Kohlberg's stages of moral development

thoughts. Social and personality development emerges through the interactions we have with people, our biological influences, and also our understanding of the world, and a sense of who we are as a person. Development does not stop at childhood but continues on throughout adulthood. These three factors are interdependent of one another and do not act alone in the development of social and personality. Besides the genetic contribution to our social and personality development, these are other…

is subject to another's law or rules. It incorporated a sense of Moral Realism. This means that all the elements of morality, such as rules, punishments etc., exist in their own right and come from external sources. Things are seen as being clearly right or wrong because the child has been told that this is the case. The morality of 10 + year olds is Autonomous meaning being subject to one’s own laws or rules. It involves Moral Relativism whereby a child comes to realise that rules evolve…

Intertwined Psychologists Many developmental psychologists have made their mark on the science of how humans change over time. Such individuals as Jean Piaget and Sigmund Freud have developed various cognitive stages that craft an outline for the way the mind changes throughout life. Their ideas serve as a great basis of understanding by themselves, but crossing points have been linked with other psychologists’ theories to create an entire sphere of developmental psychology. The theories of…

As baby boys and girls age it is not difficult to notice not only physical differences, but differences in behavior and interaction with others. The psychological development process differs in males and females, yet many male psychologists measure developmental success based off of scales tailored for male psychological development, leaving mature women being labeled as ‘underdeveloped’. In “Women’s place in a man’s life cycle”, published in 1979, psychologist Carol Gilligan challenges the…

Claireece Precious Jones is a 16-year-old female client. Based on just her age, she is considered to be in the Middle Adolescence stage of development. During this phase of development, Teens become more self-involved, they become concerned with appearance and their body, they can develop lower opinions of the parents as they withdraw from them and try to institute their own independence. They will often Seek privacy and time alone as well. During middle adolescence, their intellectual…

Introduction: Heinz dilemma addresses an individual’s personal beliefs, moral’s and development. My moral development research participant was Nicholas Watkins. Nicholas is a seventeen-year-old; he is a senior in high school. He is a middle child and the only boy. He has one older sister, which happens to be me, and one younger sister. He grew up in church and is currently serving a president of the young people department. Nicholas is very family oriented and both of his parents are still…

happened soon after I began working with him one on one for my case study. One of my observation days I pulled Brayden aside and began an interview, that would help me decide which levels of moral development that he was in. I told Brayden the story, noted as an example scenario in Piaget’s moral development. Me: If a boy bumped into the table and broke 15 cups by accident, and another boy broke one cup trying to steal a cookie, which boy should be punished, or should they both be…

categorized individuals into six stages of moral development and stated that some individuals can become trapped in a particular stage. Kohlberg’s view on punishment is very simple. He feels that it is necessary and relevant, for students will follow the rules set into place to avoid this punishment. In respect to a standard based classroom in 2016, Kohlberg’s most useful ideas are that he recognizes that students can be stuck in a lower level of moral development and it can be used to…

Systems Model highlights how David’s interaction with his family and the environment impacted how he developed (Feldman, 2015). His cognitive development was in Piaget’s concrete operational stage (Feldman, 2015). This means David was able to fully understand his situation and use logic to try and solve his dilemma. According to Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Reasoning, David’s reasoning…

After taking this course and studying human development, it has given me great insight into my personal development and growth from the prenatal period through early adulthood. When writing this essay, I chose to include the theories I found most applicable and accurate in regards to my experiences as I developed from the prenatal period to early adulthood. Starting with the prenatal period in the first trimester of pregnancy as I went from zygote to embryo to fetus, I developed rapidly and…