Erikson's Theory of Psychosocial Development

Erikson’s Theory of Psychosocial Development

·         Trust vs. Mistrust(birth to 18 months)-Children develops a sense of trust when caregiver provide reability, care and affection.

·         Autunomy vs. Shame and Doubt(2 to 3 early childhood)-Children need to develop a sense of personal control over physical skills and a sense of independence success leads to feelings of autonomy failure result in feeling of shame and doubt.

·         Initiative vs. guilt (3-5 Pre-school)-Children needs to begin a certain control and a power over the environment.

·         Industry vs. Inferiority(6-11 school age)-Children need to cope with new social and academic demands.

·         Identity vs. Role Confusion(12-18 adolescence)- teens need to develop a sense of self and personal identity.

·         Intimacy vs. Isolation (19-40 young adulthood)-young adults need to form intimate, loving relationships with other people.

·         Generality vs. Stagnation (40-60 middle adulthood)-Adults need to create or nurture tings that will outlast them, open by having children or creating positive change the benefits of other people.

·         Ego Integrity vs. Despair (65-death maturity)-Old adults need to look back on life and feel the essence fulfillment.

REFLECTION:

 Erik Erikson theory believed in the impact of the significant others in the development of one’s view of him, life and of the world. He presented a very comprehensive framework of eight psycho-social stages of development. He emphasized that a person goes through maladaptation and malignancies that result from failure to effectively the crisis; and the virtue that emerges when balance and resolution of the crisis is attained.Learning depends from their parents what kinds of motivation they are using. Children cognitive development should be handles properly.