Erikson's Stage Theory Essay

I feel my room design that I created myself, offers the most learning with the given space. Learning centers are set up around the perimeter of the room with an open floor plan for the center of the room. This allows for free movement of the children. The learning centers offer independent play, creativity, imagination, cause and effect play, independent learning, open ended toys in a safe, clean environment that also offers lots of exploring options. I believe children learn best when the childcare space is well organized, offers lots of different options for the children, with clear rules and boundaries set. My program is play based so I believe children need lots of play in their day; child and adult lead

There were times during the day, where the children could read alone, and every day in the morning and afternoon the teachers did circle time with the kids and would read books. When there was down time during the day, the teachers would pull out puzzles for the kids to play with. The only change I would suggest is to allow more time for independent reading for the toddlers. Their own completed artwork was hung all through out the classroom. There was not one blank space on a wall. Every single week, they have a theme and do art work everyday that relates to that theme. For example, when I was there it was gardening week and they made a sun out of their own hand prints and that was also the week I did my garden sensory bin with

with family members. We moved each year and never stayed in a home for more than two years.

I think that when giving nursing care to older adults it is important to consider all of Erikson's eight stages, but particularly the last two stages because they give insight into how your patient maybe feel or what conflicts they are facing in life. Stage 7, adulthood deals with the conflict between generativity Vs stagnation. This is the period when people are building their career and raising their families. It is important to take into consideration when working with an older adult who is retiring from a career they devoted their life to, they may feel conflicted about the life choices they made or feel like they lost their identity. In a similar someone who devoted their life to their family may feel like they lost the opportunity to

Some of my favorite points that stuck with me throughout reading the first six chapters of The Actor and the Target are that fear makes us unable to act (p.31), that bad news is great news for the actor (p. 44) and that the target is waiting to be found (p.46).

The first stage of Erikson’s eight stages of development is called Trust vs Mistrust, and these two coexists on how the infant will later be affected in the world. Trust revolves around how often the parent attends to their children. Mistrust of course is the complete opposite from Trust. According to Erikson, my mother informed me that I developed a sense of Mistrust/Trust. She explained to me that at first she used to attend to my needs, and pick me up every time I cried, therefore, I developed trust. That all went downhill when my great grandmother told my mother to not pick me up because, crying will help my lungs. Ending with mistrust, is part of the reason why I don’t try to get close to others as much. Nowadays, I tend to keep my distance from other people.

Stage theorist and non-stage theorist are different but share some similarities. A stage theorist is someone who thinks children go through different stages without skipping over any. As for non-stage theorist, they believe that learning is continuous and there are not distinct stages. Both stage theorist and non-stage theorist believe that development is quantitative. This means that children over time require behaviors throughout the stages, while only stage theorist believe in qualitative changes.

4. I relate most with cognitive theories of development. Piaget provides the foundation by explaining the distinct stages of development. His insights allow teachers and parents to have a basis of what children are capable of during each stage. If the child drastically strays from these stages, it allows the caring adults to take action to help the child to reach the appropriate stage. With an understanding of these stages, the theories of Vygotsky can then be successfully utilized. Vygotsky stresses that with the

Roles What role does everyone play in society? Some people are doctors, others are teachers, and so on and so forth. Roles are a way of adapting and performing through oral, written, and nonverbal behavior in consideration of the stage one is performing on. In terms of communication, roles can be divided into what one presents to an audience and what one does in a private setting.

Though I am just entering the field, I have enough experience to pick out the concepts that I believe are most relevant to the children at their young age. The first is the power of relationships to bring comfort and safety. The children are growing and exploring a lot in the preschool years, so it is vital that they feel comfortable in the facility. The second is the need for communication. The third concept that makes up my personal philosophy is the benefit from learning through play.

Cole wishes he could not have wanted to just go home and play xbox, because he took the day for granted and did not care much about his new baby cousin.

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 excited chatter of the audience lowers as the lights dim. Suddenly, you are enveloped in quiet anticipation.The red velvet wall in front of you parts and spotlights appear as you fly to Neverland or watch Hamilton and Aaron Burr duel. When the lights go up, thunderous clapping breaks the silence. You have been given a glimpse into a world that is not yours, however, the characters on the stage feel more like family than your aunt that comes for Thanksgiving dinner and you are almost euphoric that the villain got his comeuppance as the hero prevailed.

According to the Piaget's stage theory, the cognitive function doesn’t even start to develop until infancy. This would make learning chop music while developing in the womb impossible. A study was done in 1988 with results of newborns that could recognize the theme songs of soap operas that their mothers watched during pregnancy (Beth Skwarecki). This study would mean that the Piaget's stage theory is incorrect because it would mean memory develops while in the womb.

Richard Wright's Native Son provides us with an exemplary example of the way the black race was conditioned in the 1930's. He does this by telling us about an adult black male named Bigger Thomas. Wright titles each book in the novel the way he does to give insight into the various actions and feelings of Bigger.