Erikson's stages of psychosocial development

Piaget's theory of cognitive development Jean Piaget was a Swiss scholar who argued that children are not little adults. Also, he believed that everyone is born with a natural tendency to organize the world meaningful by constructing mental models of the world called schemata. Schemata are mental models of the world that we use to guide and interpret our experiences (Nairne, 2014) Piaget’s primary contributions was to demonstrate that children’s reasoning errors can provide a window into how…

seven years old but often times displays the Stage 3-of Initiative vs Guilt (Miller, 2011) seems to still have that need of exploration and trying to find his way because his brother is 14 and his sister is 17 and the age differences at times confuse Kayden. While observing my grandson Kayden, he could fit within two of Erickson’s Eight Stages of Development. (Miller, 2011) The most prevalent stage that I observe is initiative versus guilt. This stage occurs in many young children just before…

Children develop at unique rates. The child for this paper is three years old and lives with both of her parents. The goal of this paper will be to approximate her development. There are many aspects of development; this paper will be focusing on Erickson’s psychosocial stages, Piaget’s stage theory, and her level of physical development. This particular child lives with both of her parents. The subject is three years old and is an only child. The subject is with her mother the most; the mother…

As humans we go through different stages of development throughout our lives, we grow a little bit older each day from birth to old age. Our cognition matures as we begin to use concepts regularly. When exposed to the same information a child and an adult will come to different conclusions because they both perceive the information differently. According to Piaget, in assimilation no changes are made to the existing schema when adding the new instance. For example, a child knows birds have wings…

including that of emotional attachment and one’s first social interactions (Infancy). A period of the origins of life which babyhood and toddlerhood unfold from a child’s birth through two years (Berk, 2010, p. 6). As a scholar in the field of human development, researching a subject and evaluating an authentic encounter with the said subject are two separate embodiments. Enlisting assistance from a colleague’s relative, I assessed my revitalizing experience with handling an infant under the age…

When considering Amber’s case study, many transitions and developments can be seen. Amber is introduced as a 26-year old single mother entering a Student Affairs and Higher Education program at Prescott University. Amber is a full-time employee of the university and has worked there for the past 8 years. She is close to her family and they have made many important life choices for her. She struggled with her lack of independence growing up and currently seems to struggle with her family 's view…

The stage of adolescence is categorized by being 12 to 18 years old and psychosocial maturity the individual exemplifies. A developmental delay that is evidenced by the inability of an individual’s needs to be met can be identified by using Erikson’s stages of development (Groark, McCall, McCarthy, Eichner, & Gee, 2013). For the adolescent stage the task requires children to find their own personal identity separate from their peers and parents. This achievement of identity will lead to…

seeing her and show sensitivity to human speech. Even though infants can’t see they show behaviour related processes. If the infants are exposed to stimulus repeatedly they show decrease in response (Habituation). Childhood is a major phase of human development. Childhood start from the age of 2-3 and extended till the age of 12-13. The childhood is progressed by the understanding and using the language. Before child start using the language he start…

her home because Children's Services received a called about her daughter Lauren. The social worker explained the reason for the home visit and to discuss some concerns involving Lauren. The interview purpose was the concerns of Lauren’s child development. Grace said her DSS worker Michelle was worried because Lauren, who is a 4-year old is sill drinking from the bottle and not fully potty trained. Grace also mentioned her worker concern of tooth decay. The interview could have been improved on…

trusting relationship between us through my use of good communcation, such as open body language (NMC, 2010). Which is essentially when working with patients (NICE, 2012). I understood how important social interaction was for not just the son 's development but also the fathers health. The PIESS model of healthcare (Physical, Intellectual, Emotional, Social and Spiritual) includes a section on Social as it is recognised that interaction with others helps to improve all other aspects of a persons…