Respond to student posts below. Make sure to support your opinions with fact an

Respond to student posts below. Make sure to support your opinions with fact and resources.
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Tamesha Love Spradley
Tamesha Love Spradley
Monday Jul 3 at 11:21am
McGoldrick et al. (2016) conveyed that healthy development within human beings involves creating a firm sense of spiritual, cultural, and psychological identity within the context of one’s formed connections with others. This perspective guides every individual from birth to death and identifies their generational heritage. This context also involves one acquiring a sense of “home” or belonging. The sense of belonging includes processing feelings of safety, commitment, empowerment, and ownership.
This concept helped me understand the impact of the family of origin and the family life cycle in the lives of family members because developing a sense of belonging has a huge impact on a human’s mental and emotional development. From the moment life begins, humans have an automatic desire to “belong” in their family and feel safe and loved. This becomes even more important as life continues, and the family evolves. I am aware of the importance of building family bonds and the need to be loved by family members, but reading about belonging caused me to realize how crucial it is from the moment life begins rather than when a child reaches a specific milestone such as talking. The concept of belonging also altered my perspective regarding the fact that all humans will always require a sense of belonging even throughout adulthood.
A sense of home gives a person the safety and security to grow their self-worth and political awareness, as well as to resist the oppressive powers in our society (McGoldrick et al., 2016). Before reading this in the textbook, I never thought about the fact that having a sense of belonging at home helps a person be able to resist harsh circumstances presented by society. After thinking about it, it makes perfect sense because when an individual’s needs are met at home, there is no need for them to go and seek fulfillment and fall subject to the pressures of society. Learning and utilizing this material to better understand myself, my family and other families will help me be a more effective Human Service professional by creating a deeper sense of understanding for others. Families come in many forms and after gaining a deeper revelation about family dynamics and what impacts and enhances them, I can help individuals solve their problems more effectively. Understanding the intricate aspects of family connections provides a framework for an individual’s beliefs and values, which is important for assessments and providing assistance to others (Saroca & Sargent, 2022).
References
McGoldrick, M., Preto, N. G., & Carter, B. (2016). The expanding family life cycle: Individual, family, and social perspectives (5th ed.).
Saroca, K. L., & Sargent, J. R. (2022). Understanding families as essential in psychiatric practice. Focus, 20(2), 204–209. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20210035
2). Leigh Evans
Wednesday Jul 5 at 10:23am
McGoldrick et al. (2015) states that traditionally, human development referred to male development and a women’s development was defined by the men in their lives, and their role was defined by their position in the life cycle of their father, husband, or children. This concept I learned provided me with a stronger understanding of the impact of the family of origin and the family life cycle on the lives of family members. This help me understand my grandmother and how being raised in the house with her, why things were handle they way they was. According to this concept I would define my grandmother as a traditional women development. The traditional social role of women is that of the lady of the house, taking care of the family, being focused on children and their happiness (Sekścińska et al., 2016). As a women growing up in the society that feminism is putting an end to gender roles I could never understand the traditional roles of women. I see how a person’s upbringing dictates their development and how it passes through the family life’s cycle. Learning this information will help me be more effective as Human Services professional by teaching people’s that they are define by who they want to be and not by traditional roles. Learning this information also help me understand the life’s cycle of other families and why they live a certain way. A lot of family cycles are the traditional way of living and often times you see it within certain family cultures they keep the traditions and the cycle just continues.

McGoldrick, M., Carter, E. A., Garcia-Preto, N., & Carter, B. (2015). The Expanding Family Life Cycle: Individual, Family, and Social Perspectives.
Sekścińska, K., Trzcińska, A., & Maison, D. (2016). The Influence of Different Social Roles Activation on Women’s Financial and Consumer Choices. Frontiers in Psychology, 7. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00365P