Introduction
"Dean a 16 year-old lives with his father and step-mother, in a semirural community in the south; and mother Dean 's mother moved to another state, and although she calls him from time to time, the two have little contact"(Broderick & Blewitt, 2015, p. 365). Due to unforeseen circumstances, Dean 's life has become a target for hit or miss disasters, resulting with Dean becoming confused and undecided about the direction of one 's present and future life identities. Within this paper one will discuss the challenges, perspective changes, and theories involved in the overview of Dean 's case study. Presenting Challenges
There are several …show more content…
Dean seems to be confused about his direction in life, mainly due to the lack of understanding and/or acceptance of past events. "Erikson 's theory of psychosocial development is based on the epigenetic principle, which states that development unfolds in a series of predetermined stages, that there is an optimal time for the ascendancy of a stage, and that the resolution of early stages greatly influences the outcomes of later stages" (Dunkel & Sefcek, 2009, p. 13). "Dean 's case study fall in the fifth stage is the most important in Erikson 's theory and is identity versus role confusion; "here an adolescent is faced with the task of developing a sense of self-continuity" (Dunkel & Sefcek, 2009, p. 14) . This is not to omit other stages of psychosocial development, which to laid the foundation of Dean 's upcoming challenges. For example, the transitioning of Dean 's circle of friends, leaving behind individuals who focused more on education, to others who merely wanted to live life on the edge, indulging in activities that are not within Dean 's natural state of …show more content…
the only concern of the father is more so ensuring the child future direction is geared toward the family business, all else is less of a concern, including grades "at the fathers urging, Dean father take his is less-than-stellar grades too seriously, urging a course of study in an automobile repair, as well"(Broderick & Blewitt, 2015, p. 365). Ones personal concern is the lack of interest the father has for Dean 's ironic behavior, and no desire to intervene and discuss the issues and/or exploring professional help. Deans father appears to be selfish and self-absorb, once again placing ones personal needs above the well being of the child, furthermore, confirming an intervention is needed for all parties
"Dean a 16 year-old lives with his father and step-mother, in a semirural community in the south; and mother Dean 's mother moved to another state, and although she calls him from time to time, the two have little contact"(Broderick & Blewitt, 2015, p. 365). Due to unforeseen circumstances, Dean 's life has become a target for hit or miss disasters, resulting with Dean becoming confused and undecided about the direction of one 's present and future life identities. Within this paper one will discuss the challenges, perspective changes, and theories involved in the overview of Dean 's case study. Presenting Challenges
There are several …show more content…
Dean seems to be confused about his direction in life, mainly due to the lack of understanding and/or acceptance of past events. "Erikson 's theory of psychosocial development is based on the epigenetic principle, which states that development unfolds in a series of predetermined stages, that there is an optimal time for the ascendancy of a stage, and that the resolution of early stages greatly influences the outcomes of later stages" (Dunkel & Sefcek, 2009, p. 13). "Dean 's case study fall in the fifth stage is the most important in Erikson 's theory and is identity versus role confusion; "here an adolescent is faced with the task of developing a sense of self-continuity" (Dunkel & Sefcek, 2009, p. 14) . This is not to omit other stages of psychosocial development, which to laid the foundation of Dean 's upcoming challenges. For example, the transitioning of Dean 's circle of friends, leaving behind individuals who focused more on education, to others who merely wanted to live life on the edge, indulging in activities that are not within Dean 's natural state of …show more content…
the only concern of the father is more so ensuring the child future direction is geared toward the family business, all else is less of a concern, including grades "at the fathers urging, Dean father take his is less-than-stellar grades too seriously, urging a course of study in an automobile repair, as well"(Broderick & Blewitt, 2015, p. 365). Ones personal concern is the lack of interest the father has for Dean 's ironic behavior, and no desire to intervene and discuss the issues and/or exploring professional help. Deans father appears to be selfish and self-absorb, once again placing ones personal needs above the well being of the child, furthermore, confirming an intervention is needed for all parties