Erikson's theory of psychosocial development

1.) Describe Erikson's theory of Psychosocial development. In your description of each stage, identify and analyze a television, movie, or literary character for each stage of the theory. 2.) Choose three of the following studies: --Predictors and Characteristics of Erickson's Life Cycle Model Among Men: A 32-Year Longitudinal Study by Westermeyer, Jerry F. --Reexamining Gender Issues in Erikson's Stages of Identity and Intimacy by Horst, Elisabeth A. --Individuation and Attachment in Personality Development: Extending Erikson's Theory by Franz, Carol E.; White, Kathleen M. --Egocentrism in Older Adults: Piaget's Three Mountains Task Revisited by McDonald, Lorraine; Stuart-Ham... click for more

Problem Solving

The Bird and Train Problem: Two trains are 50 miles apart. At 1 p.m. on Sunday a train pulls out from each of the stations and the trains start toward each other. At that moment, a hawk flies into the air in front of the first train and flies ahead to the front of the second train. When the hawk reaches the second train it turns around and flies toward the first train. The hawk continues in this way until the trains meet. Assume that both trains are traveling at 25 miles per hour and the hawk flies at a constant speed of 100 miles per hour. How many miles will the hawk have flown when the trains meet? The Folded paper problem: Picture a large piece of paper, 1/100 of an inch t... click for more

Case Study

Download and read the following short book chapter, which I think you will enjoy: http://www.sharedvariance.net/cbw/peay/lostmariner.doc This is another case study. What were this gentleman's symptoms? What did the author conclude about his overall intelligence? Did his memory loss frustrate him or didn't he care? Using the books terminology, what was his memory loss? What was the cause of his memory impairment?

Moral Development

In Europe, a woman was near death from a special kind of cancer. There was one drug that the doctors thought might save her. It was a form of radium that a druggist in the same town had recently discovered. The drug was expensive to make, but the druggist was charging ten times what the drug cost him to make. He paid $200 for the radium and charged $2,000 for a small dose of the drug. The sick woman's husband, Heinz, went to everyone he know to borrow the money, but he could only get together $1,000 which is half of what it cost. He told the druggist that his wife was dying and asked him to sell it cheaper or let him pay later. But the druggist said, "No, I discovered the drug, and I ... click for more

Moral Development

Kohlberg (1984) Paul was a 12-year-old boy. His father promised him that he could go to a rock concert if he saved up from his paper-round and lunch money to buy a ticket. He managed to save up the $15 the ticket cost plus another $5. But then his father changed his mind and told Paul that he had to spend the money on new clothes for school. Paul was disappointed and decided to go to the concert anyway. He bought a ticket and told his father that he had only been able to save $5. That Saturday he went to the performance and told his father that he was spending the day with a friend. Paul told his older brother, Clint, that he had gone to the performance and had lied to his father about it. ... click for more