Chapter #3 - Erickson's Model of Psychological Development

WHAT?
In chapter 3 I learned about the 8 stages of Psychological Development by Eric Erickson.
1 - Infancy - Trust v. Mistrust
2 - Toddler - Autonomy v. Shame and Doubt
3 - Preschool - Initiative v. Guilt
4 - Elementary - Industry v. Inferiority
5 - Adolescence - Identity v. Role Confusion
6 - Young Adult - Intimacy v. Isolation
7 - Middle Years - Generativity v. Stagnation
8 - Retirement - Integrity v. Despair

It was so nice to be taught a memorization method to help me remember each of these stages. It really helped me be able to understand each stage better and find a way to remember this information for the test. By learning this memorization technique, it will also help me remember this information beyond the testing period and be able to move this information into my long-term memory better.

SO WHAT?
It was good to learn about each of these stages and find out what the greatest psychological challenges are for each stage of development. It was especially helpful to have examples of each stage to help me better understand these stages.
It is important as an educator to understand each of these stages and know what challenges our students will be facing so that we can help our students excel and feel good about their abilities as students.

NOW WHAT?
Since I want to teach Kindergarten, my students could be between two different stages of development (Initiative v. Guilt & Industry v. Inferiority). I need to provide opportunities for my students to take initiative and give them the support for their efforts to help them make appropriate choices as they develop initiative. I also need to help my students to feel self-confidence and encourage them and help praise them as they begin to demonstrate industry.