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Theories Of Development

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4. Latency stage: this occurs between the ages of five to twelve years, there are no sexual activities and the child find pleasure by playing with peers. 5. Genital stage: this occurs during puberty and onwards, the erogenous zone in genital whereby having relationships with people of the opposite sex is a pleasurable activity. This is a time to form intimate relationships and be involved in societal works. 3.2 Neo-analytic theory of development: psychosocial (Erickson, 1959) 1. Trust versus mistrust: from birth to infancy, as the results of satisfactory care; the infants develops an inner sense of security and feelings of mutuality. The infants learn to trust its mother or care-giver even if she is not always present, which is …show more content…

Identity versus role diffusion: this stage occurs during poverty and adolescent, whereby they learn to express their previous qualities and role broader in their social settings. They develop their own sense of identity by belonging to groups and having relationships, but can also develop identity confusion regarding their role in life and who they are which can cause them to have difficulties having meaningful connections with other people. 6. Intimacy versus isolation: this occurs between late adolescent and early adulthood, whereby the young adults share their new found identity with others through affiliation and friendship. Isolation is the result of lack of intimacy and causes people to become self-absorbed and have difficulties assuming their roles. 7. Generativity versus stagnation: this happens during adulthood, whereby the individuals want to feel needed by peers, family and also by having meaningful connection with the social environment such as giving back to the community by caring for children and societal connections as well as expression through spiritual works. Preoccupation with the self is caused by lack of self-fulfilment which can cause the inability to involve others in generative

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