Introduction This paper will discuss the life of Monique. It will discuss her family structure, environment, and culture. It will show how these things played a role in her positive development during middle childhood. It will also discuss how she was able to experience the stage of intimacy instead of isolation. This paper will show how Monique is seen as an adult according to Erikson and how experiencing intimacy paved the way to her finding a partner, forming a romantic relationship and stating a family.
Summary of Relevant Biographical Information Monique was born on February 23, 1961 in Port-A-Prince, Haiti. She has six sisters and one brother. The beginning of her life was with her siblings and her parents. Her siblings either …show more content…
“The cognitive growth that takes place during middle childhood enables children to develop more complex concepts of themselves and to gain in emotional understanding and control” (Papalia & Martorell, 2015, p. 295). Although during this time many children are spending less time outside of the home and more time with their peers and at school, the home and people children live with still play a very important role in their lives (Papalia & Martorell, 2015). The structure of the family, what goes on in and outside of the family, and how they handle stress will help shape the child during development. Parents’ work and socioeconomic status and societal trends such as urbanization, changes in the family size, divorce, and remarriage, help shape the family environment and, thus, the child’s development (Papalia & Martorell, 2015). The culture of the child will also have an effect on the shaping of the child. Any type of violence or conflict in the home can have an effect on the development of a child, even if the conflict is between the parents in the home. Children that experience this can end up exhibiting internal and external behaviors. Internalizing behaviors are anger turned inward, such as anxiety, fearfulness, and depression, and externalizing behaviors are anger turned outward, such as aggression, fighting, hostility and
Summary of Relevant Biographical Information Monique was born on February 23, 1961 in Port-A-Prince, Haiti. She has six sisters and one brother. The beginning of her life was with her siblings and her parents. Her siblings either …show more content…
“The cognitive growth that takes place during middle childhood enables children to develop more complex concepts of themselves and to gain in emotional understanding and control” (Papalia & Martorell, 2015, p. 295). Although during this time many children are spending less time outside of the home and more time with their peers and at school, the home and people children live with still play a very important role in their lives (Papalia & Martorell, 2015). The structure of the family, what goes on in and outside of the family, and how they handle stress will help shape the child during development. Parents’ work and socioeconomic status and societal trends such as urbanization, changes in the family size, divorce, and remarriage, help shape the family environment and, thus, the child’s development (Papalia & Martorell, 2015). The culture of the child will also have an effect on the shaping of the child. Any type of violence or conflict in the home can have an effect on the development of a child, even if the conflict is between the parents in the home. Children that experience this can end up exhibiting internal and external behaviors. Internalizing behaviors are anger turned inward, such as anxiety, fearfulness, and depression, and externalizing behaviors are anger turned outward, such as aggression, fighting, hostility and