Emotional Development: Application of Theories and any Educational Implications
Emotional development is the gradual understanding of what feelings are, how feelings form, what they mean, and developing the skills to manage emotions appropriately. Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung agree that childhood experiences have a profound impact on our emotional development and adult emotional health.
Psychoanalytic Theory with Psychosexual Component Freud’s theory is centered on the idea that a person’s past experiences and childhood traumas contribute to their personality. The psychosexual component describes five ages and stages children progress through from birth to young adulthood and the conflicts that may arise during these stages. “Freud posited …show more content…
I met all the gateways that were expected: I had boyfriends, was a scholar athlete, and I went to college. However, those years were spent living up to other’s expectations. As I matured into an adult, I’ve changed and adopted different approaches to socializing with others and interacting with my environment.
Jung believed the mechanisms for change that allow us to understand the true nature of our identity are all around us all the time (Jung & Hull, 1954). In some cases, exterior factors force us into adopting fake personas to survive within the constructs dictated by society. Educators today must seriously consider the impact social media has on the emotional development of children. The interplay of perceptions versus reality, truth versus fake, good versus evil factors prominently in school systems. Our schools are founded on rituals and activities that attempt to inspire, assist, or corrupt the individual’s development. The art educator’s role is to encourage children to express their unique emotions and …show more content…
Knowing the self is enlightenment.” The act of self-reflection is a tremendously valuable process. It is even more fruitful when informed by specialists who have attempted to understand all the complexities of the human personality. After analyzing myself for six weeks, I have a holistic self-understanding in terms of cognitive, social, emotional, behavioral, and moral development. There is an interplay between my innate characteristics and developmental path, shaped and refined by my experiences. Analysis of developmental theories provides educators with insight to student behaviors, understanding of learning processes, and effective classroom techniques. Understanding who I am as a person, and who I need to be for my students, improves my ability to provide care, inspire greatness, and educate the leaders of
Emotional development is the gradual understanding of what feelings are, how feelings form, what they mean, and developing the skills to manage emotions appropriately. Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung agree that childhood experiences have a profound impact on our emotional development and adult emotional health.
Psychoanalytic Theory with Psychosexual Component Freud’s theory is centered on the idea that a person’s past experiences and childhood traumas contribute to their personality. The psychosexual component describes five ages and stages children progress through from birth to young adulthood and the conflicts that may arise during these stages. “Freud posited …show more content…
I met all the gateways that were expected: I had boyfriends, was a scholar athlete, and I went to college. However, those years were spent living up to other’s expectations. As I matured into an adult, I’ve changed and adopted different approaches to socializing with others and interacting with my environment.
Jung believed the mechanisms for change that allow us to understand the true nature of our identity are all around us all the time (Jung & Hull, 1954). In some cases, exterior factors force us into adopting fake personas to survive within the constructs dictated by society. Educators today must seriously consider the impact social media has on the emotional development of children. The interplay of perceptions versus reality, truth versus fake, good versus evil factors prominently in school systems. Our schools are founded on rituals and activities that attempt to inspire, assist, or corrupt the individual’s development. The art educator’s role is to encourage children to express their unique emotions and …show more content…
Knowing the self is enlightenment.” The act of self-reflection is a tremendously valuable process. It is even more fruitful when informed by specialists who have attempted to understand all the complexities of the human personality. After analyzing myself for six weeks, I have a holistic self-understanding in terms of cognitive, social, emotional, behavioral, and moral development. There is an interplay between my innate characteristics and developmental path, shaped and refined by my experiences. Analysis of developmental theories provides educators with insight to student behaviors, understanding of learning processes, and effective classroom techniques. Understanding who I am as a person, and who I need to be for my students, improves my ability to provide care, inspire greatness, and educate the leaders of