PSYB30H3 : PSYB30_lec 15.docx
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Human development is important in changing/shaping the tasks we"re faced w/ in our paths. Erik erikson: theory of psychosocial development; 8 stages of man. To completely recognize a person, you must understand their bodily, ego, and societal functioning. Erikson = model of life span development (freud = most of what is interesting about development ends by age 5 or 6 w/ the presentation of oedipal and electra complex); erik had a more generous view; he. 1 said development continues well past the age of six. There are many stages of development even for adolescence and old age. The first couple stages are reformulation of freud"s stages. ; the virtue that can be acquired is that of hope. Hope is the belief that things will work out in the end. It will help the child face adversities in life (belief in positive outcomes).
