Of the different theories of Lifespan Development, Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory and Erik Erikson's theory of Psychosocial Development are among the key theories of Lifespan Development (Berger, 2008). Like one another, together they search inside at inner divergences and diverge into the humans ability to manage internal drive and moments of crisis. Within Freud's theory, human behavior begins with the subconscious crisis and drive. He constructed three steps in child development that include "oral, anal, and phallic," and finished that reaction of parents creates a large influence on personality and lifespan development (Berger, 2008). Freud's idea, he illustrated that the body parts (oral, anal, and phallic) to have a erotic nature (Berger, 2008).
Prior to analyzing human development through the scientific study, philosophers offered theories to explain age related differences observed in individuals of different ages. Many of these theories continue to influence the field of human development and many Western beliefs in practiced today, originated from those theories (Boyd & Bee, 2006). This paper will consider human development in the areas of prenatal, infancy, early childhood, middle childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, middle adulthood, and late adulthood. Developmental theories pertaining to the various stages of development will be explored as will the affect early stages have on later development. Finally, this future clinician will attempt to evaluate how the knowledge learned in this class will influence planning inventions in her specialization of clinical psychology.
Autobiography Paper Lifespan Development Miranda Jurgensen September 19, 2012 A man named Erik Erikson helped give light to the way we develop cognitively as humans. Erikson did this by giving an alternate view to psychosocial development. Erikson’s theory includes eight stages in our psychosocial development that explains how we come to understand interact socially, and how we come to understand ourselves. These eight stages occur throughout our lifespan. To define psychosocial development we say that the approach that encompasses change in our interactions with and understandings of one another, as well as in our knowledge and understanding of ourselves as members of society.
The Psychological Development of Dave Pelzer PSY/300 July 22, 2011 Ashley Dolecki The Psychological Development of Dave Pelzer Whenever a discussion of psychology occurs, the topic of nature versus nurture eventually arises. Psychologists, philosophers, and scientists have debated the nature versus nurture viewpoints for many decades. Research, studies, and interviews have raised many questions and brought about a multitude of theories concerning this topic. Developmental psychology strives to answer why an individual develops the personality and behaviors he or she eventually manifests as an adult. Developmental psychology examines the influences and theories of personality development.
Erikson's theory of the 'Eight Stages of Development' describes a lifelong process through which human personality evolves as the individual responds to their environment, psychological experiences, biological influences and social interactions. These factors contribute to the core idea of Erikson's theory that each stage, beginning at birth and ending at death, offers a psychosocial conflict that must be overcome by the corresponding virtue in order to progress to the next stage of development. Any one of these stages can be applied to an individual, depending on their age and circumstance, who is hospitalised in order to offer nurses an approach to nurturing the development of their clients (AllPsych Online, 2011). Stage I is the year from birth to 1 year old, the conflict at this stage of Erikson's theory is 'Trust vs. Mistrust'. The infant, dependent almost solely upon others, learns to develop trust when the central caregiver, often
I will explain physically, socially, emotionally and socially about her development in her childhood and adolescence years. After to complete my distinction I will write about adulthood and old-age and write how I think Genie will be affected in those life stages and then will justify why I think that is. Key terms Nature: inherited influences such as our genes and physiological make up Nurture: How life has influenced us through our experiences. The nature-nurture debate is one of the oldest issues in psychology. The debate is about weather our genetic inheritance or environmental factors are the way we are.
Developmental Timeline Developmental Timeline Deny Crowder Grand Canyon University Module 1 September 20, 2009 This timeline will show the works of Lawrence Kohlberg , Jean Piaget’s, and Erikson’s theories on different developments from birth to adulthood. They have their degrees and the right time of studies to show what comes first and what comes last in these developments. Example of the different behavioral problems are:( ADHD ) Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder that is a chemical imbalance in the brain. Heredity and environment through ones genes they could inherit like eyes, height, etc. The environment that the child lives in and or around.
The interaction of nature and nurture is clearly described in social learning theories. A behavior is observed and learned, and the individual responds to their environment using learned behaviors and their own judgment on the situation. 2. Which theories emphasize the impact of early experience on development? Erik Erikson’s psychosocial theory consists of eight stages and describes the impact of early experiences and experiences over the lifespan from childhood to adulthood (Cherry, 2013).
The movie Parenthood displayed parental challenges faced by four siblings. The main character, Gil Buckman, is a prime example of what characterizes Erik Erikson’s stage of generativity versus stagnation in middle-aged adults. This seventh stage characterizes generativity as an adult’s desire to leave behind legacies of themselves to the next generation. On the other hand, stagnation occurs when adults sense they have done little to nothing for the next generation (Santrock, 2012, p. 322). Although the changes in Gil are progressive throughout the movie, he ultimately reaches generativity through providing nurture and guidance to his children.
BECOMING ATTACHED In chapter 17 from the book “Becoming Attached” by Robert Karen, the author based his book on the research work of John Bowlby who is known as the father of attachment theory. Bowlby believed that attachment begins at infancy and continues throughout life. He developed the theory after running a study in which he attempted to understand the intense distress experienced by infants who had been separated from their parents. Karen also questions some of the most fundamental issues of emotional life: how do our early struggles with our primary caregiver shape our personality? And the impact it has in the way we relate to others as adults.