DCFS CGDR Module 2 Child Development Theories

Maslow Hierarchy of Needs

• Assumes that humans are more than the sum of their parts.

• one set of things is dependent on the next, both of which are dependent on the next, and so on.

• Maslow’s hierarchy has five levels, is pictured as a pyramid, and goes from bottom (human need number 1) to top (human need number 5).

• Like a pyramid, the upper levels are supported by the lower levels.

• Satisfying the needs on the second level depends upon the first level needs being satisfied.

Three type of needs for Maslow’s Hierarchy

Self Fulfillment

Psychological

Basic

Physical needs

• Air to breathe

• Shelter to protect

• Water to drink

• Food to eat

• Clothes to wear

Comfort and Safety

• Safety

• Security

• Stability

Social

• Belonging

• Love and attention

• Acceptance

Self Esteem

• Adequacy

• Confidence

• Importance

Self-Actualizing

• Fulfill one’s life with purpose and meaning

• Being all that one is able to be

Erik Erikson and the Eight Conflicts in Emotional Development

• Developed eight psychosocial stages through which humans develop during their lifetimes.

• He assumes that humans are driven by, and are constantly trying to channel, powerful inner forces.

• Describes emotional development as a series of eight stages, called conflicts, which must be “resolved” before proceeding to the next conflict.

• each conflict is best resolved during a specific stage of life; however, an individual may still move along a conflict continuum that is labeled as one for a younger person.

Moving successfully through these conflicts ensures that an individual becomes ____________ and ______________ stable

socially, emotionally

8 Conflicts

• Trust v mistrust

• autonomy v shame and doubt

• initiative vs guilt

• initiative vs guilt

• industry vs inferiority

• identity vs role

• intimacy vs isolation

• generativity vs stagnation

• integrity vs despair

Infant

Trust vs mistrust

Toddler

autonomy vs shame and self doubt

preschool

initiative vs guilt

grade school

industry vs inferiority

high school