Development and psychosocial stages
A normal human being is recommended to pass through eight stages of psychological development. In every stage the individual gains new experiences and ideas where one experiences new changes. The stages must be fully completed failure to which challenges may be experienced in future by the individual. An individual must develop both socially as well as cultural developments. An individual must develop in a healthy manner thus the health experience affects development either positively or negatively (Greene, 2008). A healthy experience enables development to be successful even in future while failure of development occurs when one is not exposed to good health care services. Development is enhanced by the social interaction since our experiences changes we interact and get new ideas from other people who were initially absent. A person’s behavior is guided by different surrounding and cultural activities (Greene, 2008). Some cultural beliefs and values help shape the social behavior of an individual.
Identity makes the individual have a sense of belonging to a particular group, family and society. The process of gaining identity is continuous right from childhood. Competence is also required in the psychological development process. An individual must show competence as a way of showing that one has fully developed successful. There are many experiences that affect the successful growth and development of an individual’s psychology (Nevid, 2009). An individual should not proceed to one development stage before fully completing the other one as a way of enhancing competent psychological development. The development is guided by nature and which enables development to remain natural. (Nevid, 2009) Children are easily handled compared to adults and thus development must be well maintained during the childhood ages other than old stage. Development depends on present experience of the individual which will affect the future positively or negatively.
References
Greene, R. R. (2008). Human behavior theory & social work practice. New Brunswick, N.J: AldineTransaction.
Nevid, J. S. (2009). Psychology: Concepts and applications. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co.
