Erik Erikson develops a lifespan model with emphasis on the role of society at during Ego development. His psychosocial theory of the human indicates successful completion of a hierarchy of developmental situations. Erikson develops eight stages ranging from learning to put trust in others, establishing a balance between initiative and guilt, gathering a sense of efficacy in significant interpersonal relationships, and developing wisdom. This paper will look at the properties of the first stage of Trust versus Mistrust as vulnerabilities for Depression in young children.
The first stage of Erikson’s psychosocial model of development is specific to the age range of infancy to eighteen months. During this time period, a child presents as immature, …show more content…
Physical availability includes constant contact and touches, which communicate to a child trust and a sense of security in a world composed of different people. The emotional connection is just as important because a mother 's physically presence to the needs of the baby may not be therapeutic. An example is misreading the need of the child. If a mother misreads that specific need of her child, it can lead to feelings of abandonment. The caregiver has the primary role of providing a stable foundational framework. A foundational framework of a parent whom provides a consistent and stable form of care infers reliability and security. It is then expected for children to later grow with the same expectations in other …show more content…
A unique aspect of children with depression in comparison to the other populations studied is that children stay in the environments that contribute to the clinical distress. A major part of Depression is hopelessness defined as feelings of powerlessness, helplessness, and despair around life situations. Poor emotional functioning shaped by the earliest stage of bonding between a child and a parent can make simple situations feel impossible to deal with. To cope with these feelings requires higher order thinking and children have an immature way of coping and thinking. This inherently leads to high expectations. Children develop these expectations for all interactions to resemble the standard of what the primacy caregiver established. This may lead to heightened emotions during fear-induced dynamics like refusing to take their first walk or aggressively acting out on the first day of
The first stage of Erikson’s psychosocial model of development is specific to the age range of infancy to eighteen months. During this time period, a child presents as immature, …show more content…
Physical availability includes constant contact and touches, which communicate to a child trust and a sense of security in a world composed of different people. The emotional connection is just as important because a mother 's physically presence to the needs of the baby may not be therapeutic. An example is misreading the need of the child. If a mother misreads that specific need of her child, it can lead to feelings of abandonment. The caregiver has the primary role of providing a stable foundational framework. A foundational framework of a parent whom provides a consistent and stable form of care infers reliability and security. It is then expected for children to later grow with the same expectations in other …show more content…
A unique aspect of children with depression in comparison to the other populations studied is that children stay in the environments that contribute to the clinical distress. A major part of Depression is hopelessness defined as feelings of powerlessness, helplessness, and despair around life situations. Poor emotional functioning shaped by the earliest stage of bonding between a child and a parent can make simple situations feel impossible to deal with. To cope with these feelings requires higher order thinking and children have an immature way of coping and thinking. This inherently leads to high expectations. Children develop these expectations for all interactions to resemble the standard of what the primacy caregiver established. This may lead to heightened emotions during fear-induced dynamics like refusing to take their first walk or aggressively acting out on the first day of