Comparing Freud And Erikson's Stages

Freud and Erikson differ in many ways. One way that Freud’s stages differ from Erikson’s is the focus on unconscious urges that helped a person’s personality. Freud’s stages targeted the importance of maturation as an important role while Erikson’s stages placed more importance of social and environmental factors. Freud’s stages developed a better understanding of the psychosexual development based on stages such as, the genital stage which focuses on adult sexuality. Which is where the individual develops a strong sexual interest in people outside of the family. Erikson’s stages focused on the psychosocial development. The stage of trust vs. mistrust defines the first stage which is where the child learns to trust others. This can be done …show more content…
This idea of reinforcement consisted of a term known as operant conditioning which Skinner developed. This can be used as a positive reinforcement for children who display aggression. If a child in a third grade class was showing a lot of aggression operant conditioning can be used to help the child review how their actions can have a punishment or an award. If the child does well in class and shows no aggression than the child will be rewarded with recess outside with the other students. If the child shows aggression than the child will have to sit inside or with the teacher during recess. This way the child will associate the aggressive behavior with a consequence, not going to recess, which will decrease the aggressive …show more content…
There are five levels of Bronfenbrenner’s Theory that can lead to positive or negative outcomes depending on how a person develops throughout each level. Alcohol abuse is a substance that many struggle with today. This can develop at any level of the ecological theory. The microsystem level consists of an immediate environment with the adolescent consisting of family, school, church, etc. The adolescent can develop an alcohol problem if they are introduced to it by those who are close to them. The exosystem level deals with the child’s extended family, friends, neighbors, and mass media. The media plays a major role in adolescent’s lives today. If they are introduce to the idea that alcohol is “cool” or that it will make them feel better about things that make them unhappy they are influenced to drink. Macrosystem is the largest collection of people and places that can influence and adolescent. This is where the child is introduced to different values and beliefs outside the people they are closest to. Chronosystem is a level that deals with change or consistency. Some children do not like the idea of change. For example, moving to a new house away from the people you love can influence an adolescent’s alcohol