The first phase of Jane Loevinger’s ego development is called the Impulsive stage. Though this is the known period for toddlers, individuals can be in this phase for a great deal longer, and in reality a certain amount of individuals stay in this impulsive point the their whole life. At this point a person’s ego maintains to be centered on physical emotions, central desires, and direct wants. The second phase is called the Self-Protective stage. This phase is commonly associated with a person’s middle childhood. The self-protective ego is more cognitively refined than the impulsive ego, although they are still using a better consciousness of reason and result, of regulations and penalties, to acquire what that person may want from others. As a result, are more inclined to be oppressive, scheming, and self-indulgent.…
One’s idea of self can change overtime, but the realisation of this can happen within an instant.…
Put simply, developmental theories of personality follow quite closely the same developmental timetable as cognitive development. The Oral stage of Freud occurs during the Sensor motor period of Piaget; the anal stage, Pre-conceptual stage; the phallic stage, Concrete Operational Stage; the Latency period of Freud also occurs during the Concrete Operational stage; the Genital stage, Formal Operations. Erickson’s stages ad other stage theories follow a similar path. The ages of these stages are also milestones in development, many relating to a child’s focus in relationship to the world and an increasing divestiture of egocentrism with a better understanding of the self and the relationship of the self to others (Schultz, & Schultz, 2008). Cognition is a person’s competencies to describe what they are able to do. Knowing that one can perform a certain behavior does not mean that they will do so. (Cloninger, Friedman, & Schustack, 2010, page 373)…
Neo-analytic ego psychologists work to understand what being an individual mean to a social world and it is not an easy task (Friedman & Schustack, 2013). The ideas of “inferiority complexes, of strivings for mastery, of sibling rivalries, of basic anxieties, of the differentiation of identity,” (Friedman & Schustack, 2013, p. 137) infiltrate our modern concepts of child raising, family, and human nature. While the challenge of suitable managing mechanisms remains key and unanswered (Friedman & Schustack,…
Like Shana, Analisse also comes from a middle-class, divorced family. To the first cognitive question, “what do you like most about yourself”, Analisse responded, “my creativity”. From her answer, I could not accurately place her into any of the cognitive developmental stages or theories. However, I could comprehend what social development stage she was in. It took her a very long time to come up with something that she liked about herself and when she did answer it, she only said one attribute. For this reason, I believe that Analisse has not resolved the identity crisis found in Erikson’s Psychosocial Development, Stage 5: Identity vs. Role Confusion. She had a hard time describing what she likes about herself so is therefore still struggling with answering the question, “who am I?” According to Erikson, Analisse is right on target for her age since Stage 5 occurs between the ages of twelve and eighteen. The second cognitive question was “what do you believe other’s think about you?” to which Analisse responded, “I’m funny”. Again, it took her a while to deliver an answer to this question. Knowing Analisse for a very long time, I know that she struggles with her self-image but it was also evident in the way that she answered these two questions. Again, I could not figure out what cognitive developmental stage Analisse was in based on her response to the question. Like with Shana, I could eliminate…
Erik Erikson’s approach to personality development is different from Jane Loevinger’s theory. Although their approaches are different their perspectives corresponds in how human individuality develop across the lifespan. Loevingers theory brings attention to how people perceive their experiences and make sense of them; whereas, Erikson’s psychosocial development is focused more on the “what” instead of the “how.” He questions what types of psychosocial dilemmas a person confronts in his or her lifetime. Erikson proposes that important facets of human individuality are best understood in developmental time. Adolescence and young adulthood is the fifth stage in Erikson’s developmental design. This stage of identity versus role confusion is a period of immense questioning. Generativity versus stagnation is the seventh stage in Erikson’s developmental design. It is the period that comes after young adulthood but before the “senior” years (McAdams, 2006).…
Erik Erikson talks about eight stages of human development. The last stage, Ego Integrity vs. Despair, happens in late adulthood. This may be the most important stage in one’s life affecting their family and friends possible more than others in addition to bring one’s life to close. With better understanding of this anchor stage of ones life, we can aid our transition and even prepare for it early in life. Preparing for ones final stage, as everything in life, can lead to a more successful transition into late adulthood. Strong knowledge of Ego Integrity can help prevent dangerous fall out when life’s dilemmas and tragedies force us into other stages prematurely.…
Theories are analytical tools for understanding, explaining, and making predictions about a given subject matter. One such subject of much debate is the psychoanalytic theory. In order to grasp a hold of this intriguing subject matter, one has only to examine the psychoanalytic theories of Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, and Alfred Adler. The most notable of the three is Freud. It was Freud's pioneering use of the term "the I" ("das Ich" in his native German, which was then translated into the Latin "ego") that brought "ego" into common parlance and popular interest to the process of self-consciousness (Bridle, 2000)…
Jane Loevinger’s has stages of development. The names of these stages are impulse, self-productive, conformist, conscientious-conformist, conscientious, individualistic, autonomous, and integrated. The theory is made for a way to understand an entire life span. According to Jane Loevinger’s theory and the stages of development it is a way to explain our experiences, to make sense of it all. We begin to change as we go through life, but what causes these changes psychologically is basically unknown. This theory breaks it down into steps that we will face at one point or another through life. As we begin to mature and get older we start reaching other steps or stages. According to our text materials “each stage provides an overall frame work of meaning that the person employs to make sense of the world. As we come across different stages at different times we sometimes don’t get through all of them. Types of manifestations that occur vary. It can be through your impulse control, interpersonal mode, and conscious preoccupations. All are around how we react and cope, how we physically and mentally react, and how we carry it and let things reflect us on as human beings. We all at one point through life have suffered and dealt with the fact on being scared of not fitting in, and trying to figure out why we are here, and what our responsibilities are through life. How we all tend to react and then apply all that plays a role on our development and…
A disjointed amount of self-organization, however, shows itself in a mystification of selfhood, together with a loss of emotional supremacy. As expected, the level of self-organization settles on the identity of a human being, that is to say, the individual’s intuitive or conscious sense of semblance over a period. In addition, psychodynamic researchers are paying attention to the assessment of the level of self-organization in an individual as well the support of the individual in accomplishing greater levels of self-organization. The paper also presents a variety of methods utilized in such a research proposal, that is, quantitative modeling on the basis of self-report information as well as the analysis of spoken narratives. Furthermore, an awareness of the following field may alert other researchers handle individuals to the matters of multiple selves and the role of conceptualizations in how human beings think, feel and conduct themselves in a variety of…
Cherry (2010), “Erik Erickson’s theory of Psychosocial Development is one of the best-known theories of personality in psychology (Psychosocial Development in Infancy and Early Childhood, para 2). Farzaneh (2008), “Erickson’s Psychosocial Theory focuses on how society shapes and influences a person’s growing sense of ego and the quest for identity. Society is seen as a positive force that fosters the growth and development of the self. Each stage pointed out by Erickson represents a crisis in form of gradually increasing conflicts (The Different Conflicts and Stages of Life, para 8). Each stage represent a time where problems have to be resolved so one may continue to mature. If the crisis’s are dealt with in a satisfactory way their ego can move on to the next stage with competence and self-confidence. If the ego doesn’t develop in a healthy way it can lead to mental illnesses and maladjustments. Psychosocial theory focuses on human development through one’s lifespan from birth to death. This paper will explain how the Psychosocial Development Theory influences my understanding of the personalities and behaviors of people in society and the workplace, as well as, how it influences my role in society and workplace along with my interactions with others.…
“Social psychologists are interested in who we are. Our sense of self is affected by what we know about the self and by the people around us. The self is a powerful force. The self affects how we feel, what we think we can do, and what we in fact do.” (pg. 32).…
Previous studies (e.g., Elkind & Bowen, 1979) have usually found that adolescent egocentrism is more common in females and that it increases during early adolescence, peaks at about 14 to 16 years of age. According to Berger, the difference between egocentrism during adolescence and the same trait during preoperational thought is that adolescents, unlike younger children have a well developed theory of mind. They know that other people have their own thoughts. Their egocentrism does not ignore others. Instead it distorts their understanding of what others might be thinking about them. In egocentrism, adolescents regard themselves as uniquely special and much more socially significant than they actually are (Berger, 2007)…
The process involved in breaking down the layers of personality begins with looking at the Russian Matouschka dolls analogy, Michael Kaye (1994). The analogy consists of four levels of communication; Self, Interpersonal, System and Competence. Kaye describes the first level of the analogy ‘self’, as ‘knowing and understanding one’s self is a necessary step towards effective self-management.’ Kaye also states that ‘self-awareness serves as a sound basis for self-analysis and self-examination.’…
Lastly, during this time frame it is the last critical factor in Piaget’s cognitive development theory. From the ages of twelve to adulthood, children are using systematic logical thinking and understanding abstractions. During this period I went through what is known as adolescent egocentrism in which it is the way I feel about my uniqueness and how other view me. I used to think if someone gave me negative feedback or ignored me then they didn’t like me. I used to want to please people and to make sure that they liked me but as I have grown older I now know that I can’t please everyone. It is an impossible mission and I would end up losing myself in the process.…