Erik Erikson, the developer of the psychosocial theory approach to human development, believed that people follow a sequence of stages of development from birth to death. “These development stages include tasks that result from biological forces and age related social or cultural expectations (Ashford & LeCroy, 2010, p.99)”. Within his psychological theory, Erikson identified eight psychosocial stages of human development which are equipped with “appropriate physical, emotional, and cognitive tasks that the individuals must master in the struggle to the demands of the social environment (Ashford & LeCroy, 2010, p.99-100)”. The eight stages include infancy (trust vs mistrust); early childhood (autonomy vs. shame, doubt); play age (initiative
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“Foster care placement results not only in the change of a child’s home, but also in the child’s status. The status of ‘foster child’ is conferred on the child upon foster care entry and the child soon learns that it is not a status of which to be proud (Kools, 1997, p.266)”. An article titled “Adolescent Identity Development in Foster Care” written by Susan M. Kools, discussed the negative impact that foster care has on an adolescent’s identity. It explores how negative assumptions and biases toward adolescents in foster care can have a great influence over their identity. As a result of such biases that others have toward these youth because they live in foster care, youth have a low sense of self-esteem and self-worth, both which can affect youth in the future. Youth’s low sense of self-esteem according to Kools, (1997, p.266) is known as the devaluation of self by others or “defined as the lessening or discounting of one’s status by others through their beliefs that are, in turn, reflected in their actions”. That is youth’s identity is developed based upon what or how others perceived them to
“Foster care placement results not only in the change of a child’s home, but also in the child’s status. The status of ‘foster child’ is conferred on the child upon foster care entry and the child soon learns that it is not a status of which to be proud (Kools, 1997, p.266)”. An article titled “Adolescent Identity Development in Foster Care” written by Susan M. Kools, discussed the negative impact that foster care has on an adolescent’s identity. It explores how negative assumptions and biases toward adolescents in foster care can have a great influence over their identity. As a result of such biases that others have toward these youth because they live in foster care, youth have a low sense of self-esteem and self-worth, both which can affect youth in the future. Youth’s low sense of self-esteem according to Kools, (1997, p.266) is known as the devaluation of self by others or “defined as the lessening or discounting of one’s status by others through their beliefs that are, in turn, reflected in their actions”. That is youth’s identity is developed based upon what or how others perceived them to