Abstract This paper explores Erik Erikson’s theory of personality. Erikson believes that personality develops within eight stages that spans an individual’s lifetime. He calls his theory the psychosocial stages of development which places emphasis on gaining virtues that strengthen the ego. Three articles are used to give more insight to Erikson’s theory of development. Each article agrees that Erikson makes many great contributions to psychology as well as other fields. This paper uses mainly
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The sequence of a childâ€TMs development can be divided into four aspects. The different stages are Physical Development‚ Language and communication‚ Social and emotional. This is also known as PIES Physical‚ intellectual‚ emotional and social development. Physical development Babies to toddlers 0-3 years- Babies physically develop very quickly. They have built in reflexes from birth such as latching on to feed‚ sucking and grabbing. Babies are very inquisitive‚ grabbing objects and passing them
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She was diagnosed with anxiety although the teachers who work with her want her to be reevaluated due to the student having many signs of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. According to Piaget’s four stages of Cognitive Development‚ Daisy would fall on the concrete operational stage. She has a basic understand of reversibility especially when applied in Mathematics. Daisy is a bright student when she applies herself. She struggles with understanding private speech primarily when she is told
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Erikson’s 8 Stages of Man: 1. Trust vs. Mistrust- This mother displays affection‚ and adequate care giving to her child. By providing a child with this throughout their first year of life‚ you show that they can depend on you. This forms a bond of trust between mother and infant‚ rather than mistrust. 2. Autonomy vs. Doubt- This child is three years old; he has progressed from diapers to the adult sized toilet. After going to the bathroom‚ he knows he must wash his hands. His
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theory that each stage of life is associated with a specific psychological struggle‚ a struggle that contributes to a major aspect of personality. Erikson emphasised that an individual reaches optimal development‚ when they mastered developmental tasks. The developmental tasks he mentioned are; reading‚ completing school‚ managing sexual maturity in adolescence and choosing a career or vocation. Erikson identified eight stages of development and these are; oral-sensory‚ muscular-anal‚ loco motor‚ latency
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children have speech and language difficulties‚ this leading to additional help being needed. Intellectual Development depends on the opportunity given to a child from an early age. It is important to understand that all children learn in different stages. A task one child may be able to do; another may struggle at‚ due to the individual’s strengths and abilities. Social‚ Emotional and Behavioural Development This is the area of development were children feel about themselves and others. They Learn
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Stage Age Range Erogenous zone Consequences of psychologic fixation Oral Birth–1 year Mouth Orally aggressive: chewing gum and the ends of pencils‚ etc. Orally Passive: smoking‚ eating‚ kissing‚ oral sexual practices[4] Oral stage fixation might result in a passive‚ gullible‚ immature‚ manipulative personality. Anal 1–3 years Bowel and bladderelimination Anal retentive: Obsessively organized‚ or excessively neat Anal expulsive: reckless‚ careless‚ defiant‚ disorganized‚ coprophiliac
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my setting and my learning The aim of this reflective account is to discuss my developing practice and how as a childminder I ensure my setting meets the requirements of the curriculum which I follow. This is based on the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS‚ DfES‚ 2007)‚ whilst still keeping true to my own beliefs in the best environment for learning to meet the needs of all the children whom attend my setting. My setting has eleven children enrolled‚ from one to ten years; all children are able
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different types of schools in relation to education stages and they may be governed differently. The different types of schools in relation to educational stages are: Nursery Schools: For 3-4 year olds. They are independent from any primary school and have their own staff and head teacher. Nursery Classes: For 3-4 year olds. Are linked to a primary school and share the same staff and head teacher. Primary Schools: For 4-11 year olds. They follow key stage 1 and 2 of the national curriculum. Secondary
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Piaget stated that children’s moral reasoning developed through a number of different stages similar to that of cognitive development. (Eysenck‚ M 2002) Piaget played games of marbles with children of different ages. He wanted to observe their understanding of the rules of that game and how important they thought it was to obey the rules. The findings from this study led Piaget to propose the following stages of moral development; from birth to age 5 children have no understanding of rules or morality
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