictability. 

Cultural: 
- We see Randall have a conversation with a man the works at the hardware store about the upcoming birth of his child and his previous "mental breakdown."  The man was cast as an Americanized Indian man wearing a turbin. I wonder if this was done so that it wasn't a black or white person to reduce any familial relation. 
- In the episode when Randall was 10, he told his mom that the neighbors told him Kyle and that he was a "miracle." In this conversation, he also told his mom that "no one looks like me."  This moment reinforces Randall's awareness that he is Black and not White like the rest of the family. While we see Randall make a distinction about his race and the differences in how he and his family look, it is not clear yet if Randall truly understands his Blackness culturally yet.

Structural:
- The family dynamic for Randall is strong in this episode, focusing the strength of his mother and wife. Both women play nurturing roles for him. ]]> 2022-04-05 02:48:42 UTC https://padlet.com/rmarinaro/Bookmarks/wish/2129858450 rmarinaro https://padlet.com/rmarinaro/Bookmarks/wish/2129878798 Piaget Stages of Development
- The Sensorimotor Stage: Birth to Age 2: absorbing information through senses: touch, sight, sound
- Preoperational Stage: Age 2 to 7: object representation, dramatic play,
- Concrete Operational Stage: Age 7 to 11: concrete operational thinking; reversibility (a child can manipulate the order of any process); decentering (the child can step back and analyze an issue from more than one angle).
- Formal Operational Stage: Age 11 and Beyond: the ability to reason about more abstract ideas

When Randall was 10, by age he would be in the Concrete Operation stage. In Piaget's theory, developmentally Randall was on track with the exception of reversibility. This was demonstrated in the rigidity of the trick-or-treat map/ plan.  We also see him struggle a bit as an adult/20s with completed Operational Stage development as he still struggles to manage abstract ideas

]]> 2022-04-05 03:04:53 UTC https://padlet.com/rmarinaro/Bookmarks/wish/2129878798 rmarinaro https://padlet.com/rmarinaro/Bookmarks/wish/2131592503 Course Content Relation

This episode shows the triplets in their 20s in the young adult stage. 

Development of the Normative Crisis in Early adulthood is centered on the development of intimacy (Grant/ Vaillant), and intimacy vs. isolation (Erikson). We see Randall in this stage as he has hit normative milestones such as marriage, career development, maternal family independence, and starting his own family. His intimacy with his wife Beth can be passively observed in how they care for each other and allow themselves to be cared for. 


It is noted that intimacy development is more overt in this episode for Kate and Kevin, having different sexual partners.]]> 2022-04-05 23:28:05 UTC https://padlet.com/rmarinaro/Bookmarks/wish/2131592503