Kohlberg's stages of moral development

After taking this course and studying human development, it has given me great insight into my personal development and growth from the prenatal period through early adulthood. When writing this essay, I chose to include the theories I found most applicable and accurate in regards to my experiences as I developed from the prenatal period to early adulthood. Starting with the prenatal period in the first trimester of pregnancy as I went from zygote to embryo to fetus, I developed rapidly and…

Piaget’s heteronomous morality stage suggests that a child becomes a moral realist where rules he/she considers unalterable (moral absolutes) are determined by authorities and must be obeyed because violators are punished, while Kohlberg’s punishment and obedience orientation stage suggests that a child obeys rules he/she interprets literally to avoid punishment and assumes that authority is superior or right (Broderick & Blewitt, 2015). Although Piaget’s and Kohlberg’s beliefs vary in some…

and she feels supported by her new friends. Considering that Delaney has formed social relationships as a result of her interest in field hockey, it can be concluded that Delaney is experiencing Erikson’s identity vs. role confusion stage of development. This stage explains that an individual needs to develop a strong sense of self, or identity, which can be done by forming social relationships. Next, she told me what she was most…

currently still in high school and has yet to be employed or have responsibilities besides school, I felt he was still an adolescent and just entering emerging adulthood. In this essay, I will go over his physical, cognitive, social and emotion development through my process of conducting this interview with him. At the age…

Along with Bronfenbrenner, one of the other contributing theorist in Human Development is Piaget. Throughout much of the story, Dave was in the concrete operational period. This period “occurs between the ages of seven and twelve, which is characterized by the active, and appropriate use of logic” (Feldman, 2015, Chapter 5). An example of this from the book is the fact that Dave used logic to figure out when was going got be a good day or a bad day for him depending on the way his mother dressed…

Child development and socialisation are crucial facets that refer to the psychological and emotional fluctuations that occur in human beings between birth and the end of adolescence, as the individual progresses from acclimatization to maximizing autonomy. Jean Piaget was the first psychologist to make a systematic study of cognitive development. The cognitive development was a progressive reorganization of mental processes as a result of biological maturation and environment experiences. [1]…

As a growing adult, there have been many opportunities and experiences that help influence my growth and development both physically and mentally. Just as a prominent relationship or personal experience have a significant impact on personal development, a cultural event can also be just as significant and include relationships and experiences from a different point of view. In December of 2001, when I was 4 years old, my family moved from Crestview, Florida to Yakota Air Base in Yakota, Japan.…

categories of moral development – pre-conventional, conventional, and post-conventional. Depending upon which level of moral development a leader typically works within, will also govern the overall way the group acts – and even thinks. A leader’s level of moral development reveals their thoughts in regards to ethical…

CYP CORE 3.1 UNDERSTAND CHILD AND YOUNG PERSON DEVELOPMENT 1.1 EXPLAIN THE SEQUENCE AND RATE OF EACH ASPECT OF DEVELOPMENT FROM BIRTH -19 YEARS. Physical Intellectual Language Emotional Social Spiritual Physical Development…

The sequence of development that children go through consists of five aspects: 1. Physical 2. Social, behavioural and moral 3. Cognitive 4. Communication and language 5. Emotional It is important to look at child development from a holistic perspective, as each aspect of development is inherently interlinked with each of the other aspects. While every child will follow the same developmental sequence, they will not necessarily do so at the same rate. Physical Development: Babies to toddlers -…