Compare and contrast Jean Piaget's formal operational stage of development to Erik Erikson's view of identity versus identity confusion based on the characters Tim and Erica from the lesson. Let us consider the lives of Tim and Erica as they develop through their adolescent years. Tim and Erica are the same age. They have been neighbors since kindergarten, and, until now, Erica has much been taller than Tim. Lately, the height difference has been noticeably higher in Tim’s favor. Tim and Erica are both typical teenagers with typical adolescent problems and challenges. Tim, age 12, finally reached a growth spurt, surpassing his female classmates, and his voice is often squeaky during conversations. This is sometimes embarrassing for him, but the little budding whisker of hair on his face seems to make up for it all. He will soon ask his dad for advice on shaving. Tim does feel like he can be more social now because he feels that he is beginning to look like a man. Such changes are all attributed to testosterone. Testosterone is the hormone responsible for male secondary sex characteristics. Tim is beginning to show great interest in sports, but has not thought of it long term. For a project in class, he stated that he wants to be a doctor so that he can make a lot of money. Erica, age 12, on the other hand, can no longer wear her shirts without having on a bra. This is somewhat embarrassing for Erica because now she notices that all of the boys in her class look at her chest when they are talking to her. Sometimes they do not even talk to her; they just stare at her chest. Erica’s mom has noticed that lately she has been wearing larger shirts to hide her chest and will take her to be fitted for bras. She is not aware that Erica has already experienced menarche, the first occurrence of menstruation, because Peer relationships PSY 3150, Developmental Psychology 3 UNIT x STUDY GUIDE Title Erica was too embarrassed to tell her, thinking she had done something wrong to her body. Estradiol, the major type of estrogen that is responsible for the major female sex characteristics, is responsible for her changing body. Such changes have inspired her to pursue being a doctor, helping women to deliver babies at the hospital.
Compare and contrast Jean Piaget's formal operational stage of development to Erik Erikson's view of identity versus identity confusion based on the characters Tim and Erica from the lesson.
Let us consider the lives of Tim and Erica as they develop through their adolescent years. Tim and Erica are the same age. They have been neighbors since kindergarten, and, until now, Erica has much been taller than Tim. Lately, the height difference has been noticeably higher in Tim’s favor. Tim and Erica are both typical teenagers with typical adolescent problems and challenges.
Tim, age 12, finally reached a growth spurt, surpassing his female classmates, and his voice is often squeaky during conversations. This is sometimes embarrassing for him, but the little budding whisker of hair on his face seems to make up for it all. He will soon ask his dad for advice on shaving. Tim does feel like he can be more social now because he feels that he is beginning to look like a man. Such changes are all attributed to testosterone. Testosterone is the hormone responsible for male secondary sex characteristics. Tim is beginning to show great interest in sports, but has not thought of it long term. For a project in class, he stated that he wants to be a doctor so that he can make a lot of money. Erica, age 12, on the other hand, can no longer wear her shirts without having on a bra. This is somewhat embarrassing for Erica because now she notices that all of the boys in her class look at her chest when they are talking to her. Sometimes they do not even talk to her; they just stare at her chest. Erica’s mom has noticed that lately she has been wearing larger shirts to hide her chest and will take her to be fitted for bras. She is not aware that Erica has already experienced menarche, the first occurrence of menstruation, because Peer relationships PSY 3150, Developmental Psychology 3 UNIT x STUDY GUIDE Title Erica was too embarrassed to tell her, thinking she had done something wrong to her body. Estradiol, the major type of estrogen that is responsible for the major female sex characteristics, is responsible for her changing body. Such changes have inspired her to pursue being a doctor, helping women to deliver babies at the hospital.
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