Erikson’s Theory of Identity versus Role Confusion and how he looked at it then and how it is interpreted in modern days by a student who has just gone through the identity and role confusion crisis.
Sokol, J. T. (2009, March 1). Identity Development Throughout the Lifetime: An Examination of Eriksonian Theory. Graduate Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1(2), 142-143. Retrieved September 29, 2016, from http://epublications.marquette.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1030&context=gjcp
Erikson thought the main reason for adolescence to be so important to the older child/younger adult was so that they may find their identity and what they would like to do with their life as they get older (Sokol, 2009). One of the main factors within finding …show more content…
He also states that during this stage is when the child begins to venture out on their own, no longer feeling the need of being accompanied by their parents (Fleming, 2004). A main point he also mentions frequently is the kinship of others, this child will begin dating and experimenting with others that are not their parents (Fleming, 2004). The parents begin to feel as if they may have lost their child because of a different style and the known rebellious stage that everyone talks about and warns for parents to get ready for (Fleming, 2004). Once all of these new flaws are put to side the parent still needs to lay down a set of rules even if it can result in an exasperated child (Fleming, 2004). Fleming goes as far as giving five different definitions and how they have the affect/role on the child in this phase. The five words are Foreclosure, Moratorium, Diffusion, Positive role identity or identity achievement, and Negative role identity (Fleming, 2004). I found this article to break down the theory more than just stating what the theory was and how it affects children. I believe this article will help me to be more detailed in my final paper. This was a useful article to me and my …show more content…
This entails that children are beginning to do more on their own and are wanting to make more relationships as well as finding an occupation for the rest of their lives (McLeod, 2008). McLeod also talks about this being the period when children are going through major thought process trying to figure out what their personality should be and how they should look. Puberty is also another big factor in this article, talking about how a child will feel not have confidence with how they look and how others perceive them (McLeod, 2008). If the child begins to realize they aren’t who they would like to be but are still unsure of who they want to be they will go through a critical breaking point (McLeod, 2008). If the parents try to help with planning who the child wants to be, it will cause a uprising from the child (McLeod, 2008). This article was fairly similar to the others which made it easy to read although I could only find a couple of differences that will be useful in my research and final
Sokol, J. T. (2009, March 1). Identity Development Throughout the Lifetime: An Examination of Eriksonian Theory. Graduate Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1(2), 142-143. Retrieved September 29, 2016, from http://epublications.marquette.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1030&context=gjcp
Erikson thought the main reason for adolescence to be so important to the older child/younger adult was so that they may find their identity and what they would like to do with their life as they get older (Sokol, 2009). One of the main factors within finding …show more content…
He also states that during this stage is when the child begins to venture out on their own, no longer feeling the need of being accompanied by their parents (Fleming, 2004). A main point he also mentions frequently is the kinship of others, this child will begin dating and experimenting with others that are not their parents (Fleming, 2004). The parents begin to feel as if they may have lost their child because of a different style and the known rebellious stage that everyone talks about and warns for parents to get ready for (Fleming, 2004). Once all of these new flaws are put to side the parent still needs to lay down a set of rules even if it can result in an exasperated child (Fleming, 2004). Fleming goes as far as giving five different definitions and how they have the affect/role on the child in this phase. The five words are Foreclosure, Moratorium, Diffusion, Positive role identity or identity achievement, and Negative role identity (Fleming, 2004). I found this article to break down the theory more than just stating what the theory was and how it affects children. I believe this article will help me to be more detailed in my final paper. This was a useful article to me and my …show more content…
This entails that children are beginning to do more on their own and are wanting to make more relationships as well as finding an occupation for the rest of their lives (McLeod, 2008). McLeod also talks about this being the period when children are going through major thought process trying to figure out what their personality should be and how they should look. Puberty is also another big factor in this article, talking about how a child will feel not have confidence with how they look and how others perceive them (McLeod, 2008). If the child begins to realize they aren’t who they would like to be but are still unsure of who they want to be they will go through a critical breaking point (McLeod, 2008). If the parents try to help with planning who the child wants to be, it will cause a uprising from the child (McLeod, 2008). This article was fairly similar to the others which made it easy to read although I could only find a couple of differences that will be useful in my research and final