PERDEV WEEK 3

• Erik Erikson's Psychosocial Development:

  • Trust vs. Mistrust: infancy (birth-18 months)
  • Babies must learn to trust their parents' care and affection to avoid developing a distrustful view of the world
  • Autonomy vs. Shame: toddler age (18 months-3 years)
  • Children learn to feed themselves and do things on their own to avoid feeling ashamed and doubting their abilities
  • Initiative vs. Guilt: preschool age (3-5 years old)
  • Using initiative in planning or carrying out plans to avoid developing a sense of guilt over misbehavior regarding parents' limits
  • Industry vs. Inferiority: school age (5-11 years old)
  • Learning to follow rules imposed by schools or home to avoid believing they are inferior to others
  • Identity vs. Role Confusion: adolescence (11-18 years old)
  • Acquiring a sense of identity to avoid becoming confused about role in life
• • Intimacy vs. Isolation: young adulthood (18-40 years old)
  • Developing a relationship and joint identity with a partner to avoid isolation and staying away from meaningful relationships
  • Generativity vs. Stagnation: middle adulthood (40-65 years old)
  • Making use of time and having a concern with helping others and guiding the next generation to avoid becoming self-centered and stagnant
  • Integrity vs. Despair: late adulthood (65 and up)
  • Understanding and accepting the meaning of life to avoid complaints about regrets and not finding a meaning throughout life
• Physical Development in late adolescence:

  • Most girls have completed puberty-related changes by age 15
  • Boys are still maturing, gaining strength, muscle mass, height, and completing the development of sexual traits
• Emotional Development in late adolescence:

  • Stress over school and test scores
  • Self-involved with high expectations and low self-concept
  • Seeks privacy and time alone
  • Concerned about physical and sexual attractiveness
  • Wants physical and emotional intimacy in relationships
• Social Development in late adolescence:

  • Shifts in relationship with parents to reflect increasing maturity and responsibilities
  • Becomes more aware of social behaviors of friends
  • Seeks friends with similar beliefs, values, and interests
  • Friends become more important
• Mental Development in late adolescence:

  • Better able to set goals and think about the future
  • Better understanding of complex problems and issues
  • Starts to develop moral ideals and select role models