A human is like a pyramid. Pyramids can only stand strong if its base is constructed properly. The same concept applies with humans. We can only stand strong if we have a well constructed base. The base that creates a strong human is our childhood and the construction of our basic needs. Some theorists have the same idea, and other theories support my idea that a human is a pyramid.
My favorite theorist supports my idea entirely and he is Erik Erikson. Erikson invented the eight stages that humans go through during life; Trust vs. Mistrust, Autonomy vs. Shame & Doubt, Initiative vs. Guilt, Industry vs. Inferiority, Identity vs. Role Confusion, Intimacy vs. Isolation, Generativity vs. Stagnation, and Integrity vs. Despair. These stages must …show more content…
Intimacy is possible when a child has shaped their identity and has met every stage of development. If someone has figured out who they are they may become isolated from society.
The last life stages are Generativity vs. Stagnation and integrity vs. despair. We all have a purpose to shape the next generation of children and when that is neglected a person will experience stagnation. Integrity vs. despair is when you evaluate your life and consider if you are proud of how you lived it. Each stage of development is linked to the next and to fulfill the basic base of your life you need to meet each stage of Erikson 's theory.
Another theory that proves a ‘human is like a pyramid’ is the swiss scientist Jean Piaget 's cognitive theory, “According to Piaget, intellectual advancement occurs because humans at every age seek cognitive equilibrium - a state of mental balance.” (Berger 2015, P. 47) Achieving equilibrium, or as i like to think ‘creating the base of the pyramid” is through adaptation. When you experience something new in life it throws off your life equilibrium, which requires adaptation to find assimilation or accommodation. Assimilation is when you make new experience fit into your lifestyle, and accommodation is taking old ideas and including them in new experiences. Accommodation is the easiest to
My favorite theorist supports my idea entirely and he is Erik Erikson. Erikson invented the eight stages that humans go through during life; Trust vs. Mistrust, Autonomy vs. Shame & Doubt, Initiative vs. Guilt, Industry vs. Inferiority, Identity vs. Role Confusion, Intimacy vs. Isolation, Generativity vs. Stagnation, and Integrity vs. Despair. These stages must …show more content…
Intimacy is possible when a child has shaped their identity and has met every stage of development. If someone has figured out who they are they may become isolated from society.
The last life stages are Generativity vs. Stagnation and integrity vs. despair. We all have a purpose to shape the next generation of children and when that is neglected a person will experience stagnation. Integrity vs. despair is when you evaluate your life and consider if you are proud of how you lived it. Each stage of development is linked to the next and to fulfill the basic base of your life you need to meet each stage of Erikson 's theory.
Another theory that proves a ‘human is like a pyramid’ is the swiss scientist Jean Piaget 's cognitive theory, “According to Piaget, intellectual advancement occurs because humans at every age seek cognitive equilibrium - a state of mental balance.” (Berger 2015, P. 47) Achieving equilibrium, or as i like to think ‘creating the base of the pyramid” is through adaptation. When you experience something new in life it throws off your life equilibrium, which requires adaptation to find assimilation or accommodation. Assimilation is when you make new experience fit into your lifestyle, and accommodation is taking old ideas and including them in new experiences. Accommodation is the easiest to