Child Development Theories
Essay
“Demonstrate your understanding of the theoretical models of developmental stages and transitions with respect to childhood and adolescence and how this can influence practice by:”
1) Critically compare the key concepts of models/theories associated with childhood and adolescence (1.1) – Bowlby, Winnicott, Klein, Erikson.
In the first part of my essay I will critically compare the key concepts of theories of Klein, Winnicott, Bowlby and Erikson associated with childhood and adolescence and also relate them to Freud and his theories.
Melanie Klein regarded herself as a Freud’s orthodox follower, however, despite her claim, there are certain differences in her work compared to Freud (Hough, 2014). She noticed processes in pre-oedipal children similar to the oedipal conflicts of older children and she concluded that the superego was active long before the age Freud assigned to it – she thought it belonged to the oral phase. This observation led her to radically rethink Freud’s developmental theory and ultimately theories of how does adult’s mind work, as well (Howard, 2012).
Klein created her theories based on her direct observation of working with children, whereas …show more content…
Psychodynamic counsellor believes that each patient is unique and that it cannot be predicted how the symptoms will unfold. The danger here is the temptation of predictability when presented with similar conflicts and symptoms as other children. Therefore, the counsellor needs to be alert on how to best assist the child in identifying the conflicts that have disturbed their development. His role is also to teach them how to use healthier defence mechanisms (Delgado,
“Demonstrate your understanding of the theoretical models of developmental stages and transitions with respect to childhood and adolescence and how this can influence practice by:”
1) Critically compare the key concepts of models/theories associated with childhood and adolescence (1.1) – Bowlby, Winnicott, Klein, Erikson.
In the first part of my essay I will critically compare the key concepts of theories of Klein, Winnicott, Bowlby and Erikson associated with childhood and adolescence and also relate them to Freud and his theories.
Melanie Klein regarded herself as a Freud’s orthodox follower, however, despite her claim, there are certain differences in her work compared to Freud (Hough, 2014). She noticed processes in pre-oedipal children similar to the oedipal conflicts of older children and she concluded that the superego was active long before the age Freud assigned to it – she thought it belonged to the oral phase. This observation led her to radically rethink Freud’s developmental theory and ultimately theories of how does adult’s mind work, as well (Howard, 2012).
Klein created her theories based on her direct observation of working with children, whereas …show more content…
Psychodynamic counsellor believes that each patient is unique and that it cannot be predicted how the symptoms will unfold. The danger here is the temptation of predictability when presented with similar conflicts and symptoms as other children. Therefore, the counsellor needs to be alert on how to best assist the child in identifying the conflicts that have disturbed their development. His role is also to teach them how to use healthier defence mechanisms (Delgado,