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My Psychology Portfolio Theory And Concepts Of Psychology Kemar Bravo ID#: 1305858 University Of Technology Lifespan Development- Erik Erikson theory of Psychological development The theory that I have chosen from the Lifespan Development is Erik Erikson’s theory. The stage is stage 4 which is Industry vs. Inferiority. This stage of psychosocial development is that children are learning skills, academic training, trying to do things on their own and try to display a behavior that is accepted in the eyes of society. Peer group also plays dominant role in the development to shape the child’s esteem. If encouragement is consistent in the child’s life the child would want to do well and achieve goals and to become industrious. On the other …show more content…

Rain Man is a brilliantly executed movie in the sense that the actor Dustin Hoffman managed to bring out the difficulties faced by persons suffering from Autism Spectrum. According to Psychology Today Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a complex developmental disorder that affects the brain's normal development of social and communication skills. One of the symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder is impaired social interaction. This symptom can be observed from a scene with the first interaction that Raymond had with Charlie. Raymond appeared friendly and sociable, however, when Charlie tried to ask him personal questions he would answer while he walked away, as if he is easily distracted which comes off as being socially awkward. Another symptom that is displayed in the movie is the fact that Raymond showed signs of restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior. This can be observed from the scene where Charlie gave Raymond his new room that was neatly arranged for him. However, Raymond rearranged the room the way he is used to it back to when he was at the nursery home. He also stated “6:30 is dinner, it’s definately 6:30”, this statement indicates that he usually has dinner at 6:30 which is his everyday pattern. He also stated that he wanted pepperoni pizza for dinner because it’s Monday and Monday is italian night, …show more content…

According to the Oxford Reference Vicarious Punishment “Refers to the tendency not to repeat behaviours that we observe others punished for performing.”. It involves the ability to observe a model being punished for an exhibit behavior then, strive to control the exhibition of that behavior within ones self. My future career is a CEO of large retail Company. As CEO I will be with the leadership and the management of the Retail Company. To perform regular administration and management activities of the cooperation, organize the internal regime of the cooperation and oversee that accounting is up to date. I will also be executing the business plan approved by the board of directors. Authorization of funds and to control and lead employees to organizational goals will also be a task that the general leadership entails. Two issues that may arise in the job are reaching important deadlines and to oversee all activities of the

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The Movie Rain Man depicts a number of psychological principles throughout the move such as savant syndrome, displacement (defense mechanism), and the frustration-aggression principle. Raymond Babbitt suffers from Autism and also shows signs of savant syndrome. Raymond is

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One of the first movies that brought awareness to autism spectrum disorder, was the 1988 film Rain Man. Portrayed by Tom Cruise, Charlie Babbitt is an arrogant and selfish Los Angeles car dealer who struggles with financial insecurities after struggling to import foreign cars for his clients. After his father’s death, the will leaves Charlie with an old car and a few rose bushes, while the rest of the 3 million dollar estate is given to an unknown trustee. After careful investigation, Charlie discovers that he has a brother, whom will inherit the rest of the estates fortune. This brother, Raymond Babbitt as portrayed by Dustin Hoffman, is diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, and is an autistic savant.

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In the novel the curious incident of the dog in the night-time by Mark Haddon and the 1988 movie Rain Man, there is an incorporation of main characters who face the challenge of an Autism Spectrum Disorder. While Christopher John Francis Boone, the main character in the novel the curious incident of the dog in the night-time, has Asperger’s Syndrome, Dustin Hoffman’s character, Raymond Babbitt in the 1988 movie Rain Man, has Savant Syndrome. Both Christopher and Raymond are not narrowly portrayed as being only defined by their disorder, but instead are shown in a way that proves they are more than just an autistic individual. Although Christopher and Raymond have different disorders pertaining to the general category of Autism, there is a multitude of correlations between the two syndromes and how it affects the lives of both characters.

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Erikson was highly influenced by Sigmund Freud’s Psychoanalytical Theory of Development. Although, at first Freud was limited to childhood based on the phallic stage, Erikson focused on developing a lifespan theory. The eight stages are as followed: Trust vs. Mistrust (infancy): The basic and fundamental psychological task is for infants to develop a sense that their needs will be met by the outside world. Is their caregiver responsive, reliable, and willing to meet their needs? That basic trust is facilitated by a responsive caregiver once an infant gets hungry, injured, or needs to be changed.

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After an examination of Erik Erikson and Daniel Levinson’s theories at first sight not much is alike, since the stages both differ, but digging deeper in Erikson's and Levinson’s theories have similar ideas in social development; after all, these two studies differ in the outcome. Erik erikson's theories have a greater underlining on child-adolescent development, he believes that early development of a child is the foundation and is the greatest impact on a person's identity and personality later on in life. Erikson presents the stages from childhood to adulthood, but in his theory the only significant development is during childhood, which is the problem, since an individual goes through life experiences throughout life they may have a great impact as an adult too. On the other hand Daniel Levinson’s theory signifies changes throughout all of life's experiences, from childhood to adulthood and continuing. Levinson’s theory believes that we adapt ad we let go of certain things as we move on in life and move from one stage to another.

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Each stage effects the next like a domino effect. In Erikson’s theory, it is important to try to resolve each stage as you go through life. Erik Erikson’s Psychosocial Theory Stage 1: Basic Trust

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Erik Erikson is one of the most contributional people in the branch of psychology. His work focused on the society and culture’s effect on psychological development as well as developing the eight-stage model of human development. He helped determine the initiative stage, seen in preschool, also known as the excursion of independence. His work contributes to determining what formed personality by matching up stages of one’s adolescent life. His work influenced more than dozens of psychologists after him using his well theorized work (“Erik Erikson” 2018).

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What this movie trying to tell us is that autism is biological not psychological. People with savant and autistic are more active if they were socialize. It helps them to interact and co-operate much better. Rain Man movie capture the wonder and essence of autism and savant

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In his book, “The Life Cycle Completed”, Erik Erikson wrote about his theory of development; that there are eight stages of development and moving through each determines if a person has a healthy personality and moves onto the next stage easily, or an unhealthy personality and having trouble during the following stages (Erikson & Erikson, 1997). The industry versus inferiority stage occurs from about 6 years of age until about 12, or when puberty occurs and is the fourth stage in Erikson’s theory (McLeod, 2013). During this stage, a child will be learning the most, and their self-esteem will be influenced by their peers greatly. The child will begin to develop a sense of accomplishment of what they have done well, and if he or she does not

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Furthermore he has mentioned in his theory, the result of completing each stage successfully, also the result of failure to complete a stage successfully. Erikson’s developmental stages are from infancy to maturity. The eight stages of Erikson’s developmental theories are: 1.

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Theory influenced by Nurture I will argue that, while nature may provide some parameters, it is what we do within and around those parameters that makes a real difference to learners (French, 2003). Erikson’s Theory states that at each stage a unique developmental task confronts individuals with a crisis that must be resolved. He disagrees with Freud in the sense that there are psychosocial stages, rather than psychosexual.

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The online article, Erik Erikson's Theory of Psychosocial Development from Psychology

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Human beings are leaning to learn since the day of creation. Many tryings have been tried to learn learning. There are also some other theories of learning but Erikson’s psychosocial theory of development is marvelous. It has eight stages and each stage has its own period and importance.

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Each of these stages is supposed to begin and end sometime between infancy and full maturity. Although in depth discussion of each stage isn’t necessary for the purpose of this paper, it should be noted that an individual is always mentally capable of coming back and completing any given stage (McLeod). Erikson fully acknowledges that his theory is a descriptive overview of human social and emotional development. Although it doesn’t adequately explain how or why this development occurs, the theory does tie together important psychosocial development across the entire human lifespan (McLeod). When a person experiences the inability to follow this somewhat predetermined means of surviving society, he or she begins to feel inadequate.

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He constructed eight developmental stages depending upon sociological and psychological developmental instruments and methods. He published psychoanalytical theory of eight levels in his book entitled “The eight ages of Man” in 1950, but later on modified and expanded the theory. He has explained the term epigenetic and represented with space and time and focused on personality and behavioral influences from birth to mature nature of an individual. He also focus on the nature and its reflection due to experiences during the eight stages (Erikson, 1950). Erik Erikson's stages of development:

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