Stages of Development
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Childhood
(birth to puberty)
o
Anarchic Phase –characterized by chaotic and
sporadic consciousness
o
Monarchic Phase –development of ego, logic and
abstract thinking
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Youth
(puberty to 35-40)
o
Begins to mature sexually
o
Grows consciousness
o
Realizes independence
·
Middle
Life (41-60 years old)
o
Carl Jung coined the term “metanoia”
o
Undergoes radical trans valuation and “metanoia”
(changing one’s mind)
o
Acquires personal philosophy on life
·
Old Age
(60 years old and over)
o
Confrontation with death
o
Reduced consciousness
o
Approach death with either fear or hope for
rebirth
Theories of
Personality Development
Charles Horton
Cooley’s the Looking Glass Self
·
A person develops his/her concept of the self by
means of interpersonal interactions and the perception of others
·
Three
components:
1.
We imagine how we appear to others
2.
We imagine the judgement of that appearance
3.
We develop ourselves (identity) through the
judgements of others
Life Positions by
Thomas Harris
“I’m Okay, You’re
Okay”
1. I’m
ok, you’re ok
2. I’m
ok you’re not ok
3. I’m
not ok, you’re ok
4. I’m
not ok, you’re not ok
Sigmund Freud’s Id,
Ego, Superego
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Id –unconscious component of the human psyche,
causes the impulsivity to human behavior
·
Ego –conscious component of human psyche that
deals with the reality of life
·
Superego –serves as moral arm, balances the
rationality of ego and the impulsivity of id
Id:
·
Present since birth
·
Fully unconscious
·
Operates on the pleasure principle
Ego:
·
Operates on the reality principle
Erving Goffman’s Dramaturgical Perspectives
on Social Interaction
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Compared a person’s social life to a theater
·
Six main concepts:
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Performance
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Setting
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Appearance
·
Manner
·
Front
·
Front stage and back stage
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