There are various theories of development that provide a strategic framework on how individuals and societies interpret the growth. development and learning of human beings. Throughout the history of psychology, psychologists have proposed numerous theories to predict and interpret different aspects of human behavior. Some theories are well-supported by researchers; and others, are still under examination or partially accepted by researchers. Two theories, Erikson's Theory of Psychological Development, and Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development are both well-accepted and have helped to contribute to our knowledge of the human mind and behavior. Theories such as Freud's Psychosexual Theory have not had much success and have been replaced by other theories to explain human growth and development. Spiritual development is a dimension that has as much significance as psychological and cognitive development. Erickson theorized that personality develops in a series of stages, and how social experiences impacts human development across the lifespan. He emphasized more identity and behavior in the ego, which related to the attitudes and feelings of self and others (Broderick and Blewitt, 2015). He believes …show more content…
al (2005) suggest that minimal evidence and research has been conducted on spiritual development, however, they hypothesize that spiritual development is a dimension of human life that is as important as cognitive, social, or emotional development and interrelated to each other. It is a dimension that is a person's effort to mix various aspects of development. Spiritual development introduces questions about the nature of spiritual change, transformation, growth, or maturity through life phases or stages. The authors emphasize that "understanding the continuity of childhood and adolescence is as vital to understanding spiritual development as it is to recognizing the phases and stages that are part of that process" (Roehlkepartain et. al,
Roehlkepartain, E.C., King, P.E., Wagener, L., & Benson, P.L. (2006). The handbook of spiritual development in childhood and adolescence. Th
Erik Erikson was born in Frankfurt, Germany in 1902. Because his mother was Jewish and his father was not, he was often bullied in school. He had blonde hair and blue eyes, so his Jewish peers mocked him for standing out and being different, and his peers at school teased him simply for being Jewish. His own internal conflict with his identity sparked his interest in identity formation and development. Although he never actually received a degree in medicine or psychology, he became friends with Anna Freud who helped him study psychoanalysis. Erikson supported and was influenced by many of Sigmund Freud’s ideas. Freud had a theory on development, he called it the 5 stages of psychosexual development, this is one of the theories that Erikson
Jean Piaget’s 4 stages of Cognitive Development and Erik Erikson’s 8 stages of Psychosocial Development
Rachel Getting Married is a movie about a drug addict who 's coming home from rehab to attend her sister’s wedding. The main character’s name is Kim. In the movie, she is shown to have many issues going on, ranging from an incomplete stage of Erikson 's to symptoms of depression. Throughout the movie, she goes through many emotional turmoils and drama, which changes her behavior.
Developmental psychology recognizes three main models of psychosocial and cognitive development. The first theory, presented by developmental psychologist and philosopher Jean Piaget, addresses cognitive development. The second theory, presented by psychologist Lawrence Kohlberg, focuses on the development of morality. The third theory, proposed by developmental psychologist and psychoanalyst Erik Erikson, outlines psychosocial development. All three theories are applicable from birth to death.
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
Development refers to a series of age-related changes that occur over an individual’s life course. Several famous psychologists such as Erik Erikson, Sigmund Freud, Lawrence Kohlberg, and Jean Piaget describe development of an individual as a series of phases or stages. In this case, a stage refers to a period in development in which individuals exhibit typical patterns in behavior and establish certain capabilities. The various stages of development as outlined in various developmental theories and concepts that would be analyzed in the paper share three main assumptions. The firs assumption that individuals go through stages in a given order, with each phase
2. If the individual is an infant, test for object permanence (see pp. 101-102 in your textbook). Describe both the test and the results. If the individual is a child, test his or her conservation skills using one of the tasks described on pp. 148-151 in your textbook. Describe both the test(s) and the results. What does performance on the object permanence or conservation task tell you about the individual’s stage of cognitive development in Piaget’s theory?
He was an intelligent man who also was looking for freewill, he said that he knew everything about life and how this work. That people have the right to choose the type of life that they really wanted or deserved. But his contradictions and about his feeling and action demonstrated his insecurities and low self-stem. In the article “Erick Erikson’s Stages of Psychosocial Development” by Kendra Cherry, she explain in a very clear way the stages of one of the most well known theories where Ericson describes the impact of social experience in our identity development.
There are five theories of development which are psychoanalytical, behaviorism, cognitive, socio-cultural, and epigenetic (Santrock). These theories help develop an outline from which to explain the patterns and problems of development (Berger). I am only going to discuss two of these which are psychoanalytical and behavioral.
My entire family and myself are of Hispanic heritage born in Mexico and Spanish speakers.
Infancy through toddlerhood embodies the stage of life during which we emerge from the womb up until about 1 ½ years old. This period of growth as we become a human in the world is punctuated by the crisis that Erikson describes as “Trust vs. Mistrust”. During this time, infants are unsure of just about everything, because they have no experience with anything (maybe change to lack experience). Learning what things they can and cannot trust is crucial and they look to their primary caregiver to guide them. For example, a person who was not given close caregiver relationships during infancy and toddlerhood may grow up to be reserved and less likely to confide in others or look for (seek out) guidance in them(delete). I spoke with my mother
Erik Erickson is German born, American development psychosocial, and Jean Piaget is psychologist make a study of children's cognitive development Piaget saw the child constructs his knowledge through his experiences and changing around him. While Erikson viewed the child exposed conflict between independent by taken their own decisions and their parent’s decisions. Piaget and Erikson are having a cup of coffee at mail. Both of them observe the mother who has some struggle with her 5 years old daughter, the little girl wants to sit on a nearby bench, but her mother say “no”. the little girl winding up to a tantrum When she heard the word “NO”.
This paper looks at how spiritual formation and growth can develop through a person’s lifetime. The goal is to show how modern day human development theories relate to Christlike living. Erikson’s developmental theory and Kohlberg’s moral development theory both give a guide to maturity in a secular worldview. By looking at Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, we can see God’s directions to living a Christlike life in a Christian worldview. It’s also important to look at the influence of the Holy Spirit in developing a person’s spiritual life. By relating a worldly view of personal development with god’s guidance through scripture and the Holy
Spiritual formation and growth can be broken down into stages, as a believer moves into faith and falls deeper and deeper in love with Jesus Christ. Through this process there is a shift from a godless worldview to one centered on Jesus Christ. In the book Reveal, Where Are You? Greg Hawkins and Cally Parkinson present a model of spiritual formation which distinguishes four stages on the continuum of spiritual growth: exploring Christianity, growing in Christ, close to Christ, and Christ-centered. The