Many theories was discussed in the book (life Smart) in such a way that there was a clear distinct approach to understanding human development. Erickson's psychosocial theory states there are certain relationships that allow us go through life and progress through stages of development. In every stage there is a crisis that must be resolved. According to Erickson, human life progress through a series of eight stages. I can relate to the second stage autonomy vs shame and doubts when children learns how to control their body functions whereby toilet training play a major role which leads to feelings of control and sense of independence, growing up in Africa, during my generation there is no such thing as toilet training and anyone with bed wetting problem are dealt with severely and many children experience shame.
There are some theories that do not fall into one of the broader theoretical categories but, rather, stand alone as influential in the field. "Evolutionary development psychology is an explanation of development that assumes our physiological and psychological systems resulted from evolution by selection" "Evolutionary developmental psychology can be defined as the use of principles of Darwinian evolution, particularly natural selection, to explain human development. it involves the physiologic." I believe all human being has some knowledge in our brain that allow us adapt to situation. This usually happens through culture and values of our ancestors.
Another interesting topic to me is the "Humanistic psychologist Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs(1987),while not a distinctly developmental theory, emphasizes the importance of growing and developing as a person to achieve one's potential."(P.44).
As a nurse, I prioritize patent's multiple problems by using a framework that nurses frequently use when dealing with patent's problems which is the hierarchy of human needs developed by Maslow. He proposed five levels needs that motivate human behavior and divided them as follows;The physiologic needs, Safety and security needs, Love and belongings needs, Esteem and self actualization needs, Self-actualization needs.
Erickson, Humanism, and Evolutionary Psychology all take a very different approach to development. I found it very interesting you applied humanism to your career as a nurse. The hierarchy of needs tend to act as a method of prioritization. That has to be helpful in understanding your patient just like a psychologist would use the same hierarchies to understand ones development
ReplyDeleteI can relate to your citation of Erikson's 2nd stage of development - "autonomy vs. shame". You mentioned toilet training and the taboo of bed-wetting. Being successful with toileting without soiling is independence, and bed-wetting is a shame. In English-speaking West Africa,the chamber pot is usually used for toilet training. The chamber pot, which these days are made of durable plastic, make toilet-training effortless.
ReplyDeletehe did explained human needs in pyramid (e.g. physiological,safety, love and esteem) and self-actulization(growth). if i compair his theory in nursing.as nurse we always go by patient pariority.we first check patient breathing that means human needs oxgen. he did claim in his theory one of needs is air, water etc...which is biological and physiological needs.
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