The first stage I will be talking about is the fourth stage of Erikson’s theory of developments industry vs. inferiority which is from age six years to adolescence, children begin to develop a sense of pride in their accomplishments. They initiate projects, see them through to completion, and feel good about what they have achieved. During this time, teachers play an increased role in the child’s development. If children are encouraged and reinforced for their initiative, they begin to feel active and feel confident in their ability to achieve goals. If this initiative is not encouraged, if it is restricted by parents or teacher, then the child begins to feel inferior, doubting his own abilities and, therefore, may not reach his potential. …show more content…
At the beginning I was unsure but I realized that is only because I was not sure of what his theory was fully about but after I studied in class but also had myself fully understand I disagree with his theory of how he views the psychosocial development and that was one of the reasons why I chose this option because I wanted to know more about the ways he labeled people in different categories. One of the reasons why Is his idea of mastering all of the stages and if not then you would lead an unhealthy personality and sense of self. Which I totally disagree with it. The second stage I will be talking about is Identity vs. Role Confusion which is the 5th stage of Erikson’s theory of development, which is During adolescence (age 12 to 18 yrs.), the transition from childhood to adulthood. Children are becoming more independent and begin to look at the future in terms of career, relationships, families. This is a major stage in development where the child has to learn the roles he will conquer as an adult. It is during this stage that the adolescent will re-examine his identity and try to find out exactly who he or she …show more content…
Give me an example of a behavior that you might witness in someone who has mastered this stage. If someone was to have master this stage they would be in place in their life where they feel assured in the relationship, they have with someone and the relationship they have with their partner is successful and they feel as if they are completed. If an individual still has not mastered this stage in their life, they could have a commitment or trust issues which is why they can never feel safe or secure in a relationship with a partner. If someone masters this stage, they would live in a stress free life because they’re are sure this is the person who they want to be and they don’t have to re-examined their life with their partners and live a happy life. In the long run if someone does not master this stage they are more likely to be confused as to why they can’t be in a committed relationship and at one point might get depressed. I don’t agree with Erikson’s 6th stage theory of development because he never considered the other possibilities as to why people are this why and he never proposed a solution for those who can’t master this stage and I feel like there are some people who can master this
...es and relationships that can have a deleterious affect on one’s self image and self esteem. The second stage is the transition rites category. In this stage individuals are feeling left in limbo, having have moved on from their previous role but have not yet been incorporated into their new one. Individuals in this state often experience anger, depression and denial. Individuals who are unable to accept their new status can languish in a period of liminality. The final subcategory of status passage is the rite of incorporation. At this stage the individual has accepted the new status and is reasonably comfortable with the new lifestyle. This final subcategory can be hard to reach for some, but essential for all to reach in order to achieve acceptance of their inevitable situation, and to obtain a degree of personal comfort in their new role.
In order for there to even be a story, the person needs to overcome this stage, otherwise the person would just stay in their comfort zone thus, not making the story interesting for the reader. This is almost like a character v. self problem.
Erik Erikson’s eight Stages of man, is also known as the eight stages of psychosocial development. He promotes social interactions as a motivation to personality development. Erickson studied stages from the beginning of the life cycle to the later stages of life. Erickson was trained under the famous Sigmund Freud. His belief was that it wasn’t only sex that motivated personality development. Social interaction and a growing sense of competence is the key to it all. Since his beliefs differed from the beliefs of Freud, Erikson quickly began to work on his own. Erickson has focused on many different eras of psychological development.
Psychosocial development explains the stages through which one healthily human should pass from infancy to late adulthood. There are eight stages in psychosocial development; Trust vs. Mistrust, Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt, Initiative vs. Guilt, Industry vs. Inferiority, Identity vs. Role Confusion, Intimacy vs. Isolation, Generativity vs. Stagnation, and Ego Integrity vs. Despair. In each one of these stages, a person confronts and hopefully masters challenges. Erik Erikson is known for creating these stages of psychosocial development.
In the end this is what Erikson found when studying development of children and adults. This explains when he got started , he had a theory about eight stages of development , and how people grow over time. Erikson also found symptoms of children in the self - doubt stages and crisis children go through.
When you think about psychosocial development, what comes to mind? Well, the first thought that comes to my mind is process. There are many different development theories psychologists have discovered over the years. A psychologist named Erik Erikson just so happened to be one of those psychologists in that group. He came up with the Erikson's Psychosocial Developmental Theory. It was one of the most influential theories. This theory has eight different stages which starts from infancy thru death. This paper informs you on the life span of the theory, from the beginning to the end.
All three theorists have something interesting and factual about the stages of development. I can only conclude that each one of them can help teachers like me to increase the awareness of students’ development and maturity. This gives us an opportunity to increase student’s learning and help them develop and grow up in healthy ways.
Erikson believed that this stage happens from ages 6-11. This is when kids are becoming proud of the good deeds and the things they are able to do. This is also when kids are able to do more difficult things than before, and because of this they try to accomplish more and different skills. If a child does not get no praise or no encouragement then they will start to question what they can or cannot do. Erikson believed that encouragement and praise is very important in this stage because if it is not given then the kids’self-confidence will become low. Success of this stage is when the child is proud of what they can do, also while failure of this stage is when the child feels like they cannot do
Nevertheless, Erikson’s eight stages of life are presumptions for understanding an individual’s entire life span. In the same manner, these eight stages aid individuals in finding his or her full identity or ego. Every individual will complete each stage at different levels because of his or her development. However, everyone will eventually discover his or her development from birth to death.
Theorists have expanded our knowledge of psychology, influenced one another to broaden, and built upon each other’s theories to develop their own. One theorist who has built upon previous theorists was Erik Erikson. Erikson developed an eight-stage theory of identity and psychosocial development, which has countless strengths and weaknesses.
I fit into identity vs role confusion and intimacy vs isolation in Erickson’s stages of psychosocial development for my age of eighteen. I without a doubt agree I am in the fifth stage because I am still going through a growth of discovering who I am as an adult and using the things I learned as a child to help me advance. I have become more independent, looking forward to the future; like my career and starting a family one day. As for issues in the identity vs role confusion stage I disagree with some of Erickson’s predictions. I don’t feel as though I had an identity crisis; I knew exactly what I wanted to be when I grew up and the kind of life I want, outlined by the time I was fifteen. I made sure to surround myself with good people who shaped me into the person I am today. I was never pressured to find my identity which I think helped me have a positive outcome. As for the sixth stage in psychosocial development, I agree that I am looking for relationships leading toward a long-term commitment. I don’t isolate myself from others, but I’m in a committed relationship currently with someone who I see a future with so I am confined to only him.
All of these stages seemed to determine whether a person developed poorly or remarkably. It is fascinating how being fixated on one stage could lead to problems or strengths that were social, emotional, mental, or physical. All of Freud's theories had become an amazing lesson for the parents of today as well as parental advisors and
The fourth stage of Erikson’s theory, Industry vs. Inferiority, covers the age of five years old to eleven years old, which is the early school years. Children who receive support from their teachers or parents, develop a feeling of belief in their skills. The children who receive less encouragement from parents and teachers have a lack of “self- confidence,” and begin to have feelings of a failure.
Freud believed that a person’s personality is most influenced by the first three stages of psychosexual development: the oral, anal, and phallic. The development of a person in these three stages occurs between the first five years of his or her life. After he or she go through a latency stage before entering the final stage, also known as the genital stage, which occurs around puberty through adulthood. Erikson agrees with Freud on his theory of infantile sexuality, but disagrees that a person’s personality is only based on that aspect. All of Erikson’s stages are present at birth, in latent form, and gradually unravels according to their social surroundings. According to Manning (1988), “The Identity vs. Role Confusion is the most crucial stage of the developmental process. Adults and peers that the person surrounds themselves with ultimately determines whether or not...
No matter who you are I believe that everyone will go through stages in their life that will get them to where they are on today. I am a person who has a very interesting story; this is the first time it will be told in full. We were asked to use Erik Erikson’s theory of development as a guideline to telling the story of our lives. At first I was very nervous; however, I soon realized that this would be a fun task. Erik Erikson has eight stages of Development (Zastrow and Kirst-Ashman). I will be walking you though my life using each one of his stages drawing out the map of my life. Within my life I have had some very interesting encounters. I have been through foster care, abuse, rape, molestation, starvation, adoption, depression, and success. Although my life may not be perfect, I believe that I have overcome these battles and become the person that I am on today. I will be talking about a few crises, milestones, and some of the people that were set in place to help me and or hurt me.