For Erikson’s theory of Psychosocial Stages of Development I like how you related it to
the stage of life you are in now. I feel that relating it to one’s own life makes it more
understandable. Looking over his eight stages, I am in the intimacy vs. isolation stage. Which
makes a lot of sense for where I am at in life. I got married several months ago, and have
committed to spend the rest of my life with my husband. According to Erikson, I have gained the
positive outcome of love instead of the negative outcome of fear of intimacy and can
successfully move onto the next stage of development in the appropriate time (Broderick &
Blewitt, 2015, p. 11-12).
Freud’s theory of personality is not my favorite theory and I personally do not mind that
it is not empirically supported by evidence. The id, ego and superego are interesting in how he
relates them to personality but I feel like his psychosexual stages and how they relate to
personality (the id, ego and superego), and development are a bit far-fetched. How Freud defines
the five stages, how he relates them to biological instincts, and how they can affect an individual
over time, is quite sexualized and doesn’t encompass all of what plays into development of an
individual (Broderick & Blewitt, 2015, p. 9-10).
Reference
Broderick, P. C., & Blewitt, P. (2015). The life span: Human development for helping
professionals (4th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.
ifferent theories.
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Julean, I enjoyed reading through your discussion board post and what you wrote about
Erikson, Piaget, Freud and how spirituality plays a role in development. I thought that you made
a lot of good points and that you described each of their theories and stances in an
understandable and clear way.
Elise, I liked reading through your discussion board post and what you wrote about
Erikson, Piaget, Freud and how spirituality plays a role in development. I thought that you made
a lot of decent points and that you defined each of their theories and stances well.
I agree with you that Piaget does put quite a bit of importance on how individuals learn to
store and retain information. His theory of Cognitive Development is interesting in the way that
he divides the four stages and what is learned and conceptualized by the individual throughout
each stage. The stages play an important role in how an individual learns to think about both
concrete and abstract concepts of life (Broderick & Blewitt, 2015, p. 12-13). I see that you
mentioned the first three stages of cognitive development but forgot to mention the fourth stage.
The final cognitive development stage is called formal operational, which is where an individual
has developed a broader thought process and has learned to think through both concrete and
abstract ideas (Broderick & Blewitt, 2015, p. 13).
I believe that spirituality is very important in the development of individuals. I agree that
spirituality does not solely focus on religion, I believe that it focuses more on an individual as a
whole. Genesis 1:27 shows that God created us all and that he created us in his image. He wants
the best for our lives in every stage of development. When an individual chooses to follow Him
it can have a huge impact on how they develop because it is likely to affect their emotions, how
they care for themselves physically and how they choose to live socially.
Reference
Broderick, P. C., & Blewitt, P. (2015). The life span: Human development for helping
professionals (4th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.
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