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Infancy (Chapter 3): Cognitive Development
Sensorimotor: This is Jean Piagets first stage of cognitive development where infants, 0-2 years old, learn about themselves and how they relate to the environment using their senses and motor skills.
Personal: During my first few months of being born I would grasp things around me, stare, and suck my thumb. -
Infancy (Chapter 4): Psychosocial Development
Trust versus Mistrust: This is Erikson's first stage/crisis of psychosocial development. In this stage infants learn about who or what they can trust to bring them their needs like. food, water, comfort, and attention. If their needs are met and they achieve trust they will grow up to confidently investigate the world.
Personal: Growing up I made a secure attachment with my mom and built trust in her to fulfill all my needs. This has helped me in future relationships and building trust. -
Early Childhood (Chapter 5): Cognitive Development
Preoperational: This is Jean Piaget's second stage of cognitive development (ages 2-6). In this stage a child grows from relying on senses and motor skills to thinking. Although the child cannot use logical thought processes they can have imagination and develop their language skills.
Personal: When I was around five I learned the alphabet by playing a matching game with my mom. I also loved playing imaginary games with stuffed animals and pretending to save them from monsters. -
Early Childhood (Chapter 6): Psychosocial Development
Initiative versus Guilt: This is Erikson's third stage/crisis in his psychosocial development stages. In this stage a child, usually around pre-school, tries to do new things and and if they fail they feel guilty but if they succeed they feel pride and want to do more. The pride they get gives them optimism to try new things in hope of success.
Personal: When I was around five I started playing baseball and gained pride from it. Then I started exploring other sports like basketball and soccer. -
Middle Childhood (Chapter 8): Psychosocial Development
Industry versus Inferiority: This is Erikson's fourth stage in his psychosocial development system. In this stage/crisis children learn to master skills and decide if they are productive or useless. Children have to be successful in a skill in to prove to themselves and others that they are not inferior but are industrious.
Personal: When I was in first grade I enjoyed spelling and made it to the top five in a spelling bee. I also enjoyed collecting toy cars and counting them all up. -
Middle Childhood (Chapter 7): Cognitive Development
Concrete Operational: This is the third stage in Jean Piaget's cognitive development system. In this stage a child, 7-11 years old, learns how to think logically about direct experiences. For example they learn how to classify and group different things together.
Personal: When I was in my middle childhood age I would organize my legos by length and count the number of lego figures I had. -
Adolescence (Chapter 10): Psychosocial Development
Identity versus Role Confusion: This stage is Erikson's fifth crisis/stage of his psychosocial development system. In this stage a teenager tries to discover their role and identity in the world. Failing to find this can make them feel lost in the future but identity achievement helps them form their goals and values.
Personal: I accomplished identity achievement when I was fifteen at a summer youth group camp. I decided to fully put my identity in Christ and let him form my goals and future. -
Adolescence (Chapter 9): Cognitive Development- Egocentrism
Invincibility Fable: This is the term given for adolescence who believe that nothing can kill or even hurt them like it would hurt someone else. It is the idea that bad things could never happen to themselves which often leads teens to lack self-control and make dangerous decisions.
Personal: When I first got my license I sped a lot thinking I wouldn't get pulled over or get in an accident. However, after a month of driving I got pulled over and learned I was not invincible.