Learned about psychosocial development

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Development Throughout the life span

  • Erikson and Freud are two of the few theorists who have developed a lifespan approach to development. Freud's approach to development was psychosexual while Erikson's was psychosocial. Even though Freud's theory is better known, Erikson's theory remains a leading and very much applied model in personality and developmental psychology today.

    When considering these two stage-oriented theories, you can directly compare the majority of their stages. These are matched in the following table:

    Approximate Age Freud's Stages of Psychosexual Development Erikson's Stages of Psychosocial development
    Infancy (Birth to 1 year) Oral stage Trust versus mistrust
    Early childhood (1-3 years) Anal stage Autonomy versus doubt
    Preschool (3-6 years) Phallic stage Initiative versus guilt
    School age (7-11 years) Latent period Industry versus inferiority
    Adolescence (12-18 years) Genital stage Identity versus role confusion
    Young adulthood (19-40 years)   Intimacy versus isolation
    Middle adulthood (40-65 years)   Generativity versus stagnation
    Older adulthood (65-death)   Integrity versus despair

    When considering Erikson's eight stages of development, the way a person moves through each stage directly affects their success in the next stage. Their personality is being built and shaped with each stage. At each stage, there is a turning point, called a crisis by Erikson, which a person must confront.

    In this assignment, you will observe or interview two different people, each at a different stage of development. For a third observation, take a look at yourself and the stage that you are in (this stage must be different from your other two observations).

    • Record your three observations in a template. Include the following information:
      • Name
      • Age
      • Gender
      • Current developmental stage
      • Status within the stage (i.e., identity achievement or role confusion)
      • Events that have lead to this status
  • Summarize what you have learned about psychosocial development through these observations/interviews.
  • Summarize the trends you see in your observations/interviews regarding psychosocial development.
  • How does movement through Erikson's stages influence personality development? Again, be specific.
  • How do Erikson's stages of development compare to Freud's stages? How are they similar? How are they different?
  • Between these two theories, which one do you feel best explains your own personality development? Justify your answers with specific examples.

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