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Developmental Timeline

  • Born in Charlotte NC.

    Theory of Psychosocial Development- Erik Erikson
    Trust vs. Mistrust
    In the first year after birth, I depended completely on my parents for basic needs such as food, comfort, and warmth. I became attached and developed a sense of security. Otherwise, I may have developed a mistrustful, insecure attitude.
  • Period: to

    Sydney Hicks- Developmental Timeline

    Estimated Lifespan
  • Adopted My Sister From Nanchang, China.

    Adopted My Sister From Nanchang, China.
    Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development
    Formal Operational Period
    In this stage, which begins around eleven years of age and continues through adulthood, children become capable of applying mental operations to abstract concepts. They can imagine and reason about hypothetical situations. From this point on, people start to think in abstract, systematic, and logical ways.
  • Moved to Hickory, NC.

    Moved to Hickory, NC.
    Erik Erikson’s Theory of Psychosocial Development
    Identity vs. Role Confusion
    During adolescence, which is the period between puberty and adulthood, children try to determine their identity and their direction in life. Depending on their success, they either acquire a sense of identity or remain uncertain about their roles in life.
  • First Day of College

    First Day of College
    Erik Erikson’s Theory of Psychosocial Development
    Generativity vs. Self-Absorption
    As I reach middle adulthood, they work to become productive members of society, either through parenting or through their jobs. If they fail, they become overly self-absorbed.
  • First Career

    First Career
  • Marraige

    Marraige
    Erik Erikson’s Theory of Psychosocial Development
    Generativity vs. Self-Absorption
    As I reach middle adulthood, I work to become productive members of society, either through parenting or through my job. If I fail, I might become become overly self-absorbed.
  • Promoted to Supervisor

    Promoted to Supervisor
    Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development
    Stage 3: Concrete Operational Period
    Decentration is the ability to focus simultaneously on several aspects of a problem.
    Also, Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Development
    Preconventional Level
  • Son Graduates College

    Son Graduates College
    Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Development
    The Conventional Level
    In the next level, my son's values rules would follow in order to get approval from others. In the first stage of this level, children want the approval only of people who are close to them. In the second stage, children become more concerned with the rules of the broader society.
  • First Grandchild Born

    I would use Kohlberg's Preconventional Morality, Obedience and Punishment to diplaince the child when old enough. And I also belive that if woulf follow the theory of Postconventional Morality to do what my personalilt want me to, for my individual happiness due to universal ethical principles and abstract reasoning. At this stage, I would follow these internalized principles of justice, even if they conflict with laws and rules.
  • Retirement

    Retirement
    Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Development
    The Postconventional Level
    In the final level, people become more flexible and consider what’s personally important to them. In the first stage of this level, people still want to follow society’s rules, but they don’t see those rules as absolute. In the second stage, people figure out right and wrong for themselves, based on abstract ethical principles. Only a small proportion of people reach this last stage of moral reasoning.