Biological
Cassie is a 14-year-old, Hispanic, female, who is currently under the foster care system due to her recent behavior displaying suicidal ideation. While looking at Cassie’s background information it’s quite clear that her disorganized and lack of attachment from her mother, has deeply impacted her perception of sense of self and how she perceives the world around her, “Because there is so much neural growth and organization during sensitive periods, early interpersonal experiences are very influential on our long term development and well-being” (Cozolino,2006). The lack of brain stimulation and neglect from a young age has impacted her development resonating with the logic of how “early experiences shaped the neurobiological process …show more content…
Possible genetic inheritance from his mother’s suspected immigration trauma, near death experience during labor and past symptoms of depression, only reinforces Bobby’s underlying predisposition to develop a psychological disease, “Maternal exposure to excessive psychosocial stressors during pregnancy, may have negative effects on fetal and infant neurodevelopment, including delayed mental and motor development, difficult temperament, and impaired cognitive performance”, (Pechtel,, & Pizzagalli, 2011). It’s possible that the prenatal stress experience by Joanna, could have exposed Bobby to an increase level of cortisol as a fetus (neurogenesis) and in utero (synaptogenesis). This of course could have impacted developing structures hindering, cognitive, behavioral, and physical outcomes for Bobby. With chronic stress being a factor in Joanna’s life, cortisol also known as the stress hormone would have likely play a role in diminishing, disposing and stopping the development of neurons in Bobby 's hippocampus. The hippocampus of course is the part of the brain responsible for storing memory, directly influencing, emotional regulation and learning. The hippocampus is also responsible in regulating the stress response when a threat is no longer present, or when a stress episode is over. …show more content…
The possibility of him having a mental disorder lying dormant from years past is also real, with onset and symptoms only presenting now that he’s experiencing stress at school. Already being vulnerable to disease, environmental stressors at school put him even more at risk. Added stressors can perpetuate signs and symptoms of a mental disorder, as evident when looking at Bobby’s recent behavior. First, his below average performance in regards to school work is a manifestation of a learning impairment affecting cognitive functioning. Its possible that even the simplest of school assignments can bring unwanted stress for Bobby, triggering his symptoms and making him act out in class. Second, inability to concentrate also alludes to early onset of mental illness. As his behavior continuously deviates from being socially tolarble, his inability to self regulate his emotion can also be seemed as the reason for his outburst in school. His linear connection to his mother’s stress has caused an underdevelopment to the areas of the brain that are responsible for emotional control and rational thinking, all of which are now presenting with his behavior and performance in
Cassie is a 14-year-old, Hispanic, female, who is currently under the foster care system due to her recent behavior displaying suicidal ideation. While looking at Cassie’s background information it’s quite clear that her disorganized and lack of attachment from her mother, has deeply impacted her perception of sense of self and how she perceives the world around her, “Because there is so much neural growth and organization during sensitive periods, early interpersonal experiences are very influential on our long term development and well-being” (Cozolino,2006). The lack of brain stimulation and neglect from a young age has impacted her development resonating with the logic of how “early experiences shaped the neurobiological process …show more content…
Possible genetic inheritance from his mother’s suspected immigration trauma, near death experience during labor and past symptoms of depression, only reinforces Bobby’s underlying predisposition to develop a psychological disease, “Maternal exposure to excessive psychosocial stressors during pregnancy, may have negative effects on fetal and infant neurodevelopment, including delayed mental and motor development, difficult temperament, and impaired cognitive performance”, (Pechtel,, & Pizzagalli, 2011). It’s possible that the prenatal stress experience by Joanna, could have exposed Bobby to an increase level of cortisol as a fetus (neurogenesis) and in utero (synaptogenesis). This of course could have impacted developing structures hindering, cognitive, behavioral, and physical outcomes for Bobby. With chronic stress being a factor in Joanna’s life, cortisol also known as the stress hormone would have likely play a role in diminishing, disposing and stopping the development of neurons in Bobby 's hippocampus. The hippocampus of course is the part of the brain responsible for storing memory, directly influencing, emotional regulation and learning. The hippocampus is also responsible in regulating the stress response when a threat is no longer present, or when a stress episode is over. …show more content…
The possibility of him having a mental disorder lying dormant from years past is also real, with onset and symptoms only presenting now that he’s experiencing stress at school. Already being vulnerable to disease, environmental stressors at school put him even more at risk. Added stressors can perpetuate signs and symptoms of a mental disorder, as evident when looking at Bobby’s recent behavior. First, his below average performance in regards to school work is a manifestation of a learning impairment affecting cognitive functioning. Its possible that even the simplest of school assignments can bring unwanted stress for Bobby, triggering his symptoms and making him act out in class. Second, inability to concentrate also alludes to early onset of mental illness. As his behavior continuously deviates from being socially tolarble, his inability to self regulate his emotion can also be seemed as the reason for his outburst in school. His linear connection to his mother’s stress has caused an underdevelopment to the areas of the brain that are responsible for emotional control and rational thinking, all of which are now presenting with his behavior and performance in