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PEPSI Screening

PEPSI Screening on a Case Study

Joan B. Ko

College of Southern Nevada

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Biography

Name: Adam Kim

Gender: Male

Ethnicity: Half American, Half Korean

Age: 9

Grade: 3

Socioeconomic Status: Middle Socioeconomic Status

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Physical Development

Adam is 85 pounds, which is slightly overweight for an ordinary nine-year-old boy. In the

textbook, it states that obesity can become a problem for some children of this age group.

According to Snowman (2015), Because nine- and ten-year-olds have more control over their

eating habits than younger children do, there is a greater tendency form them to overeat,

particularly junk food.

Adam spends most of his time watching television and playing video games which is

another factor to his weight. Ideally, children in his age group are encouraged to perform one

hour of moderate to vigorous physical activity a day to upkeep their health (The Nemours

Foundation, 2016).

Adam is of average height for his age and seems to be growing steadily. He is 4 feet 2

inches. The average height for children his age is 4 feet 3 (IAC Publishing Labs Company, 2016)

Adam likes and is good at sports that are rougher, for example, he likes to play football

and likes to run. He has very good motor skills in football. Research shows that children in his

age group prove that males are prone to play rougher sports then females. This is because study

shows that males have a preconceived notion to prove that they are strong.

Adam has visual impairment; he has worn glasses for 2 years. Because Adam has visual

impairment this may also be a factor into the cause of his weight.
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Emotional Development

When I observed Adam I saw that he would repeatedly ask his mother and brother if they

loved him. According to UC Berkeley professor, Martin Covington, the fear of failure is directly

linked to your self-worth, or the belief that you are valuable as a person (2013). This leads me

to believe that he seeks love and approval from others because he doesnt find himself worthy by

his fear of failure. As Adams tutor, I observed that he would constantly ask me if he was doing a

good job with his work. Children his age, develop coping skills to regulate their emotions, for

example, crying. Adam does this to cope with his emotions. Center for Parent Information and

Resources (2016), states that, The symptoms of emotional disturbance are hyperactivity, short-

attention span, immaturity, inappropriate crying, poor coping skills, performs below grade level.

Adam exhibits most of these traits because of his condition, indicating that he may not be

emotionally stable.

I also observed that Adam goes to his mother more repeatedly for comfort and help and

for asking for a need. This can be because children show affection to their mothers more often

than their fathers because they fear that their fathers will react negatively because it is an

opposition to masculinity (Odle, 2013).

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Philosophical Development

Adam grew up in a household who holds Christian beliefs. Christianity is a religion based

upon the teachings and miracles of Jesus (Slick, 2016). Adam believes in Christianity and the

values and beliefs of Christianity. Therefore, his behavior links with and reflects the rules

associated with Christianity. Although he is still a child, he is slowly developing this as his

philosophical belief because of the influence of his parents.

Adam is very sensitive to right and wrong and therefore has a repeated pattern of

expressing guilt for doing wrong. As children we are constantly reminded of what we do right

and wrong and this causes children wanting to seek approval by making sure they do whats right

in front of their parents, this is called bothered conscience (Barker, 2003).

Adam also holds his brother in high regards. For example, when separating into groups at

church, I noticed that he tends to always follow his brother and copy his behavior. According to

Parenthood, the website, Young children almost always look up their older siblings. And thats

usually good (Pisano, 2016).

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Social Development

Adam is extremely successful in social engagements, where he is very outgoing,

confident, and unafraid to approach anyone and interact with them. Whenever I am tutoring him

in the library, he would talk to the other children passing by or when needing something, be very

bold to ask librarians for the thing he needs. Although, he may not be quite aware of the other

peoples reactions, he is good at being open himself to others. Adam is an extrovert, extroverts

tend to crave activity, attention and engagement, they can become bored easily in the absence of

people to connect with or something to really focus their energy on (Chidester, 2012). Because

Adams entire family is outgoing, he may be an extrovert because, childrens development is

influenced by wider networks of social support, including extended family, friends and any

community, cultural or religious a child may be part of (Australian Psychological Society,

2016).

Adam has self-reliance where he knows what and how to do the hobbies and activities

that he enjoys in. Adam also uses his self-reliance to get school work and homework done. This

self-reliance he has is the type where when one is: confident enough to do things by oneself in

ones own way, without help or guidance or recommendations offered by anyone (NLP, 2014).

Adam does not have social consciousness. When other kids get embarrassed by typical

things to be ashamed at, he doesnt get effected or react in any way, but normally carries on as if

nothing happened.
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Intellectual Development

Adam asks many thought-provoking questions that signify advanced intellectual ability.

The typical questions that he often asks are similar to what adults would ask. Piaget and Inhelder

(1969), describe intellectual development as: a series of stages through which children make

qualitative changes as they acquire new knowledge. Adam seems to be on the higher level of

these stages.

Adam has an awareness that he is not the center of his world anymore. He wonders and is

interested in the things happening around him and the news that is being circulated in our world.

He is healthy in developing intellectually because according to UNICEF when a child develops

appropriately, the changes that occur in a child are maturity and readiness to learn (UNICEF,

2009).

Adams mom is very good at showing him what to do with his homework he gets every

day. According to Quigley, Children will be able to obey only if they clearly understand what is

being asked of them and what steps to take to accomplish the task (Quigley, 2011). Because of

the clear directions and knowledge Adam gets by his mother, he is very good and successful at

doing his homework and shows intelligence in the accuracy and speed he gets his homework and

work done.
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Source: http://halls.md/chart-boys-height-w/
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Recommendation for Teachers and Parents

Physical Development: Healthy Kids: Eat Well, Get Active:

https://www.healthykids.nsw.gov.au/stats-research/physical-activity.aspx

Emotional: Attention Deficit Disorder: https://add.org/

Philosophical: Christianity: http://www.christianity.com/

Social: Extrovert: https://www.psychologytoday.com/basics/extroversion

Intellectual: Healthy Intelligence: http://leadershipdesigngroup.com/intellectual-dimension-4-

commitments-healthy-intellect/
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