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Erikson's Theory of Psychosocial Development
encompasses the life span, highlights the role of the person and culture in development.

Personality grows out of successful resolution of psychosocial crises
Erikson Psychosocial Development:

2-3 years
autonomy vs. shame and doubt
Erikson Psychosocial Development:

4-5 years
initiative v.s. guilt
Erikson Psychosocial Development:

7-11 years
industry vs. inferiority
Erikson Psychosocial Development:

12-18 years
identity vs. role confusion
Erikson Psychosocial Development:

Young Adulthood
Intimacy vs. Isolation
Erikson Psychosocial Development:

Middle Age
Generativity vs. Stagnation
Erikson Psychosocial Development:

Old Age
Integrity vs. Despair
Epigenetic Principle
The ego goes through a series of interrelated stages that appear at certain specified times and then combine...much like human fetal development
Psychosocial Crisis
Crises occur when people feel compelled to adjust to the societal norm, but aren't certain they are prepared to conform to these demands
Role Confusion
uncertainty as to what behaviors others will react to favorably
Identity
Feeling at home in your body, having goals, getting recognition
What two variables does Marcia propose determine whether or not someones has achieved a mature identity?
crisis and commitment
Marcia's Identity Diffusion
Treading Water:

avoid thinking about jobs, roles, and values

not self directed
Marcia's Identity Foreclosure
unquestioningly endorse parent's goals and values

Strong, close minded
Marcia's Identity Moratorium
Sails from Port to Port

uncertain about identity, weak, dissatisfied with school, tries allot of new things
Marcia's Identity Achievement
Make their own commitments, fully experienced, strong, planful and rational
What are some criticisms of Erikson's Theory?
Based largely on personal experience, not applicable to many cultures, and is gender-biased
Psychological Androgyny
Gender role development that combines both feminine and masculine behaviors
Organization
tendency to systematize or combine processes into coherent systems
Adaptation
tendency to adjust to environment
Scheme
organized pattern of behavior or thought
Assimilation
new experience is fitted into existing scheme
Accomodation
scheme is created or revised to fit new experience
Equilibration
tendency to organize schemes to allow better understanding of experiences
Disequilibrium
perceived discrepancy between an existing scheme and something new
Constructavism
Process of creating knowledge to solve a problem and eliminate a disequilibrium
Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development
Sensorimotor
Preoperational
Concrete Operational
Formal Operational
Sensorimotor Stage
Birth to 2 years
develops schemes through sense and motor actvities
Preoperational Stage
2-7 years
Pre-logic
acquires ability to conserve, and decenter, but not capable of operations and unable to mentally reverse actions
Concrete Operational
7-11 Years
Concrete Logic
Capable of mentally reversing actions but generalizes from physical experiences
Formal Operataional
11-up
Able to deal with abstractions, form hypothesis, solve problems systematically, engage in mental manipulations
Adolescent Egocentrism
preoccupation with their own view of the world and their appearance to others
Conservation
ability to recognize that certain properties stay the same despite a change in appearance or position (tall glass, squat glass experiment)