9. Erikson’s Psychosocial Developmental Stages Copyright © 2004‚ James S. Fleming‚ Ph.D. ________ I came to psychology from art‚ which may explain‚ if not justify‚ the fact that at times the reader will find me painting contexts and backgrounds where he would rather have me point to facts and concepts. I have had to make a virtue out of a constitutional necessity by basing what I have to say on representative description rather than on theoretical argument. –Erik Erikson1 I have nothing to offer
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Assignment: Erikson’s Timeline Introduction: Erikson‚ stated that there are eight stages of life that we go through. The eights stages in order are infancy‚ early childhood‚ childhood (play age)‚ childhood (school age)‚ adolescents and young adulthood‚ adulthood‚ mature adulthood‚ and old age. Assignment: Write a 350- to 700-word paper that explains which of Erikson’s eight stages of life you believe you are currently in. Explain why you think you are at that stage and describe that stage
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information. In middle adulthood‚ an important challenge is to develop a genuine concern for the welfare of future generations and to contribute to the world through family and work. Erik Erikson refers to the problem posed at this stage as generativity vs. self-absorption. Robert Havighurst lists seven major tasks in the middle years. • accepting and adjusting to physiological changes‚ such as menopause • reaching and maintaining satisfaction in one’s occupation • adjusting to
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The life-span perspective identifies that development is multidimensional‚ that is development consists of three separate dimensions. These dimensions are biological‚ cognitive‚ and socioemotional dimensions. There are several theories as to how an individual develops‚ that are rooted in the life-span perspective. Two popular theories of development are Erik Erikson’s Psychosocial Theory and Jean Piaget’s Cognitive Developmental Theory. I will be discussing my personal biological‚ cognitive‚ and
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Erikson (Modern) Psychosocial Theory Believed that childhood is very important in personality development. Most famous for his work in refining and expanding Freud’s theory of stages. Stated that development functions through the "epigenetic principle." EPIGENETIC PRINCIPLE- This principle states that we develop through a series of eight stages‚ and our progress in each stage is predetermined by our success in the previous stage. **Stage 1: Oral-Sensory** Age: Infancy -- Birth
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Projecting into the future‚ there are two stages I have not passed through yet. The stages I have not yet passed through are‚ Generativity vs. Stagnation and Ego Integrity vs. Despair. Generativity vs. Stagnation‚ is when people start to settle down‚ grow their families‚ and develop a sense of being a part of the bigger picture in life. Through the families one creates they give back to society through raising a family‚ become more productive at work‚ and become more involved in the community. Failing
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Voluntarily childfree women: Experiences and counseling considerations. Nevidjon‚ B. (2004) Managing from the middle: Integrating midlife challenges of children‚ elder parents‚ and career Van Hiel‚ A.‚ Mervielde‚ I. & Fruyt‚ F. (2006) Stagnation and generativity: Structure‚ validity‚ and differential relationships with adaptive and maladaptive personality Jaques‚ E. (1965) Death and the mid-life crisis. International Journal of Psychoanalysis‚ 46‚ 502- 514
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Most of the resources that I have consulted for this paper have agreed that hope bears great potential for the treatment and healing of those affected by trauma. That being said‚ there is still no consensus on what exactly hope is and how it is helpful. For too long the topic of hope has been reduced to an afterthought or an implicit factor in the treatment of those afflicted with trauma. Perhaps the reason that hope has been neglected is that many professionals do not know how to quantify or measure;
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1. Infancy: Birth-18 Months Old Basic Trust vs. Mistrust – Hope During the first or second year of life‚ the major stress is on the mother and father’s development ability and care for a child‚ especially in terms of visual contact and touch. The child will develop optimism‚ trust‚ confidence‚ and security if properly cared for and handled. If a child does not experience trust‚ he or she may develop insecurity‚ worthlessness‚ and general mistrust to the world. 2. Toddler /
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Physical Development in Middle Adulthood As the human body ages and reaches a point where it is no longer growing and changing due to hormones‚ it slowly starts to change in other ways. Age starts to take its toll much earlier on the body than most people think. Physical‚ mental and emotional changes are being made in the middle parts of an adult’s life. The midpoint of a person’s life is a period from age 35 to 64‚ and it is referred to as middle adulthood. Webster defines middle as "equal distance
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