Childhood Fear Analysis

Kendall talks about the childhood fears that almost everyone goes through. From when we are little, we all fear the monster that is under our bed or hiding in our closest, getting taken away from your parents or being left alone. At a point, most people start to have a stuffed animal or a "blankey" that they use as a comfort item because they get scared, sad, depressed, or get anxiety. Kendall states the reason for these childhood fears are that we fear of losing someone or something dear to us. During the adolescence stage, everyone has the fear of making mistakes or being humiliated by their peers. This fear is also the main cause to why most teenagers are self-conscious. Kendall mentions that psychologist David Elkind came up with the "imaginary …show more content…
Lastly there is the time when we all get into our elderly ages and the fact that our youth is behind us and now we appreciate the quiet small joys in life. Along with seniors citizens self-knowledge that allows them to state their opinions about everything/anything, come the fears of loss of independence, being helpless and physically weak, and the possibility being a burden on your family. With these fears in elderly peoples minds they become what Kendall calls "hermit-like" which is they stay in the comfort of their own home and they hardy get out and talk to other people. For elderly people, the key element to being in good health is being mentally and physically active. Based on my observations I truly feel that Kendall's thesis is correct because every person in the world has had or experienced any one of these fears from the time they are toddlers to a senior citizen. It is very common to have these fears throughout your life and sometimes certain fears stick with us as we mature. For instance, I still feel as if people judge and criticize me no matter what I am doing, I have had that fear since I was about 12 and I don't think I will grow out of