Summary: A Time For Developing Autonomy

A theory proposed by Erik Erikson (1950, 1963) promotes the eight development stages of adolescents through adulthood by comparing the transitory periods. During each stage, the person experiences a psychosocial crisis which could have a positive or negative outcome for identity and personality development. The first stage is trust vs. mistrust, this stage starts at birth and end at the age of one year. This stage also explains the safety that the infant is getting from the caregiver. For example, if the infant receives constant care, they will develop a sense of trust which will be carried out with them to other and future relationships. The second stage is autonomy vs. shame and doubt; this stage occurs at the age of two to three years old. In this stage, the child is mainly discovering their skills and abilities. The third stage is Initiative vs. Guilt; this stage occurs around age three to age

In the stage of 12 to 18 years old self-determination and autonomy plays a role in an individual’s life cycle. This is where development is found of what has been done with that person. At this point it has to do with the primarily upon what a person dose with their life. If this means an individual’s has to struggle to be able to discover and find out who they are when having to be deal with negotiating and struggling with social interaction this will bring in their sense of morality and right from wrong skills they have learned. From some

Erikson's third psychosocial stage is initiative versus guilt. After finding a solution to the problem of autonomy and being firmly convinced that he is a person, the child now wishes to find out what kind of person he is going to be (Erikson, 1959). As such, children become more intrusive and want to find out more about the world around them. As such, the main conflict that arises in this stage is whether their initiative is rewarded or whether they are punished to the point where they think it is wrong to be curious and will be less active. During this stage, children start thinking more about how the skills they have learned can help them with the goals they have started imagining. Because of this wish to improve and engage in activities,

Therefore, young children should be guided through multiple techniques in order to attain independence, self-discipline, and initiative. I believe that by promoting individuality as well as relying on consequences will allow young children to strengthen their independence. Through consequences, young children learn that what we do affects ourselves or peers. Another factor that needs to be considered when strengthening independence would be avoiding unmet needs. As we help young children to understand their own needs we are helping guide them to solving the problem and gaining what they require in order to be successful.

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Erik Erikson supports my beliefs that children learn through stages from birth to the rest of their lives. By learning through all the different stages can be a positive or negative effect on themselves. By looking at the Autonomy vs. Shame stage first, it is a great set up to how they will behave when they are in preschool. At this stage, children are becoming more independent, adventuring out, and so on. So, for this stage, we can teach them how to show respect to others and themselves, teaching them self-confidence, and how to be independent. Furthermore, when we reach the Initiative vs. Guilt stage we can build on things we learned during the last stage and used them for this stage as well. We can let them be more independent and adventure out, allowing them to have jobs/task in the classrooms because it is so vital for these young children to have responsibilities because they can build on it and can learn from their mistakes. “Children in this

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This article is discussing the factors that contribute to adolescents’ decision-making autonomy. Having adolescent be in control of their decision making, helps them to gain independence and responsibility (Penn State, 2010). It is also a great time to increase autonomy. In the article, there was a longitudinal study done by Penn State researcher in the college of Health and Human Development. The longitudinal research explained how some teens have more autonomy than others and the effects of getting to that stage. In the text, it mention that “adolescent are better able than children to think in hypothetical terms, they are more likely to consider the possible long-the consequences of choosing on course of action over another” (Steinberg, 1952, p. 294). Teens who are experiencing autonomy are more developed in many stages than other teens who do not display autonomy. In the text, “with age, adolescents become more likely to consider both the risks and benefits associated with the decisions they make and more likely to weigh the long-term consequences of their choices, and not just the immediate ones” (Steinberg, 1952, p. 295).

Respect for autonomy-one must live accountable to God and dependent on God, our Creator (Shelly, 2006, p. 158). “Patients and care-givers wanting total control over the beginning and end of life are grasping for an autonomy that God did not give to us” (Shelly, 2006, p. 163). Using autonomy is when the nurse respects the capacity of the patient to make his/her health care decision.

In 2009, I decided I wanted to be on birth control, even though I did not fully know my body or complete family history. Soon after, I suffered from a Pulmonary Embolism, a blood clot in my lung. The shortness of breath and severe agonizing chest pains were almost too horrible to bare. My life almost came to a screeching halt. It was then I found out my family suffered from a genetic disorder and my mother realized we needed more open communication. Having open communication with in the family positively influenced our family structure, in ways I could never have imagined. Now I felt safe and secure in asking my mother everything; sex, love, school, whatever it be. Parent and child relationships are a key factor in an adolescences’ social development and journey towards autonomy. Our textbook, Exploring Lifespan development (Berk, 2010), states that “teenagers still need guidance and protection from dangerous situations. In diverse ethnic groups and cultures, warm, supportive parenting that grants young people freedom to explore while making appropriate demands for maturity fosters autonomy, […] favorable self-esteem, and ease of separation in the transition to college” (p. 329). Open discussion with the family and adequate education are necessary to helping adolescents achieve a high standard of sexual education and autonomy.

Raising a child who can accomplish tasks on their own, dose not need to re-lie on others is capable of being independent is one of the greatest things we as parents can teach our children. This is something we must teach our children, we must help them learn the skills they need to accomplish tasks on there own, and once they have demonstrated the ability to accomplish a task not to do that task for them anymore. As children can independently solve problems and complete task, other benefits are seen (self esteem, confidence, problem solving skills and persistence).

Autonomy means behaving and thinking independently of others (Woo, 2014). As per Oxford dictionary (2014), autonomy is “the right or condition of self-government”; “Independence”; “Freedom from external control” and as per Webster dictionary, autonomy is “the state of acting separately from others”; “the state of being self-governing”. So, autonomous people are considered as self-directed, self-controlled and having the capacity to choose their own destiny. In the childhood context, autonomy means independence and exploration that make ready a child to say "let me do it". Freedom helps them in building their confidence, increasing ability to do work and learning the value of responsibility of completing the task. Consequently, it is very essential for a child to be independent. However, children get autonomy gradually over the course of development. They start to develop it by experiencing and exploring their internal and external environment and then by doing things themselves. Mostly people think that children don 't have the capacity to govern by own that is why they need interference of adults in terms of protection and proper guidance (Dore, 2014). Moreover, complete freedom is not good for them because it is impractical. Now the question arises that how much freedom should be given to children and how much inference of adults should be involved in early childhood education. So, this essay will discuss the 'sense of autonomy ' required for children to grow as explored

Every childhood is unique in its own way owing to diverse socio economic and cultural influences. To understand autonomy in its truest sense, it becomes pertinent that autonomy be viewed in relation to different childhood situations. We can then see how the meaning and manifestation of autonomy mutates to suit a particular childhood situation. I have presented three diverse childhood scenarios, first about the street children of Indonesia, second about an urban American boy and the third of my own.

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Independence or personal freedom is an aspect that most individuals seek in their lives. Although some individuals may need the help of others in order to gain these features, others are already endowed with autonomous thoughts and reflect it in their behavior. Deci & Ryan (2009) claim that autonomy is one of the basic and universal psychological needs that is necessary for the well-being and flourishing of all people. The development of autonomy comes in different forms for all people. The research discussed throughout this paper will reveal and evaluate how autonomy develops in individuals and whether showing autonomous behavior is positive or negative.