Question

Use one of the following theorists: Erikson, Piaget or Kohlberg. Describe a clinical situation involving a child and integrate knowledge of the theorist chosen in your approach to caring for the child. Evaluate how knowledge of the theorist changed your approach.

Answer 1

#. Piaget's Processes of Development

1.Sensorimotor Stage (0-2 yrs)

2. Preoperational Stage (2-7 yrs)

3. Concrete Operational Stage (7-11 yrs)

4. Formal Operational Stage (11-15 yrs)

#. Sensorimotor Stage

-(Piaget) 0-2 years

-knowledge of world gained from physical actions performed on it

-coordinate sensory experiences with physical actions

-infant progresses from reflexive, instinctual action to the beginning of symbolic thought toward end of stage

#. Preoperational Stage

-(Piaget), 2-7 years

-begins to use mental representations to understand the world

-symbolic thinking reflected in the use of words and images

-restraints: egocentrism and centration

#. Concrete Operational Stage

-(Piaget), 7-11 years

-can reason logically about concrete events

-understands concept of conservation

-can organize objects into hierarchial classes (classification)

-places objects in ordered series (seriation)

#. Formal Operational Stage

-(Piaget), 11-15 years

-reasons in more abstract, idealistic and logical (hypothetical-deductive) ways

#. Assimilation

-Piagetian concept in which children use existing schemes to incorporate new information

example: a toddler who has learned the word "car" to identify the family's car, migh call all moving vehicles on roads cars including motorcycles or trucks