Running Head: Pepsi Screening Case Study

Eboniee Rose
Edu 220-1004
PEPSI Screening Case Study
Due March 12, 2017
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Biography
This case study is about my younger cousin, Antoinette Turner. She was born in Long

Beach, California and now currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada with her mom and three

younger siblings. My cousin and I have a close relationship and the significance of her name is

the fact it is my middle name, in which my aunt named her after. Antoinette is currently

seventeen years old and a senior attending East Career and Technical Academy. My aunt and

Antoinettes father were very young when she was conceived. Her father isnt absent from her

life; however, the relationship between them has not been established. She has two younger

brothers from her fathers side. In addition to that, she also has two younger brothers and a sister

from her mother and step-father. She is the oldest of all her siblings.

As a child, Antoinette, had the desire to teach. On every playdate, we had as children, she

would play teacher. She had my other cousins and I become her students. She created her own

lesson plans from the topics she learned throughout the day or week. She really loves children

and currently volunteers at a day care center. Her career choice would to specialize in early

childhood education as a preschool teacher. She truly values the development of children who

are infants to 4 years old. She plans to attend College of Southern Nevada in the fall of 2017. She

desires to major in Early Childhood Education. Upon completing her two- year degree, she

wishes to transfer to Nevada State College to continue for a bachelors degree in the program.

Antoinette enjoys spending time with her family. In addition to that, she is active in her

churchs youth ministry. She would like to hang out with friends and relax; however, her focus is

to graduate high school with advanced honors and taking her volunteer job to a part-time

position as a preschool teacher. She is motivated to execute out her goals!

Physical

I would have to say that Antoinette is not an active person. According to an article

entitled, Physical development of Babies, it states that all babies learn to sit before they learn

to walk. However, some children reach developmental milestones such as sitting and walking

early, and others later. When Antoinette was a baby she was walking at the age of six months.

Her motor skill development was early for her age. She was also an extremely chunky baby!

Doctors were highly surprised at the rate of speed she was growing.

Through her childhood, she was a heavy sleeper. Any chance she got she slept. Her

activity through the day did contribute to her sleep cycle. When she was in middle school she

wasnt active at all. She despised her physical education classes and that attitude has carried her

into high school. Her average time of running the mile would be approximately fifteen to twenty

minutes. Though she is not an active individual, she maintains a slender body figure due to her

fast metabolism. This girl can consume large amounts of food as well as any type of food and not

gain a pound! Her height is five feet and four inches. Her weight is one hundred twenty pounds.

Emotional

One trait about Antoinette is that she feels the need to be in control. As mentioned in the

biography, when we were children she loved to play school and pretend to be a teacher. She

always wanted to do that since she liked to be in charge. In addition to that, she is the eldest child

therefore she can be bossy toward her younger siblings in certain situations such as babysitting

while her mother is at work. She has experienced being an only child due to her being six years

old when her brother was born. That has contributed to the slight selfish attitude she possesses.

This also has contributed to her sense of empowerment of being the one in charge and having

control.
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According to McCown and Snowman (2015), middle school students are self-conscious

and self-centered. They know that their body is changing and much is going on within them and

they have the assumption that the world is interested in what is taking place in their lives. This

would have to be my cousin growing up. She would tend to talk about herself a lot during her

early teenage years. Throughout her time in middle school she has lost friends due her sense of

being in control and likes to be in charge not only in situations, but in of other people. This will

be further explained in the social section of this case study. Now that she is a young adult her

selfish attitude has transitioned into a selfless attitude. Further explanation of this will be

discussed in the physiological section of this study.

Antoinette started dating at the age of fifteen. Her emotions were highly wrapped in the

boy. He made her feel beautiful and her self-esteem rose. She did have a tough time with the

break up due to his infidelity. She has struggled with the perception of herself. She has felt as

though she isnt pretty. The time when she does feel pretty is when she has makeup on and her

contacts in.

Her emotions during her middle school years tended to be either up or down. She did

start her menstrual cycle at the age of twelve. During a typical day, Antoinette, would experience

several mood swings. One minute she is happy, laughing, and joyful. The next minute she is

down, mad, and boisterous. When she is experiencing a moody time, it is typically due to the fact

that something has not gone her way. For example, my cousin is a planner. She loves to organize,

plan things out and things must go according to that plan. If something interferes with her plan

and it doesnt follow through, she gets highly upset and it will put her into a bad mood.

The emotional traits mentioned above about Antoinette best described her during her

early teenage years attending middle school. As a student in high school she has made a drastic
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change that has bettered herself. She really does think before she speaks. The family just knew

she was going through a phase that would end and it has.

Physiological

Our family holds respect at a high level. Everyone in our family must respect adults and

respect that adults are the authority. In addition to that, if you do right, then right will come to

you. If you were to do wrong, you would be reprimanded. Antoinette definitely, falls under the

morality of constraint category even into late adolescence. One of the traits of morality of

constraint that children should obey rules because they are established by those in authority.

(McCowan and Snowman 2015 p 60) Antoinette lives for her respect of our elders. In addition to

the category of morality of constraint, Antoinette would also fall under stage two of Kohlbergs

Stages of Moral Reasoning. Stage two is instrumental relativist orientation and it states that

Obedience to laws have an even exchange. (McCowan and Snowman 2015 p 61) In other words,

you treat others according to how you would like to be treated.

As mentioned in the Emotional section of this case study, Antoinette has turned her

selfish attitude into a selfless attitude. This has much to do with her new profound faith in God.

After my cousins break-up, she turned to God to help her through. Growing up our family went

to church but it was occasionally. Religion was never forced upon anyone it was free will.

However, Antoinette has taken it upon herself to establish a relationship with God and build that

relationship. When she reads the Bible she really does try to apply it to her life and the

relationships she has with others. Before she treated other as if she was the one on charge, but

she understands that God is the one in control and that has helped her tremendously hot just as a

family member, but as a human being.

Social

Antoinette seems to be antisocial. She has two people in her life that she considers to

be good friends, those people are her supervisor at the daycare center she volunteers at and a

fellow church member she became close with. Anytime I am conversing with her regarding her

social life her replies always consist of, I dont have time for friends or friends equal drama

and you know I hate drama! It amazes me how much her viewpoints have changed since she

was in elementary and middle school.

As mentioned in the emotional section of this case study, Antoinette has had controlling

tendencies. Because of that trait, it has had a major effect on her friendships throughout middle

school. Each year except seventh grade, she has lost a friend due to her ways. Sixth grade she

lost a friend by the name of Mariana. Mariana felt as though Antoinette was rude and she didnt

like that Antoinette would tell her who to be friends and not to be friends with. Seventh grade

was a good year for her, as she entered she had a different state of mind. However, when eighth

grade cam she did slightly go back to her old ways and lost her best friend Amanda because of

the same reasons as Mariana.

Much has changed when she entered high school. She began dating her a boy and they

broke up shortly after sophomore year started. That is when she stopped focusing on having

friends and dating and she put that energy into her schoolwork. My cousin does have times

where she will isolate herself if she feels unaccepted. She wont talk to anyone and stays to

herself. However, that has not stopped her in being active in our church.

Many of the relationships she has encountered have strengthened her as the individual

she is today. She is more confident within herself. In addition to that, she is caring towards

others.
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Intellectual

Antoinette was always beyond her years. She is known in the family as an old soul due

to her depth knowledge of history. The fact that her mother has read to her since she was an

infant has shaped Antoinettes view to passionately care about the development of infants and

toddlers. By the time, Antoinette was in Kindergarten her reading was approaching a second-

grade level. In class, she remained top of the class exceeding expectations constantly. Because

she was able to grasp information so quickly she played the role of being teacher well.

Just like for any person Antoinette has her strengths and weaknesses when it comes to

learning. The areas in which she is strong in is reading and writing. Her comprehension ability is

well above average and has always been, compared to other students. With every strength, there

is a weakness. The area in which she is not strong in would be math. Math is her least favorite

subject and she describes it as one big maze you would never get out of, and feels as though

numbers should never be mixed letters. She was about average throughout elementary and

middle school when learning math. High school is where she struggled the most. In her geometry

class as well as Algebra 2 honors, were the first times she was below average. Despite her anger

towards math and the constant struggle she remains determined to grasp the material.

Because my cousin has succeeded thorough her academic career she had and is currently

taking college level courses. These courses are known as Advanced Placement (AP) classes. She

has challenged herself, though math isnt her strong subject, by taking AP statistics. She stated

that even though she isnt doing so well that it is not stopping her from trying and putting in all

the effort she can. Due to her several honors and advanced courses she has taken through high

school, she is on track for the Advanced Honors Diploma she desires.
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Recommendations

Physical

According to an article entitled How teens can stay fit it is recommended that exercise

become a part of everyday lifestyle. Physical activity is extremely beneficial not just for your

body, but the overall health. Therefore, I would recommend that Antoinette does start

incorporating some sort of physical activity in her everyday routine. She doesnt have to go out

and have a gym membership; however, walking in her neighborhood, the park, or to the store

would help.

Emotional

Though Antoinette has made major changes in her attitude there is still much that she

would have to work on. To continue to work on her selfless attitude I would recommend, that she

spend quality time with her siblings. I would also recommend that she make amends with her

father. The fact that she does not have a relationship with her father, has played a significant role.

She has some hatred toward him and feels as though he doesnt care about her wellbeing, which

contributed to her careless acts as a preteen.

Physiological

Because of her new profound faith and developing relationship with God, I would have to

say that she is where she needs to be as far as morally thinking. She knows right from wrong.

The thought of stealing or doing wrong to anyone does not even enter her brain. She really tries

to live by the golden rule of treating others the way you would like to be treated!
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Social

Antoinette isolates herself a lot. I would recommend that she does become more social. It

wouldnt hurt to start a conversation with someone, you never know where it will lead. Even

though Antoinette does not like drama, she just be talking to people and if she sees its a

friendship or relationship that is not suitable for her, then she knows what else to look for. She is

active in her church so she should start mingling with her fellow church members.

Intellectual

I would have to say that Antoinette is where she needs to be intellectually. She continues

to challenge herself in mathematics. Though I would suggest that she does possibly get a tutor or

seek extra help to see where the issue is when it comes to math.
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Development Graph

Antoinette's Development Chart

Physical

Emotional

Physiological

Social

Intellectual

0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5

Age
Norm
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References.

Ellsworth, J. (n.d.). 'PEPSI' as a Screening Tool. Retrieved March 04, 2017, from

http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~jde7/ese504/class/pepsi/lesson2-1-1.html

How Teens Can Stay Fit . (2015, November 21). Retrieved March 05, 2017, from

https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/teen/fitness/Pages/How-

Teens-Can-Stay-Fit.aspx

Physical Development of Babies . (2009, October 18). Retrieved March 06, 2017,

from

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hysicalDevelopmentofBabies/Pages/default.aspx

Snowman, J., & McCown, R. (n.d.). Psychology Applied to Teaching (14th ed.).

Chapter 2 p. 60