Javonte Beddifield: Generatively Vs. Stagnation Stage

Erikson’s stage of Identity vs. Role Confusion (13-19 years old), was a crucial time for my brother and I, as my parents decided to put us back in public school. I was thirteen-years old at the time, just entering the eighth grade as a “new kid” in a very small rural community. This was beyond some of my toughest

What’s Eating Gilbert Grape: A Look at Various Life Stages Writer COUN5004- Survey of Research in Human Development for Professional Counselors Abstract The life stages for an individual changes as a person grows older and has various experiences in life. There is a change in the physical, intellectual, social, and emotional growth as an individual age. “The process of development is linked to internal conflicts, changing self-awareness, and a dynamic social environment” (Newman & Newman, 2012). Understanding the current stage, assist the counselor in therapeutically preparing for treatment. This paper will view the members of the Gilbert family including Gilbert, Arnie, and Bonnie Grape through various life stages from school age

Much like Maeve’s trial and error phase, Erikson’s theory of identity versus role confusion explains psychological conflict of adolescence. This theory states that this conflict is resolved positively when adolescents achieve an identity after a period of exploration and inner soul searching. If a young person’s earlier conflicts were resolved negatively or if society limits their choices to ones that do not match their abilities and desires, they may appear shallow, directionless, and unprepared for the challenges of late adulthood. (p. 314). Maeve luckily didn’t make many choices that were resolved negatively. These social and emotional changes weren’t always easy for the rest of the family to deal with, but they were a part of her growth. With us there to provide nurturing support, she was able to develop her own healthy identity after her period of “soul searching.”

Jeannette is the narrator of her memoir, telling her story from age three into adulthood. As a child she is adventurous, wild-hearted, and Dad 's favorite. Jeannette, a middle sibling, is closer to younger brother Brian than her older sister Lori: Brian shares Jeannette 's love of the outdoors, while

Maya Hildebrand AP Lit Period 5 09/09/15 Summer Assignment Jeannette walls is the posterchild of outward social conformity. Born into a family ill-equipped to raise children, Walls was forced to find strength within herself in order to survive the chaos that her childhood entailed. Walls begins her memoir with her first memory at the

In the novel The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, and the film King of California, main characters Jeannette and Miranda both struggle with fathers who are unreliable and selfish. However, even though the girls have many reasons to be upset with their fathers, they eventually learn to find the good

Firstly, Every hardship and obstacles she endured throughout her childhood helped Jeannette to become a successful adult.Jeannette’s parent were very unpredictable, her mother was self absorbed in her hobbies, and her father was an interminable alcoholic. Even though her parent neglected and gave less attention to Jeannette,

“Erma reached over to slap me, but Lori caught her hand. “Let’s all calm down,” Lori said in the same voice she used whenever Mom and Dad got carried away, arguing. “Everybody. Calm Down” (147). Their parents had left them alone and put Lori in charge, and Erma, their grandmother, took advantage of this. Lori had learned how adults should be acting, and she took matters into her own hands and become the adult in the situation, a sign that she is becoming more independent. “Before Mom left, she gave me two hundred dollars” (209). At the age thirteen Jeannette’s mother is already leaving her in charge of their finances and of the family. She trusts that Jeannette has become self-sufficient and trusts that she will do the right thing and make correct choices. Jeannette and Lori have to take up responsibility and put into action the knowledge of being self-sufficient whenever their mother leaves them in

She realizes that the person she was as she is growing up is not who she must become as a mature youth and adult. She envisions a good life for herself and accepts that she has every right to live that life she desires. Though the Walls parents have done many wrongs to Jeannette there is one life lesson that they have instilled into her. They have empowered Jeannette with the energy and hunger to have the best education that she can obtain. ”I’ve always believed in the value of a good education” (Walls 265). Though the parents constantly ensure that they do the opposite of the social norm, they’ve made sure to inspire Jeannette with the values of schooling. Alongside Jeannette’s parents value instillments with an added extra persuasion from her sister, Jeannette takes the leap and enters into the world of academia with an Ivy League college acceptance. “I applied to its sister college, Barnard, and was accepted.” (Wall 250). Even with her upbringing Jeannette is still bright enough to make her way into a good college, a college that most would say “trash” like her didn’t deserve to attend. Though Jeannette has a colorful past she proves herself as capable enough to be accepted into such a college and further proves her worth as a student in the college. She works her way through her years of college proving to be an incredibly self-sufficient young woman.

Along with her parents, Jeannette has taken part in raising her family too. "Mom says I'm mature for my age," I told them, "and she lets me cook for myself a lot." (Walls 2.1.14). Jeannette was neglected as a child, having to prepare meals on the table, raise herself, and such which caused her to quickly mature taking care of her siblings and herself. “I liked knowing that I could do what grown-ups did for a living.” (Walls 2.18.9). Jeannette did many things her parents did not do. She was a young girl living as a grown up, helping her parents raise a

On Tuesday, April 5, 2016 I interview Karla Bly who lives in Sioux Center. Mrs. Bly is married and has four children between the ages 25 and 12. She is 48 years old and has lived in Iowa for her entire life. The stage of life that Karla is in is middle adult hood, it is defined as, “The developmental period beginning at approximately 40 years of age and extending to about 60 to 65 years of age. For many people. Middle adult-hood is a time of declining physical skills and expanding responsibility.” (Santrock, 336) When Karla was in her 20’s and 30’s she thought that she knew everything, but it turned out that she did not know everything yet. When she was in her 20’s she had three little children running around at home, things were busy and chaotic.

Role/Relationship Pattern The family stated that the only member that requires more attention than others is the teenage son. The son states he does well in school and does not get in trouble a lot at home. The son has numerous friends in the neighborhood that he plays with. The mother has the roles of wife and mother, she does not work out of the home. The father has roles of husband, father, and soldier.

My next concept I connected with from the book was, the concept of birth order role. I was the youngest child and felt that growing up, that I stuck to my birth order role. As the book states “Many youngest children are pampered, both by parents and by other siblings.”

Ruth’s mother and her stepfather, Ewell, Perry’s father seem to not give Ruth and Perry the necessary support two young adolescents need during this developmental stage in their lives. Grandmother notices something is quite wrong with the kids, Ruth is

Identity Vs. Role confusion Intro : When growing up we as people continue to go through stages. When growing up I hit the stage Identity vs. role confusion by Eric Erickson. This stages hits at age 12-18 years. During those years teens don’t know who they are and what their personal identity is. A person does this by exploring their personal values, beliefs and goals. The teen also wants to fit in with everyone else.