Lawrence Kohlberg's Moral Development Flashcards
Described child’s development in terms of their
concept of right or wrong.
LAWRENCE KOHLBERG - MORAL DEVELOPMENT
Described that INFANTS are in the PRERELIGIOUS
STAGE
LAWRENCE KOHLBERG - MORAL DEVELOPMENT
authority figures are obeyed
LEVEL 1: PRECONVENTIONAL (EGOCENTRIC FOCUS)
Heteronomous Morality or Punishment
Obedience Orientation
STAGE 1 : 2-3 YEARS
Child does right because a parent tells him to
avoid punishment.
S1 - Heteronomous Morality or Punishment
Obedience Orientation
Child does right because a parent tells him to
avoid punishment.
S1 - Heteronomous Morality or Punishment
Obedience Orientation
NURSING IMPLICATIONS:
1. Child needs to determine what right actions are.
2. Give clear instructions to avoid confusions.
S1 - Heteronomous Morality or Punishment
Obedience Orientation
Naive Instrumental Hedonism or Instrumental
Relativist Orientation
STAGE 2: 4-7 YEARS
Carries out actions to satisfy own needs rather
than society’s
S2 - Naive Instrumental Hedonism or Instrumental
Relativist Orientation
Does something for another if that person does
something for him in return- “an eye for an eye”
(TALEON LAW)
S2 - Naive Instrumental Hedonism or Instrumental
Relativist Orientation
NURSING IMPLICATIONS:
1. Child is unable to recognize that situations require actions. Unable to take responsibility for
self-care as meeting own needs interferes with
this.
S2 - Naive Instrumental Hedonism or Instrumental
Relativist Orientation
Cordial interpersonal relationships are maintained.
LEVEL 2: CONVENTIONAL (SOCIETAL FOCUS)
Conformity or Interpersonal Concordance
Orientation
STAGE 3 : 7-10 YEARS
Follows rules because of a need to be a good
person in own eyes and in the eyes of others
“Good boy or Good girl” image is important.
STAGE 3 - Conformity or Interpersonal Concordance
Orientation
Law & Order Orientation
STAGE 4: 10-12 YEARS
Individual feels duty bound to maintain social
order.
S4 - Law & Order Orientation
Follows rules of authority figures as well as
parents to keep the system working
S4 - Law & Order Orientation
NURSING IMPLICATIONS:
1. Child often asks what the rules are & is something
“right”.
2. May have difficulty in modifying a procedure
because one method may not be “right”.
S4 - Law & Order Orientation
Individual understands the morality of having
democratically established laws
. LEVEL 3 : POSTCONVENTIONAL (UNIVERSAL FOCUS)
Utilitarian or Social Contract Legalistic
Orientation
STAGE 5 : OLDER THAN 12
Follows standards of society for the good of all
people
S5 - Utilitarian or Social Contract Legalistic
Orientation
It is wrong to violate others rights.
S5 - Utilitarian or Social Contract Legalistic
Orientation
NURSING IMPLICATIONS:
1. An adolescent can be responsible for self-care
because he views this as a standard of adult
behavior
S5 - Utilitarian or Social Contract Legalistic
Orientation
