Stages of Development and Personality Erikson and Maslow

Stages of Development and Personality Erikson and Maslow

Erikson’s Stages of Psychosocial Development Age Stage Infant Basic Trust vs. Basic Distrust Toddler Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt Preschooler/Early Childhood Initiative vs. Guilt School Age Industry vs. Inferiority Adolescence Identity vs. Role confusion Young Adulthood Intimacy vs. Isolation Adulthood Generativity vs. Stagnation Old Age Ego integrity vs. Despair

Boomerang Children

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs: physiological or psychological requirements for one’s wellbeing; conditions for being motivated to take action

Freud vs. Maslow �Unconscious mind motivates us to act in certain ways �How do we decide which needs to fulfill first? Is there an order of importance? �Prominent people with fulfilling lives

Hierarchy of Needs Once we have met the higher needs, we may go back to the lower levels. Meet the lower needs before we can attend to the higher needs

Needs and the Workforce http: //www. cbc. ca/player/News/TV%20 Shows/The%20 Nation al/ID/2411568980/

At EDSS: �Physiological Needs �Safety and Security Needs �Belonging and Love Needs �Esteem Needs �Self Actualization

Discussion Maslow’s theory does not explain the order in which most people fulfill their needs and approach life choices.

Assignment: 1. Use the Pyramid template to design your own Hierarchy of Needs 2. Draw each level. Include: 1. Name of that need 2. Name an example of something that meets that need for YOU 3. Draw a picture of that example

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