Human Growth & Development Flashcards
What is the correct order of the Freudian psychosocial stages?
- Oral
- Anal
- Phallic
- Latency
- Genital
What do Freuds stages emphasize?
Sexuality
In Freudian theory, attachment is a major factor in which stage?
Oral (birth to one year)
What is the id?
The pleasure principle and houses animalistic instincts. The id is the seat of aggression and sex. Its not radical or logical. Its chaotic and concerned only with the body.
What happens during the phallic stage?
The oedipus complex, which takes place between the ages of 3-5 years old
What is the ego?
The reality principle. Its logical, rational and utilizes the power of reasoning and control to keep impulses in check.
What is the anal retentive personality?
Stingy/cheap
Freuds stages are psychosexual, while Erikson’s stages are….?
Psychosocial
What age is in the final stage of Freudian theory (ex: genital)
12 and is said to continue throughout one’s lifespan
Erikson is an ego psychologist. What do ego psychologists believe?
They believe in man’s powers of reasoning to control behavior
What does Eriksons 8 stages emphasize?
Social relationships
Which Freudian stage emphasizes the least amount of sexuality?
Latency (6-12), only stage that is not primarily psychosexual in nature. Sexual drives seems hidden/not very prominent
Who is the only psychoanalyst to create a developmental theory which encompasses the entire lifespan?
Erikson
What is Eriksons first stage of psychosical development?
Trust versus mistrust
What is the difference between manifest and latent content?
Manifest describes the dream material as presented, latent refers to the hidden meaning
What do Eriksons 8 stages represent?
A psychological crisis or turning point
Who is William Perry?
Hes known for his ideas related to adult cognitive development, especially college students.
What concept does William Perry stress?
Dualistic thinking
When does Eriksons stage of the identity crisis take place?
Adolescents
What is the Erikson stage that focuses heavily on sharing your life with another person?
Intimacy vs isolation (ages 23-24)
When does relativistic thinking emerge?
Adulthood
What is Erikson’s 8th stage of psychosocial development?
Integrity vs despair (60 yrs old)
What does Robert Kegan’s model stress?
Interpersonal development: individuals construct reality throughout the lifespan
What is the correct order of Jean Piagets four stages?
- Sensorimotor
- Preoperations
- Concrete operations
- Formal operations
What is relativistic thinking?
- Individual has the ability to perceive that not everything is right or wrong
- Answers can exist relative to specific situations
- Theres more than one way to view the world.
What does Piagets term of conservation refer to?
The notion that a substances weight, mass and volume remain the same even if the shape changes
What stage does conservation take place?
Concrete operation (7-11 years old)
How old is a child in Piaget’s preoperations stage?
2 to 7
How old is a child in Piagets sensorimotor stage?
Birth to 2 years
How old is a child in Piagets’s concrete operation stage?
7 to 11
How old is a child in Piagets formal operations stage?
12 years and older
Who is the leading theorist in moral development, who expanded on Piagets conceptualization?
Lawrence Kohlberg
How does Vygotsky think the stages of development unfold?
Educational intervention
Whats the superego?
Moralistic and idealistic portion of the personality
In which Erikson stage does the midlife crisis occur?
-Generativity vs stagnation (35-45 years)
What does the concept of egocentrism, from Piagets 2nd stage refer to?
Conveys the fact that the child cannot view the world from the vantage point of someone else
What is Piagets concept of reversibility in the 3rd stage refer to?
The notion suggests that if one can undo an action than an object can return to its initial shape
What are Lawrence Kohlberg’s 3 levels of morality?
- Preconventional
- Conventional
- Postconventional