Jean Piaget

This often occurs in unpredictable stages and is a process of change in which the child learns to master increasingly complex levels of moving, thinking, feelings and relationships with others. Although each child will progress at a different pace, it is nevertheless possible to group children into six age bands that mark different stages of psycho-social development: under one, 1-2; 3-4; 5-9; 10-14; and 15 and over. The unequal spans demonstrate the unevenness of children’s development, which…

the personality. The quantitative change associated with another theory can be referenced to Piaget’s Cognitive Development theory. Piaget named four stages of cognitive development; sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational. The stages had specific assignments to be achieved at each stage. The UPT and Piaget’s theory can be measured. Piaget measured the thought processes of a child’s development. The UPT measure the amount of influences on personality development.…

Final Exam 1. What does it mean to grow as a person? Adolescence (Chapters 9-10) Development is an intricate, unified process that takes place throughout the lifespan. In adolescence three main developmental tasks are underway including physical development, cognitive development, and identity development. Physical Development When speaking of physical development in adolescence, both genetic and environmental factors play a role in a process of sexual maturation known as puberty (p. 283).…

As professional helpers, it is important to have a solid foundation of the various developmental models and theories that undergird the work of human behaviors and experiences (Broderick & Blewitt, 2015). In this week’s reading, we were introduced to theoretical perspectives that help to categorize human development models. In this paper, it is my hope to categorize human development theories based on the dichotomies of nature versus nurture, universality versus diversity, qualitative change…

I will be self-reflecting my physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual development using the medicine wheel as described by Mussell (2005). Mussell defines the medicine wheel as, “a symbol used to represent the dynamic system of mind, body, emotions and spirit, and the needs related to each of these aspects that must be met for the development of human potential.” (Mussell, 2005, p.115). Self-reflection of the four aspects of the medicine wheel (Mussell, 2005) will help me to gain a better…

Piaget believed that cognitive development consists of four main stages; sensor motor, pre-operational, concrete-operational and formal-operational, these stages finish when adulthood is reached. Piaget 's theory suggests that development has an endpoint. There are two points to consider when examining these stages; firstly there is the validity of…

1.4.1 Perceived Benefits of Mandatory Accreditation The introduction of legislation for the mandatory accreditation of early childhood workers in Australia has a number of perceived benefits for the early childhood worker, and the early childhood sector as a whole. For the early childhood worker, added credibility, pro-fessionalism and status, with promised increased remuneration, benefits and promotion due to their increased knowledge, understanding and application of skills taught (Elliott,…

Denver II Analysis Development of a normal 7 month infant Infancy begins from birth to around 1 to 2 years of age. It is said to be one of the stages in life that we see the most rapid development both physically and cognitively. Throughout the several months in infancy we expect and see the different milestones that a child has been able to cross, for example a child’s first smile, first word even first step. Every child develops in a unique way but there are some specific milestones that a…

The stage of adolescence is categorized by being 12 to 18 years old and psychosocial maturity the individual exemplifies. A developmental delay that is evidenced by the inability of an individual’s needs to be met can be identified by using Erikson’s stages of development (Groark, McCall, McCarthy, Eichner, & Gee, 2013). For the adolescent stage the task requires children to find their own personal identity separate from their peers and parents. This achievement of identity will lead to…

I am not really sure what it was, being that I was so young, that made my mom and dad take the initiative to finally find their set careers. I knew it was something that they always wanted to do, but between raising three kids, and working their other jobs, the time and financial situation was not compatible with what they wanted to do. I remember overhearing my parents having discussions about financial problems, or jobs, but my brothers and I never saw them give up. As I got older I was…