Freud's Theory Of Human Development

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The human development consists stages of transformations in an individual throughout their lifespan, the distinct physical difference in growth of physical body reaching to up to the prime phase of physical development and afterward disintegrating gradually till death, and the advancement of cognitive ability during several distinctive physical stages. Furthermore, the human development incorporates a change in various aspects of life in physical, emotional, cognitive, spiritual, etc. The human development is an ongoing subject of study; several theories have been proposed in the past, many systematic and scientific research has been taking place lately to understand the changes in human life from conception to death correctly.
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A child weaned too early or too late will experience oral deprivation or overindulgence which is called oral fixation, resulting in noticeable oral activities for example eating, drinking, smoking, chewing, smoking, etc. (Broderick and Blewitt, 2015. P. 10). To some extend, I discovered his theory is appropriate in my own life. As indicated by my parents, I couldn't get enough nourishment and milk during infancy, my mouth used to be active with no sign of satisfaction of oral pleasure. I can relate this to Freud's theory of oral fixation, might have developed it. Hence, I find myself seeking oral pleasure by indulging in overeating or being …show more content…

The mind of adolescent goes through a psychosocial stage learning a morality and developing ethics (Erikson, 1963, p. 245). Erik Erikson's theory of psychosocial development emphasizing a child learning to trust or mistrust caregivers on early age (Broderick, 2014) and growth of faith is somewhat sensible in my view. During my middle school and high school, I was living with Hindu and Buddhist friends, only couples of us were Christian among thousands of students. Since I was engaged in such religious exercises during my early growth stages of faith framed a deep-felt and individual spiritual life, and social pattern that I stick to my parents' religions and Christian principle though I was tested so much living among the children who practiced other faith and had much different

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