Erik Erikson was a developmental psychologist and psychoanalyst, best known for his theory on psychosocial development of human beings. John Bowlby a psychologist, psychiatrist, and psychoanalyst are known for his interest in child development and for his pioneering work in attachment theory. Both aspired to understand the importance of human development and the importance of many factors that play in an individual’s life to ensure the human well-being from a social perspective. Bowlby and Erikson believed that trust is very important in the psychological development of an infant. Erikson highlighted the various needs of an infant in receiving consistent, dependable and reliable care to form good relationships throughout their life by having
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In his eight-stage theory of human development, he focuses on a person’s lifespan, and where the order of each stage is biologically fixed. For example, a child or an adult must face a developmental crisis in which they must overcome or solve it to establish a psychosocial strength. On the other hand, John Bowlby focuses on the social development of children. Bowlby’s believed that early relationships with caregivers play a major role in a child's development, which also influences the social relationships throughout the child’s life. Bowlby’s attachment theory focused on how important it is for a child to form an attachment to aid in the child’s survival by ensuring the child’s care and protection are …show more content…
This can be observed after the caregiver leaves and the child does not care and seems relieved, and becomes disoriented when the caregiver is present. Some of the strengths/weaknesses of Bowlby’s attachment theory are that he focuses more on a child’s early stages of forming a bond. But there is no concrete evidence that states that if there were to be no bond, a child will have a difficult time forming and having good relationships when he is an adult. Some strengths are that he specifies the importance of bonds and why these attachments develop at an early stage of a child’s life and why an attachment should be universal no matter what parenting style, age or culture a child is raised
In his eight-stage theory of human development, he focuses on a person’s lifespan, and where the order of each stage is biologically fixed. For example, a child or an adult must face a developmental crisis in which they must overcome or solve it to establish a psychosocial strength. On the other hand, John Bowlby focuses on the social development of children. Bowlby’s believed that early relationships with caregivers play a major role in a child's development, which also influences the social relationships throughout the child’s life. Bowlby’s attachment theory focused on how important it is for a child to form an attachment to aid in the child’s survival by ensuring the child’s care and protection are …show more content…
This can be observed after the caregiver leaves and the child does not care and seems relieved, and becomes disoriented when the caregiver is present. Some of the strengths/weaknesses of Bowlby’s attachment theory are that he focuses more on a child’s early stages of forming a bond. But there is no concrete evidence that states that if there were to be no bond, a child will have a difficult time forming and having good relationships when he is an adult. Some strengths are that he specifies the importance of bonds and why these attachments develop at an early stage of a child’s life and why an attachment should be universal no matter what parenting style, age or culture a child is raised