Phychosocial Development And Erikson's Theory Of Social Development

CRISIS IN ADOLESCENTS WHICH IS ROLE CONFUSION BASED ON ERIKSON’S THEORY OF PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

NAME : THANUSH RAJAN

ID. No. : I15008938

UNIVERSITY : INTI INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

LECTURER : DR. MEHRAN ROSTAMZADEH

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ABSTRACT

The purpose of this paper is to discuss role confusion, which is the crisis in adolescents, according to Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development. This theory consists of 8 stages. But the main focus of this paper is role confusion. First and foremost, this paper introduces the concept of identity and the principles of this concept as well as elaborating on role confusion. Next, the stages before and after adolescence are discussed for better input on this theory of psychosocial development. In addition, this research paper also discusses on adolescence as the pivotal period in developing identity and the importance of identity. The negative effects and reasons of role confusion are also listed

Inferiority. This stage occurs during the schooling years where children are usually between five and 12 years old. Children are capable of doing complex tasks. As a result, they make great efforts to master new skills. Children develop a feeling of competence and belief in their skills when parents and teachers encourage and commend them. Those who do not receive encouragement from parents, teachers, or peers will doubt their ability to be succeed or achieve their goals. According to Erikson, this stage is important in the development of self-confidence. During co-curricular activities in school and other social activities, children receive praise and attention for performing various tasks such as reading, writing, drawing and solving problems. Eventually, children will have to cope with new social and academic demands. failure results in feelings of inferiority, while success leads to a sense of