Life Stage Reflection Paper

Though life review and ordinary remembering seem synonymous, the two share very compelling and diverse similarities and differences. Life review and ordinary remembering are similar in that they both deal with recollections of the past from the onset of adolescence. The pivotal difference is that a life review takes a further step and helps the older adult recollect past memories by search for meaning within each experience and tapping into the emotions of those experiences. Ordinary remembering refers to a more informal and objective recollection of past experiences, while life review is the more formal, structural, and subjective examination of past

The first stage is trust vs. mistrust, this occurs in the first year of life. Infants develop a sense of trust when caregivers provide them with their basic needs, but a lack of this will lead to mistrust. If this stage is successful, the infant gains the virtue of hope. When a baby cries and its mom doesn’t come immediately, it knows the mom will come eventually. If the baby doesn’t develop hope, it instead develops fear, a fear that their mom will never come when they need them. The second stage is autonomy vs. shame and doubt in 1 to 3 year olds. In order for the toddler to reach autonomy, they have to be allowed to investigate and do things for themselves. They will gain confidence and self-control and learn to handle their mistakes. Too much independence is dangerous though since they’re fragile and could get hurt, but smothering and limiting them too much will make them doubt themselves and feel that they are unable to do things. If they feel inadequate, they may become very dependent and lack self-esteem. Balance is key in this and many of the other stages for proper growth. If this stage is successful the child will develop the virtue of will. The third stage is initiative vs. guilt, this

     Initiative vs. guilt is Erikson's third stage of development, which occurs between three to six years of age. This is an expansion on the autonomy developed in the second stage. During this stage children begin pretend play with peers and accept responsibilities such as chores. If this stage develops conflict between family members and this child is unable to balance their initiative with the demands of others guilt may begin to form. I was placed in my adopted family at the beginning of this stage. I believe that I developed a little slower in this stage than children who were biological or who were adopted at a young age. I also believe that I developed slower than children who lived in a consistent foster home during this stage and were adopted later did. The reason that I believe this is because I felt very guilty during this stage. I felt that I had abandoned my foster family and the people that I lived with. My biological parents had visitation up until this stage and I thought that I did something wrong that made them not want to see me anymore. I turned this sense of guilt in to a feeling of needing to please everyone. My parents said that I would do anything to help and would get very upset and ask them if they were going to give me away if I spilt something or forgot to put something away and had to be asked to do

Erickson theory of initiative vs. guilt, "Preschoolers learn to initiate tasks and carry out plans, or they feel guilty about efforts to be independent." (Myers, D.G. 2000). When talking to my family

On October 13, 2017, our Life-Span Development class had the opportunity to observe the physical, cognitive, and socio-emotional development of Levi, a seventeen-month-old male toddler. When he came to the observation with his mother, father, and sister. With the whole family coming to the observation, we were able to observe more interactions, and learn more from the parents. The observation was conducted at Dordt College in room 1309, and the infant’s parent consented to participate in the live observation.

In this stage a child will begin to interact with others. It begins around the age of three to five. Being around other children will lead them to asking numerous amount of questions. If initiative is reinforced, a child will become more confident in their ability to lead others and enhance their creativity.

Stage 2: Autonomy versus Shame and Doubt. The child develops a sense of autonomy and learns to hold on and let go of things and emotions. If a child is not encouraged to share his or her emotions, toys, food, the child does not learn to trust others. Trust is manifested in getting the toys back and maybe tasting someone else’s food, receiving and giving affection from others. Therefore it is important to foster trust in children at this stage. (Page 158)

Initiative versus guilt is the third stage of Erickson’s theory and applies to children between three and five years of life. In this stage the child begins emulate the actions of adults and take initiative in creating play situations. They like to make up stories with their toys (i.e. Ninja turtles, matchbox cars, Barbie and Ken) they are like to play out roles as what adults do. Basically learning what it means to be an adult. They also begin to ask question like why so they can find a way to explore the world. Erikson has said that at this stage they become involved in oedipal struggles a resolve these struggles through social role identification.

Butler (2009) summarized; the purpose of a life review is usually to encourage feelings of peace in an older adult’s life. The end result of a purposeful life review often concludes in a sense of connectedness with the healthcare provider. A life review paper is usually done during the palliative phase of an older adult’s life. The subject of a life review paper definitely does not have to be a palliative patient. In fact, many older adults can benefit in just about any developmental phase, described by Butler as varying phases of health and illness. (p. 21) The objective of this paper is to help the subject feel a greater sense of connectedness; as established by Butler (2009), and empower

During this time the child regularly interacting with other children at school. This stage is play

Erickson’s stage of development states that ages 3-5 is the stage of initiative versus guilt stage (Broderick & Blewitt, 2015). Explain

B. F. Skinner thought of personality in terms of the effects external stimuli have on behavior. This emphasized the mutual interaction of the person or "the organism" with its environment. An example of this is something a baby learns. If a baby cries and receives attention, it teaches the baby that in order to get attention they need to cry. Princess Diana learned that external stimuli have a huge effect on her behavior.

Once a sense of autonomy has been developed, the next stage in the psychosocial theory is initiative versus guilt. This stage is from about age three to age six and

The second stage happens from ages one to three. This stage is called Autonomy versus shame and doubt. Toddlers start to assert their sense of independence. If caregivers encourage this self-sufficiency, the toddler will learn to be independent versus feeling shame and doubt. When you area a young child you need to learn how to be independent, so you know in the future you can get things done by yourself. I believe I grew up in a home that let me be independent. The reason I believe this is because I can do things today that I would have never seen myself doing

As reported by Myers, he believed that indivuduals personality was profoundly influenced by experiences with people around the environment.(Myers, 2007) and as such he created an Eight Psychosocial stage theory. The first stage starts with Trust vs. Mistrust, taking place from birth to 18 months, where if needs are dependably met, infants develop a sense of basic trust. Next is the Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt, starting from 2 to 3 years, in which toddlers learn to exercise and do things for themselves, or they doubt about ther abilities. The third stage is Initiative vs, Guilt. It lasts from 3 to 5 years during which Preschooler learn to initiate tasks and carry on plans, or feel guilty about their independence. The next stage is Industry vs. Inferiority, ranging from 6 years to puberty, where children learn th pleasure of applying themselves to tasks, or may feel