Child Development
Theories of Child Development
1. Three Major Stages in Freud’s Psychosexual Theory a. Oral Stage b. Phallic c. Genital Stage 2. Erikson’s Psychosocial Theory in association with child development a. Stages 1 and 2 b. Stages 3 and 4 3. Piaget’s Cognitive –Stage Theory a. Sensorimotor Stage b. Preoperational Stage c. Concrete Operations Stage 4. Points of Similarity a. Similarities b. Differences 5. Why is understanding child development important?
a. Why is Freud’s theory important?
b. Why is Erikson’s theory important?
c. Why is Piaget’s Theory Important?
6. Conclusion
Theories of Child Development
Domingo J. Muniz
PSY104 Child and Adolescent Development
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These stages were originally called “crisis” by Erikson, and were later reffered to as conflicting or competing tendencies. We will discuss these important stages of progression in blocks. Stages one and two make up the time period of a childs life from birth to around age three. Much like Freud’s the child must develop trust in the primary caregiver and in their own ability to things happen. From ages one to three the child then begins to develop physical skills, and needs, and tend to want to impose their own will. Behavior issues can develop from this new found will, such as terrible two’s and tantrums. Children are also learning to become confident in self care skills such as using the …show more content…
Piaget’s theory emphasizes on mental processes. Piaget believed that cognitive development begins with the natural ability to adapt to our surroundings. Three stages of this theory directly involve the development of children. Stage one or as Piaget called it the Sensorimotor stage takes place from birth to two years of age. Throughout this stage an infant is developing, and is trying to make sense of the world around it. Its only knowledge of its surroundings is attained through the sensory, and motor skills the infant is developing. The child’s behaviors are limited to the skills that the child learns such as grasping, looking, and sucking. The following stage is the properational stage, which takes place from ages two to
1. Three Major Stages in Freud’s Psychosexual Theory a. Oral Stage b. Phallic c. Genital Stage 2. Erikson’s Psychosocial Theory in association with child development a. Stages 1 and 2 b. Stages 3 and 4 3. Piaget’s Cognitive –Stage Theory a. Sensorimotor Stage b. Preoperational Stage c. Concrete Operations Stage 4. Points of Similarity a. Similarities b. Differences 5. Why is understanding child development important?
a. Why is Freud’s theory important?
b. Why is Erikson’s theory important?
c. Why is Piaget’s Theory Important?
6. Conclusion
Theories of Child Development
Domingo J. Muniz
PSY104 Child and Adolescent Development
Steven …show more content…
These stages were originally called “crisis” by Erikson, and were later reffered to as conflicting or competing tendencies. We will discuss these important stages of progression in blocks. Stages one and two make up the time period of a childs life from birth to around age three. Much like Freud’s the child must develop trust in the primary caregiver and in their own ability to things happen. From ages one to three the child then begins to develop physical skills, and needs, and tend to want to impose their own will. Behavior issues can develop from this new found will, such as terrible two’s and tantrums. Children are also learning to become confident in self care skills such as using the …show more content…
Piaget’s theory emphasizes on mental processes. Piaget believed that cognitive development begins with the natural ability to adapt to our surroundings. Three stages of this theory directly involve the development of children. Stage one or as Piaget called it the Sensorimotor stage takes place from birth to two years of age. Throughout this stage an infant is developing, and is trying to make sense of the world around it. Its only knowledge of its surroundings is attained through the sensory, and motor skills the infant is developing. The child’s behaviors are limited to the skills that the child learns such as grasping, looking, and sucking. The following stage is the properational stage, which takes place from ages two to