Theories, Key Concepts, Principles, and Assumptions Two theories that will be discussed in this paper is Erik Erikson’s Theory of Psychosocial Development and John Bowlby’s Theory of Attachment. Erikson’s theory is considered psychosocial, emphasizing the importance of social and cultural factors within a lifespan, from infancy to later adulthood. Erikson’s theory is broken down into eight consecutive age-defined stages. During each stage, a person experiences a psychosocial crisis that contributes
during development. ERIKSON’S PSYCHOSOCIAL THEORY Erik Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development is
linked, and the theories psychologist believed contributed to the transitions through life. Psychologist study the behaviour and mental processes
lives. Influenced by the work of Sigmund Freud, the famous psychologist Erik Erikson formulated stages of psychosocial development that can have a large impact on the development of one’s personality. Furthermore, personality is affected by the attachment and type of parenting a child experiences within their infancy and youth. Within South Africa, the aforementioned impactors on personality development can be damaged by the extensive poverty experienced by many South African
The majority of the stages we pass are biological, socio-economical and psychological birth rights. This essay will focus on the two stages, drawn from the eight stages of Erikson Theory, namely: Trust vs Mistrust and Generativity vs Stagnation. The essay will further discuss authoritative parenting and attachment styles. The eight stages which a healthy person should undergo from infancy to late adulthood, are built on the success of mastering the previous stage. However, if not completed, problems
Attachment theory is the combined work of John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth (Ainsworth & Bowlby, 1991). John Bowlby formulated the basic principles of this theory to explain the emotional bond between infants and their caregivers (Fraley & Shaver, 2000). Bowlby explains that a motivational system, called the attachment behavioural system, I based on an evolutionary model which states that “genetic selection” preferred attachment behaviours, because they increased the likelihood of protection and provided
Life Story Interview Based on Erikson’s Psychosocial Developmental Theory According to Erick Erickson, there are eight stages that every individual travel through during their lifetime. Atalay (2007) stated the eight psychosocial stages pointing out that the individual is engaged in the struggle to challenge and overcome the crisis he/she is exposed to. Vincent currently is twenty nine years old, which fall into stage of intimacy versus isolation. The sixth stage covers the period from twenty to
stages that human beings pass through: the prenatal period, between conception and birth, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, old age and finally death. This essay focuses on the two stages, these are drawn from the eight stages of the Erikson theory, and we
upcoming researches however, do not support the notion (Colman,1978; Frydenberg, 1997; Petersen,1991; Seiffge- Krenke,1995). It is a fact that adolescence go through a very complex process of development and demands (Lee, Chan & Yik,1992). The focal theory of Colman (1978) says that adolescence is the peak stage of stressful situations. Children are the citizens of tomorrow. It is the responsibility of the government to look after their rights and provide them with the best environment (Miller, 2004)
influential developmental psychologist Eric Erikson’s "miracle" of "vigorous unfolding" quote provides a metaphor that can be understood as the potential for continued alteration of personality over a life time, however even from a life time development perspective childhood is a critically important phase of human life. In this essay I will analyse the 9 month old baby girl featured in the film “3 men and a baby” via the looking glass of developmental theory. Concepts discussed will include Piaget’s