Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Infant Oral Trust vs. Mistrust Basic Sensorimotor 0 - Undifferentiated Establishment &
Birth - 1 yr. needs are met 1° Circular (reflex activity Trust = foundation of Expectant stages precede
repeated) faith Childrearing Stage &
Identify with 2 ° Circular (intention) integration of infants &
maternal person 3 ° Circular (explore/trial) young children to family
Object permanence
Pre-School Oedipal Initiative vs. Guilt PRE-OPERATIONAL Pre-conventional 1 - Intuitive, Projective: Preschool Age: Adapt to
“Egocentrism” decreases, “Egocentric” Imitate Assimilate needs of young child,
3-6 yrs Aware of other’s thoughts Avoid punishment values Cope with low Energy &
Magical/animistic Satisfy own needs privacy lack
Identify with basic
family
School Age Latent Industry vs. Inferiority Concrete Operations “Literal” Conventional 2 - Mythical-literal School Age,
6-10/12 yrs. Logical principles “Societal” Omnipotent Deity Fit into community,
Meanings, classify Please others Good is rewarded Encourage education
Identify with Obey rules
Neighborhood,
school
Adolescent Genital Identity vs. Confusion Formal Operations Postconventional 3-Synthetic- Teen-age, Balance
12-18 yrs. Analyze, Abstract “Universal” Conventional freedom with
Identify with peers, Right vs. Wrong “Question” responsibility,
out-groups, leaders, 4-Individuating- Establish parent interests
partners Reflexive “Compares” & careers of
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DEVELOPMENTAL THEORIES
IDENTITY VS ROLE CONFUSION (FIDELITY) EARLY 10-12 YEARS: LATE POST PUBERTY
Physical changes, sense of identity never gained or maintained completely
---changing, feeling at home in one's body, sense of "knowing where one is going," "who am I?" inner certainty of anticipated recognition, readiness to face challenges of
adult world, independence/emancipation from parents, values/ethics, life work prep
Significant: Peers, role models, leaders, family
2
FREUD: PSYCHOSOCIAL
PIAGET; COGNITIVE
3
Centration: One thought at a time
FOWLER: SPIRITUAL
4
Skeptical, compare religious standards, searching