Explain The Five Stages Of Development
There are five stages of development to go through in life although how fast or slow the stages are reached will vary between different people.
The five stages are infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood and older adulthood.
The infancy stage is approximately birth to 2 years. During this stage babies learn to roll over, crawl, walk, cry, smile and say their first words.
Childhood is approximately 2 years to 12 this entails a child becoming independent, making friends, growing, widening their vocabulary, going to school and learning about different religions and cultures.
Adolescence is approximately 12 to 21 years and involves puberty, becoming aware of people, forming different relationships, secondary socialisation taking over primary socialisation, gaining new experiences through education and the workplace.
Becoming an adult is approximately 21-65 and may come with many new responsibilities such as becoming a parent, maintaining a house, beginning a career, gaining new family members, getting married. It is at this point an adult usually uses primary and secondary …show more content…
Emotionally John is strong enough to put certain areas of his past behind him and wants to change, but his feelings of social inadequacy are holding him back. Culturally John is still finding himself and his place in society and has values but until the rest of his needs are met he is unable to develop further.
Rogers and Maslow believe that for personal growth it is at the hands of the individual. They agreed the concept of what makes us individual is stated by rogers to do with our notions of our self: the notion of self-concept is made up of the way a person sees themselves (self-image), the value a person puts on themselves (self-esteem), and the way they would like to be (ideal-self). Humanistic Approach Psychology Workbook .2013 Pg.
The five stages are infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood and older adulthood.
The infancy stage is approximately birth to 2 years. During this stage babies learn to roll over, crawl, walk, cry, smile and say their first words.
Childhood is approximately 2 years to 12 this entails a child becoming independent, making friends, growing, widening their vocabulary, going to school and learning about different religions and cultures.
Adolescence is approximately 12 to 21 years and involves puberty, becoming aware of people, forming different relationships, secondary socialisation taking over primary socialisation, gaining new experiences through education and the workplace.
Becoming an adult is approximately 21-65 and may come with many new responsibilities such as becoming a parent, maintaining a house, beginning a career, gaining new family members, getting married. It is at this point an adult usually uses primary and secondary …show more content…
Emotionally John is strong enough to put certain areas of his past behind him and wants to change, but his feelings of social inadequacy are holding him back. Culturally John is still finding himself and his place in society and has values but until the rest of his needs are met he is unable to develop further.
Rogers and Maslow believe that for personal growth it is at the hands of the individual. They agreed the concept of what makes us individual is stated by rogers to do with our notions of our self: the notion of self-concept is made up of the way a person sees themselves (self-image), the value a person puts on themselves (self-esteem), and the way they would like to be (ideal-self). Humanistic Approach Psychology Workbook .2013 Pg.