The brain also grows at this time and a lot of risks are being taken at this time of development as well. It is very important to understand the mental state because it plays a critical role and understands ones’ behavior Dumontheil, I. (2015). According to Dumontheil, I. (2015), "Developmental psychology research on theory of mind has demonstrated that the ability to understand others mental states develops over the first four or five years of life". The brain goes through intense changes in the first decades of life Mills, K. L., Lalonde, F., Clasen, L. S., Giedd, J. N., & Blakemore, S. (2014). From the time of birth, humans show signs of social thoughts and for many years cognitive development is completed in childhood years Mills, K. L.,
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The eight stages are trust vs mistrust, autonomy vs shame and doubt, initiative vs guilt, competence, identity vs role confusion, isolation vs intimacy, ego integrity vs despair and stagnation vs generativity. Trust vs mistrust is the stage where the child is blind to everything that is going on around them. At this particular time the child is uncertain and don’t really know how to be stable but learn how to. This stage will then lead the infant to have hope and learn things. The second stage is autonomy vs shame and doubt. During this stage, the child is physically developing and become more aware of their surroundings. When the child become a toddler they will experience the third phase which is initiative versus guilt and the child will take certain actions and sometimes the parents may not agree with them. Then comes the competence vs inferiority stage; this stage is when the child will learn more hands on skills and this is when the confidence within the child will begin. The next stage is identity vs role confusion is when the child search for their identity. This stage is also when the adolescent start to experiment and take chances. Intimacy vs isolation occurs around the ages of 18 and so
The eight stages are trust vs mistrust, autonomy vs shame and doubt, initiative vs guilt, competence, identity vs role confusion, isolation vs intimacy, ego integrity vs despair and stagnation vs generativity. Trust vs mistrust is the stage where the child is blind to everything that is going on around them. At this particular time the child is uncertain and don’t really know how to be stable but learn how to. This stage will then lead the infant to have hope and learn things. The second stage is autonomy vs shame and doubt. During this stage, the child is physically developing and become more aware of their surroundings. When the child become a toddler they will experience the third phase which is initiative versus guilt and the child will take certain actions and sometimes the parents may not agree with them. Then comes the competence vs inferiority stage; this stage is when the child will learn more hands on skills and this is when the confidence within the child will begin. The next stage is identity vs role confusion is when the child search for their identity. This stage is also when the adolescent start to experiment and take chances. Intimacy vs isolation occurs around the ages of 18 and so