1.2 Theoretical Perspectives in Lifespan Development Flashcards
What are two important controversies in Lifespan development?
- nature vs nurture
- continuity vs discontinuity
What is nature? What is nurture?
biology/how we are born
environment/how we are raised
What is meant by the controversy of continuity vs discontinuity?
is development continuous or are there distinct stages of development
Who are three of the most influential people in Lifespan development?
- sigmund freud
- Jean piaget
- Erik erikson
What was Sigmun Freud’s contribution to lifespan development?
psychosexual stages of development
What do each of Freuds stages of developments involve?
- conflict
- fixation of an area of the body that is associated with sexual gratification
What are the three things that Freud believed conflict between led to the development of our personalities?
id
ego
superego
What is the id?
most basic and first part of personality to emerge
What does id consist of?
unconscious impulses that demand immediate fullfilment
What does the id operate on?
pleasure principle
What is the part of our personality that we are born with according to Freud?
id
What does the ego operate according to?
reality principle
What is ego?
part of our personality that develops during childhoof
Which part of our personality addresses how the real world impact our desires of the id?
ego
When does the superego develop?
by the time a child is school aged
