PSY232 – Lifespan Development Topics to know Nature vs. Nurture – Heredity vs. Environment Continuous vs. discontinuous (stages) view of development Charles Darwin – survival of the fittest Sigmund Freud – psychoanalytic perspective Erikson – psychosocial theory – stages (1&2) Trust vs. Mistrust Autonomy vs. Shame/Doubt Basic tenets of Behaviorism (Skinner) stimuli and responses positive & negative reinforcement Classical conditioning stimulus and response - conditioned and
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foster mother, became the tool in his development through the first stage of Erickson’s stages of development. It is evident within the first stage of development; trust versus mistrust. “…The major emphasis is on the mother’s positive and loving care for the child…if we pass successfully through this period of life, we will learn to trust that life is basically okay and have basic confidence in the future” (Harder, 2003). During this time period of Antwone’s life, in contrast to what is to occur
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Barack Obama Barack Obama was born on August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was born to a bi-racial couple. His father was an immigrant from Kenya. His mother was from Kansas. When he was two years old, his parents separated later divorcing. His father remarried and relocated the family to Jakarta, Indonesia. His mother had some concerns for his safety and education, so at the age of 10, Barak was sent to live with grandparents in Hawaii. Barack Obama grew up in a middle-class upbringing with
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of psychosocial development. To Erikson, the early stages passed during infancy and childhood are critical due to the brain being most susceptible for taking in specific types of learning. These stages are Trust vs. Mistrust, Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt, Initiative vs. Guilt, and Industry vs. Inferiority. The resulting achievements marked by each stage are the development of hope, willpower, purpose, and competence. Erikson believed that a developmentally healthy child will complete each stage
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Theory of human development provides a framework for thinking about human growth, development, and learning. Understanding these theories can provide useful insight into individuals and society. 1. Psychosexual development is a theory credited to Sigmund Freud, According to Freud, a person's experiences at an early age dramatically influence both his personality and his future actions. Freud's psychosexual development theory focuses on psychosexual stages, with each focused on a particular part
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Erikson’s Psychosocial Stages of Personality Development Trust vs. Mistrust Trust versus mistrust is Erikson’s first stage in his theory psychosocial development. It is also believed to be the most important. In this stage, infants learn whether or not they can trust the people around them, especially those they’re closest to. It occurs during the first year of life when the infant is completely dependent on its mother/caregiver. Because the infant is utterly helpless during this time, the
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gentiles Oedipus electra complexes latency 5-12 sexual impulses are dormant genital 12 onward primacy of sexual impulses erik erikson 1902-1994 trust vs mistrust the world is safe autonomy vs shame 1-3 dress toilet move outside family initiative vs guilt 3-6 learn to cope with wider world industry vs inferiority 6-12 goes to school intimacy vs isolation development of sexual intimacy character learn to be good person choices from habit inhibitions satisfaction kagan standards for
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CHAPTER TWO: A Child’s World: How we discover it. Questions to consider: 1. How are developmental theories influenced by the time in history and the society in which they develop? 2. Which developmental theories are most compatible with your intuitions about development? Two Controversial Issues 1. Are children active or passive in their development? The Organismic (active) view suggests development is internally initiated and occurs in a sequence of qualitatively different
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in the Trust vs. Mistrust stage, my fathers care was inconsistent but my mothers was which is why I am closer to my mother and I have a difficult time trusting any male. In Erikson’s second stage, he states that children from the ages of one in a half to three years old go through a stage where they want to try everything out themselves. They are discovering that they have these certain skills and independence. This stage is called Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt. During this stage, these young
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