Erickson Theory Initiative Vs. Guilt: Case Study

The subject is a six years old girl named Nayali. She lives in a small apartment with her mother and aunt. Nayali was born in Cuba and she just move to United States 3 month ago to live with her mother and aunt. Nayali seem to be in discomfort with the changes experienced. She is a Spanish speaking and the first thing that seems to bother her is the new language. The client has obvious emotional changes because she does not understand the new customs. Subject rapidly changes from happiness to anger. She complains constantly to her mother why she is living so far from her friends and loved ones. In her past life she used to play along with her friends. Since she moved here she has to make new friends to play. She has a strong character and

In the affective domain, Erickson´s Theory Initiative vs. Guilt (pp.40-42) explains how the child is motivated by social challenges, becoming more confident. In Nayali´s case this theory is evident. The subject is trying to interact with her new environment accepting new challenges and getting use to new customs such as the new language. Another theorist in the affective domain named Abraham Maslow (p.42) established the theory of needs. “Self-Actualization is the need to become all that one can be” Chaplin & Krawiek (2010). The subject is experiencing many changes in her life but the final result is to become like she used to be before her move to a new life. On the other hand in the Cognitive Domain, Piaget theory of cognitive development (pp.45-47) has 5 structures. The subject is clearly passing for two of this structures one is Disequilibration that is caused for the new situation she is living and Assimilation when she is trying to adapt to new situations. In Vygotsky´s theory Zone of proximal development (ZPD) (p.47) the subject is in stage 4, developing the skills that she needs to be integrated at her new life, skills such as language and changes in her environment. In the Psychomotor Domain, Sears and Bandura (pp.55-56) established the Social Learning Theory. The subject is learning how to adapt to new rules and behaviors. Gesell’s Theory (pp.49-50) is also present in the subject as she developed the milestones in time and with no apparent difficulties. The subject’s problems are conditioned for changes in her life and the way she has to accommodate to new rules, customs, and