Introduction
The child I have chosen for this observation, Sally, is a girl of seven years old. She is bright and energetic with a very curious mind and a head-strong personality. There are a few facts, however, that prevent a typical analysis. She is currently a foster child in our home who is separated from her two siblings through circumstances that she was told were her fault. Although the fact that it is all her fault is not true, it is what she believes and remains the filter through which she looks at everything else in her life. This includes social, academic, and extracurricular language interactions. Even so, she has grown and flourished in our home. The potentially developmental altering past, along with this current growth and …show more content…
This includes the court, our home, school, church, extracurricular activities, and with her siblings in their visitation periods. I will describe a little of what I have seen as it pertains to Erikson’s fourth stage of Industry vs. Inferiority. "According to Erikson, the ego develops as it successfully resolves crises that are distinctly social in nature. These involve establishing a sense of trust in others, developing a sense of identity in society, and helping the next generation prepare for the future” (McLeod …show more content…
She knows very well how to play the game of “what do you want to hear”, rather than saying what is truly on her mind. In her defense, I understand this way of thinking from being a prior victim myself. I can attest to the fact that this type of interaction is not malicious or centered on the idea of “what can I get away with”. It truly is a coping mechanism of feeling inferior and not wanting to validate this fear by getting in trouble or not getting your way. This also ties back to what McLeod was talking about with the industry vs. inferiority. It is very visible that a child must be encouraged, in moderation, when they try new things or try to gain some sense of independence. If a child is constantly chastised and confined to only what the parents believe they can do, the child will become highly internalized and become very personally critical and controlling. Overly strict parents also unknowingly push a child, especially one who is already dealing with inferiority issues, to lying and manipulation because that child does not want any confirmation that they did something wrong or that they have lost their control. With a key concept throughout psychodynamic theories being identity, or a person’s self-assigned definition of their worth and who they are, it is important that adults do not put any more stress of this issue on children than needed (Ormrod 2015). Children are already in a constant battle of
The child I have chosen for this observation, Sally, is a girl of seven years old. She is bright and energetic with a very curious mind and a head-strong personality. There are a few facts, however, that prevent a typical analysis. She is currently a foster child in our home who is separated from her two siblings through circumstances that she was told were her fault. Although the fact that it is all her fault is not true, it is what she believes and remains the filter through which she looks at everything else in her life. This includes social, academic, and extracurricular language interactions. Even so, she has grown and flourished in our home. The potentially developmental altering past, along with this current growth and …show more content…
This includes the court, our home, school, church, extracurricular activities, and with her siblings in their visitation periods. I will describe a little of what I have seen as it pertains to Erikson’s fourth stage of Industry vs. Inferiority. "According to Erikson, the ego develops as it successfully resolves crises that are distinctly social in nature. These involve establishing a sense of trust in others, developing a sense of identity in society, and helping the next generation prepare for the future” (McLeod …show more content…
She knows very well how to play the game of “what do you want to hear”, rather than saying what is truly on her mind. In her defense, I understand this way of thinking from being a prior victim myself. I can attest to the fact that this type of interaction is not malicious or centered on the idea of “what can I get away with”. It truly is a coping mechanism of feeling inferior and not wanting to validate this fear by getting in trouble or not getting your way. This also ties back to what McLeod was talking about with the industry vs. inferiority. It is very visible that a child must be encouraged, in moderation, when they try new things or try to gain some sense of independence. If a child is constantly chastised and confined to only what the parents believe they can do, the child will become highly internalized and become very personally critical and controlling. Overly strict parents also unknowingly push a child, especially one who is already dealing with inferiority issues, to lying and manipulation because that child does not want any confirmation that they did something wrong or that they have lost their control. With a key concept throughout psychodynamic theories being identity, or a person’s self-assigned definition of their worth and who they are, it is important that adults do not put any more stress of this issue on children than needed (Ormrod 2015). Children are already in a constant battle of