The continuous debate on nature vs. nurture has crossed most peoples lips at one point or another in a conversation or debate. It states in this article that children raised in orphanages or abusive households have enlarged amygdala, the amygdala governs fear and alarm emotions in humans and therefore, would imply that the child has more worries or fears than what you would think a child would have. "Genes do play a role, paricularly in depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder, which have high degrees of heritability. But experiences matter in myriad ways. Babies living with depressed mothers, for example, have poorer exploratory skill and flatter affects than other kids.....". (Kluger, 39) I have often wondered if the child that is in the corner playing by himself or the little girl that screams like a she bat when you talk to her, had some kind of emotional issues or if their parents did, to let them act out in that way. Maybe this is my answer.
works cited
Kluger, Jeffrey. "Small Child, Big Worries." Time 21 March 2011: 38-39. Print.
Hi Penny,
ReplyDeleteThis is the kind of response I expect to see in your third paper, but I am most interested in your response. Remember to define terms that your audience is not familiar with. Most persons would not know what an amygdala is. If this is something that you will include in your draft, remember to define it.
I like that you have provided a quote. What do you think of it though.You walk us through your observations and assumptions, but what do you have to say about this author's assumptions about depressed mothers?
MS. C