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Self is one’s awareness of ideas and attitudes about one’s own personal and social identity. Identity is shaped at a young age from interpreting concepts about one’s own self from others (Mead, 1934). The present study will compare Freud’s psychoanalytic theory of personality the (id, ego, and, superego) to George Herbert Mead’s social self-theory the (“I” and “me”). The study will give an overview of both theorist and discuss each approach in relationship to each other, and defining the key concepts. According to Schultz and Schultz, (2008) the id is defined as the source of psychic energy and the aspect of personality allied with the instincts. The ego is defined as the rational aspect of personality responsible for

The purpose of this paper is to describe three psychosocial theories and how they impacted my own personal development. I will use the theories to trace my development throughout my undergraduate career and show how I processed information and how is some situations I am still developing. In this paper, I will use Marcia’s theory identity development to describe how I moved from moratorium to identity achievement. I will also use Chickering’s vector developing a mature interpersonal relationship to discuss how I am continually developing. I will conclude with discussion two components of Bronfenbrenner’s developmental ecology theory.

Throughout our lives, we will come across other individuals whose opinions differ from ours. Whether we decide to shadow their beliefs or stay strong to our own, it is how we handle the situation, as well as what we take from it, that shapes our character. I am now aware that, for the most part, it is best to have your own voice and remain firm to what you believe in instead of changing your views in order to please others just to fit in.

Freud saw the psyche structure into three parts, the id, ego and superego, all developing at different stages in our lives (McLeod). Freud's id can relate to my experience because when when the id is denied we will feel unpleasure or tension. When this situation was happening I was not happy and very tensed about the situation. This situation could question on how I look at relationships as I begin to grow older into that stage. Ericksons ideas were influenced by Freud’s theory regarding the structure of personality (McLeod). Erickson stated that the ego develops at it successfully resolves crises that are distinctly social in nature (McLeod). These involve establishing a sense of trust in other people and developing a new identity in society (McLeod). Erikson thought that if you witness others making decisions that you will follow and make that decision. During this hard time I did not know if I was going to be able to trust my uncle again because of the situation and stress he caused in our family, but I learned that you have to forgive others and to trust them again. I hope that I will never have to experience this situation myself even though I had witnessed this in my childhood. Vygotsky's theories stress the fundamental role of social interaction in the development of cognition, he believed that community plays a role in the process of “making meaning” (McLeod).

“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view - until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” Many times I run into a situation in which others disagree with me and I cannot help but wonder why they don’t agree. Recently, I had a small argument with a few friends who did not see from my point of view, and I guarantee they would have understood my point of view if they had chosen to open their mind more.

According to Erikson, the development of the lifespan is a lifelong process from birth to death and includes the formation of identity (Broderick & Blewitt, 2010). I will cover in the paper six life events that influence my identity development from childhood to middle adulthood. Each life event will be explained based on the significance of the event as well as the impact the event had on my development. Also, theories will be discussed as they relate to my development.

The job requirements were for somebody who is thoughtful, observant, creative and hardworking, I think I do all of these things well. I really enjoy working in a team and involving everyone, no matter of their ability. My skills are well suited for this job, as I have had a background in photography and media. I spend lots of time on my camera and on Photoshop. I like fashion and doing my best, these things go hand in hand to make interesting items.

Occurring between thirteen and nineteen years of age, this stage answers the major questions, “Who am I?”, “What is my role?”. The ego virtue to be gained here is fidelity - more specifically, the ability to sustain loyalties and make commitments to yourself and others. Erikson claims, “we have almost an instinct for fidelity - meaning that when you reach a certain age you can and must learn to be faithful to some ideological view.” (Evans, 1967). Without the development of a capacity for fidelity the individual will have a weak ego or will have to look elsewhere for something to be faithful to. Focusing more on the idea of identity, Erikson feels that our sense of identity is composed of both positive and negative elements. There are

390), my identity was also formed by these issues. I needed to figure out where I was going in life and what I wanted to be. Who do I see myself as and trying to understand why others see a different me than me? I had a dream from the age of 16 to do somatology and to work on the ships while traveling the world. Between the age of 17 and 18 I tried to figure out who I was while being in a relationship with a guy for two years. My end goal was all planned out and I knew exactly where I was going. I got to university and then discovered this is not at all what I wanted to do. I had a feeling of sadness and also that I do not have any purpose in life.That there was no further plans for me. I did finish university, but I knew I only finished because it was paid already. So there was no purpose behind it. I was in the stage of self-ego development like Freud would say and in an identity confusion like Erickson would say. (Erikson and Freud

We are all going to have different viewpoints and that’s completely natural. What we all need to learn is that even though someone’s ideas are different than yours, it doesn’t mean they are wrong. Develop your own ideas, thoughts, and opinions, and don’t let anyone take that away from you. You have the right as a human being to have ideas that are different than what society wants.

In entering adolescence, people heavily contemplate their ego identity. In the early 1900s, theorist Erik Erikson believed in eight stages of ego development from birth to death. For the purpose of this paper I have

The cost accounting system was first used by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad in late 1860’s.By using this system, the company was able to determine the comparative cost per ton-mile among its branches, rather than considering the earnings or net income evaluated by its managers. Later in 19th century, the accounting methods developed by the railroads were adopted by many large manufacturing firms in United States.

It is essential to assess human psyche or personality as an identity or the totality of a person, with an approach from Sigmund Freud of psychoanalysis theory, the id, ego and super-ego (McLeod, 2007), which develops at every stages of human’s life, irrespective of age, sex and status. Those three structures motivate a person’s actions, a spontaneous reaction, a voluntary or involuntary action, all these can be termed to what Sigmund

Identity crisis is a state of psychological distress in which a person feels confused and uncertain and unsure of his role in life which makes his sense of identity becomes insecure on physical and intellectual segregation from the main stream of life. It is accepted by the psychologists that the establishment of character is a standout amongst the most crucial parts of a human 's life. A personality emergency is a period of investigation and concentrated dissection of diverse methods for taking a gander at oneself. People, particularly adolescents experience the development of personality emergency in which they have battle between their character and part. The harmony in the middle of personality and disarray lies in making a guarantee to a character. Subjective distress, disarray, temperament swings, carrying on, impulsivity, inner self resistances, increased physical and semantic protests are a portion of the manifestations that are said to happen with the move.

This paper studies the eight stages of Erik Erikson’s psychosocial development and the impact is has had on how the people view the personality development during infancy to late adulthood. These stages are split up into specific age groups and show how the developments occur. There are difficulties presented within the groups that the child, teenager, and adult go through and experience within their lives. These are positive and negative experiences that ultimately decide the outcome of each person. Each person has a different life experience so these stages help to show how a person grows into their personality as they age in life. These experiences show that they can define who a person is and they are crucial.