Create a fictitious child with a name and an age between the ages of birth to age three.      Explain the fictitious child's psychosocial development using one of Erikson's first two stages.   State an attachment pattern for the fictitious child and how the child fits the attachment pattern.     State a temperament pattern for the fictitious child and how the child's temperament fits the pattern.     Reply to two classmates' responses by asking a question, answering a question, offering a suggestion, giving praise, agreeing, politely disagreeing,

In Chapter 6, you learned about the first two stages of Erik Erikson's theory of psychosocial development, and about attachment patterns, and about temperament.  Now it is time to discuss the material.    

Here is information that will help you complete the assignment:

Erikson's Psychosocial Stages

Stage 1 Basic Trust versus Basic Mistrust- age birth to 18 months

Stage 2 Autonomy versus Shame and Doubt-age 18 months to age 3

Attachment Patterns

Secure attachment

Avoidant attachment

Ambivalent (resistant) attachment

Disorganized-disoriented attachment

Temperament Patterns

Easy child

Difficult child

Slow-to-warm-up child

To show your understanding of the information you have learned about psychosocial development, complete the following Tasks.  

Tasks:

1. Create a fictitious child with a name and an age between the ages of birth to age three.     
2. Explain the fictitious child's psychosocial development using one of Erikson's first two stages.  
3. State an attachment pattern for the fictitious child and how the child fits the attachment pattern.    
4. State a temperament pattern for the fictitious child and how the child's temperament fits the pattern.    
5. Reply to two classmates' responses by asking a question, answering a question, offering a suggestion, giving praise, agreeing, politely disagreeing, providing encouragement, sharing a story, or offering a comment.   

How to Complete: Be as specific as possible.  The responses should show that you have an understanding of the concepts being addressed.   

Samples of Good Work: 

Sample 

1.  Mindy is 2 years old.

2.  She is in the second stage of Erik Erikson's theory of psychosocial development, known as autonomy versus shame and doubt.  She wants to complete tasks on  her own, and her parents encourage her to feed herself, dress herself, and clean her room, as much as possible, without undue criticism, in order to instill a sense of confidence in her.  As a result, Mindy resolved the psychosocial crisis in a healthy way, rather than a pathological way. 

3.  Mindy demonstrates a secure attachment pattern, for example, by using her mother as reference point in which to veer off and come back to when she plays at the park and at unfamiliar places.  She initially cries when left with a new baby sitter, however, she is comforted by her mother when her mother comes back.    

4.  An easy child is the temperament pattern that describes Mindy, as she is a calm, happy toddler, friendly with other children and with adults, and is open to new adventures and experiences.