Development in Childhood
The Significance of Physical, Emotional, Cognitive, and Social Features of Childhood
Erikson partitioned the lifespan into eight stages, each characterized by a psychosocial crisis involving transitions in critical social relationships (p. 313). According to Erikson, personality is formed by how individuals deal with these psychosocial crises
Duiscuss all the eight stages
The Significance of Physical, Emotional, Cognitive, and Social Features of Childhood
Erikson partitioned the lifespan into eight stages, each characterized by a psychosocial crisis involving transitions in critical social relationships (p. 313). According to Erikson, personality is formed by how individuals deal with these psychosocial crises
Duiscuss all the eight stages
• Stage 1- Sensorimotor Period (birth- two yrs old)- coordination of sensory input and motor responses; development of object stability (p. 315)
• Stage 2- Preoperational Period (2-7 yrs old)- development of symbolic thought marked by irreversibility, centration, and egocentrism (p. 315)
• Stage 3- Concrete Operational Period (7-11 yrs old)- mental operations applied to existing events; mastery of conservation, hierarchical classification (p. 315)
• Stage 4- Formal Operational Period (11- Adulthood)- mental processes applied to abstract ideas; logical, methodical
• Stage 3- Initiative vs. Guilt (4-6 yrs old); am I right or am I wrong?
• Stage 4- Industry vs. Inferiority (6- Puberty); Am I capable or am I worthless?