Analyzing Erikson's Eight Stages Of Development

The topic of focus is Down syndrome (DS) teenagers between the ages of 12 - 18 years old. According to Erikson growth and development theory there are five stages, namely: Infancy, Toddlers, Preschoolers, School-ages and Adolescence (Teenagers) (Leifer 2011, p.365). The stage of development that we will be elaborating on is stage five, Adolescence. Erikson defines adolescence as “the period of life beginning with the appearance of secondary sex characteristics and ending with cessation of growth and emotional maturity” (Leifer 2011, p.451). Erikson continues in discussing that the major growth and development theory during the adolescence years in that he/she is trying to identify whom one is and because of their delayed physical and mental

An individual is made up of his or her frames of reference. Our social interactions and beliefs are all a reflection of our surroundings, environment, things we hear, feel or touch. A frame of reference can simply be defined as “The context, viewpoint, or set of presuppositions or of evaluative criteria within which a person's perception and thinking seem always to occur, and which constrains selectively the course and outcome of these activities" therefore one can say, Gender, Age, Religion, Environment, Education, Occupation, Political Class, Family and Press are the common determinants of individual frames of reference.

Alonte’ is a nonstop toddler that can’t seem to stay focus on one participle tasks. He likes to jump around and do varies things in one setting. He has a short attention span. He is a very active little boy. He was quickly changing area to area to play.

The diary I listened to was about Frankies life as a high schooler and provided a background story about his upbringing. When Frankie was a child, his father was accused of stabbing a man outside of a bar, his father claimed that he was only protecting himself from the person he stabbed. As a result, Frankies parents left the town they lived in, taking with them little Frank, who at the time did not know what was going on. Frankie believed that he was on vacation traveling with his parents. Moreover, 15 years passed when Frankie got back home from school, and all of the sudden there were several police vehicles at the front of their house. At that moment, his dad realized that he may not see his family for a long time and gave his family a

I think the best age to be is middle adulthood (40s-60s). According to Erikson's stages of development the issue at this stage is feeling like you have a purpose in life or not. I feel that for me this would be an easy issue to overcome. There are so many different things to try in the world, I don't believe it would be hard to find a purpose. The greeting cards I saw for this age category were mostly birthday cards and most celebrating reaching a certain age like 40 or 50. The jokes and pictures were more mature than the children cards which mostly contained bright colors and pictures of cartoon characters. I think I reacted better to the adult cards because I found the jokes funny, and I didn't enjoy the children's cards beacuse I never really

The second stage of Erikson’s eight stages of development is called Autonomy vs shame and doubt. This is the time where children to start to do things on their own, for example,

During the time of infancy, the child cannot completely rely on themselves but has to depend on their caregiver. The subject in which I observed is a female baby and was born February 8, 2015. She will be referred to as D. B. As of now she is eight months so she is categorized in the infancy period. She is the only child, with a stay at home mom and working father who are married. Her mother is also a part-time college student taking online courses only. D.B. recognizes her mother well and tends to get upset when she’s not around at times. She spends more time with her mother due to her father being in the labor force. Most of the time while observing her is when her father was at work. D.B. is a dependent infant. She is unable to walk as

According to Erikson's criteria for mastering Industry versus Inferiority a child between the age of 5 to 12 acquires new friends at school, able to complete higher level of school task, play games with peers. Through these task the child develops a sense of self pride in addition, the child receives praise from parent and teacher for their accomplishments.

Psychologist Erik Erikson developed his eight stages of development to clarify the developmental challenges faced at various times in people’s lives. Stage-based theories of development were extremely popular during Erikson’s era. However, Erikson’s theory differs from other popular theories in that a person does not have to successfully complete one stage of development to move on to the next stage of development. Erikson’s stages of development are widely taught in psychology courses in the United States.

Like you, I am also in the age range that falls within Erikson’s 7th stage of development Generativity versus Stagnation. As I have matured and moved through the stages of development my personality, goals, and values in life have changed. While I was struggling through the stage of Identity and Role confusion my thought process was all about my selfish “wants” I wouldn’t call them needs. In this stage of my life generativity, my thoughts are directed toward what I can do to leave a positive impression for the next generation. Hamachek (1990) reports, as progress through each of Erikson’s stages each stage has its ego qualities that we each seek. As your employment experience of being denied a position for someone younger than yourself,

The first thing I notice, Ben’s blatant disregard for my authority, he's In Erik Erikson’s second stage of development autonomy vs. shame and doubt. Although this irritates me I know he is only in preschool so I must keep my patience and stay calm. After repeating my command I witness a normally well behaved child turn into a screeching demon. At first I panic but then think back to the semester of parenting I took and I would think what might be causing this mis behavior. In a study conducted in Chicago fifteen hundred parents and guardians report on a questionnaire for the Multidimensional Assessment of Preschool Disruptive Behavior, their answers regarded temper loss and anger regulation. The conclusion to the study stated the normative

Erikson’s first stage of development is Trust vs Mistrust, and the second stage of development is Autonomy vs Shame and Doubt (Rogers, 2013, p. 87). In stage one, a child depends on his/her caregiver to provide food, shelter, and love, and if these things are not met, mistrust can develop (Rogers, 2013, p. 87). In the second stage, the child is learning to do things independently, and gaining self-confidence (Rogers, 2013, p. 87). I would use this theory as psychoeducation to the mother by explaining these two stages, and to ask questions of the mom to see how these two stages of development have been experienced by the child. First, I would want to examine the Stage One, and examine the relationship the mother and the child had during

Erikson goes into depth about development with eight stages; therefore, when one continues to develop, they can understand and identify themselves more precisely. Erikson created eight stages to describe development; the amount of stages is important because one of his stages are dedicated to identity. In phase five of Erikson’s social theory, “a sense of identity is formed at the end of adolescence, and it is based on all pre-adult experiences” (Barnes). Establishing ‘Who am I?’ is crucial for making adult decisions. This stage cannot be found in Piaget because he did not incorporate adulthood into his theory. However, Erikson knew the importance of identity involvement because this fifth stage maps out the rest of one’s development and how they view themselves. In order to fulfill the next three stages, identity must be formed since one cannot struggle with identity and face the difficulties of the following stages. With more stages, each stage is specific to a key aspect in one’s lifetime. In phase six, “Graduation from adolescence requires a sense of identity; graduation from the first phase of adulthood requires finding a sense of shared identity” (Maier 70). Having a partner means incorporating one’s identity into themselves; therefore, it is important to discover oneself in phase five. One cannot be in a committed relationship when they themselves do not have a solidified identity.

Erik Erikson may have had Freudian training, but he was certainly no Freud clone. Instead, Erikson took Freud’s ideas n put them through a sympathetic filter, turning the psychosexual into psychosocial and turning the focus from the mouth, anus, and genitals to the identity, conscience, and mindset. Carol Hoare (2005) asserts that Erikson “shifted thought upward in consciousness, outward to the social world, and forward throughout the complete life span” (p. 19). Erikson was one of the better revisionists of Freud’s theories and ultimately improved those theories through his revisions.

Erikson's eight stages of psychological development is the theoretical framework that I remember pre-nursing. According to Erikson, the period of infancy is the one of trust versus mistrust in which children must develop a sense of trust with their caretaker (Bastable, S., 2014). The concept of trust versus mistrust is present throughout an individual’s entire life. Therefore if the concept is not addressed during infancy, the individual may be negatively affected and never fully immerse themselves in the world. This is important to me because I learned to trust my teachers to relay information about the theory and integrate her knowledge and life learning experiences to help my understanding and assimilating new information. During my nursing education, my professors are very knowledgeable and experienced. They were able to bridge the gap for me from theory and integrate it to my clinical. Our clinical rotation at the VA Hospital in the early 1990's had given me the opportunity to have great clinical experience because of hands on training experience with patients. My co-curricular activities after school are volunteering with my classmates at the local hospital so that we can help and network for future job opportunities. In this process, we are helping patients and at the same time learning clinical skills that we can use to our advantage. It is expected as nursing students and professionals that we respect patients with