PSYCHOSOCIAL THEORIES in the APPLICATION of CRIMINAL JUSTICE Mark P. Robertson Deviant Behavior Instructor Tomasina Cook EMPIRE STATE COLLEGE July 30‚ 2012 There are several Psychosocial Theories pertaining to human behavior. The relation of some of these theories can be directly applied to the Criminal Justice field. Theories focus on why some behavior develops‚ when and where the development begins‚ who is affected by it and may be particularly more susceptible‚ what signs or behaviors
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well-known for his two theories about Stages of Psychosocial development and Identity Crisis. He was born on June 15‚ 1902‚ in Frankfurt‚ Germany. His Jewish mother raised him by herself for a while before getting married to his step father‚ Dr. Theodor Homberger. In fact‚ he never knew about the identity of his real father until he grew up and found out by himself. This early confusing experience created his first notion about identity. The concept of identity in human development became more important
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Successful completion can lead to comfortable relationships and a sense of commitment‚ safety‚ and care within a relationship. Avoiding intimacy‚ fearing commitment and relationships can lead to isolation‚ loneliness‚ and sometimes depression. Ego Development Outcome: Intimacy and Solidarity vs. Isolation Basic Strengths: Affiliation and Love In the initial stage of being an adult we seek one or more companions and love. As we try to find mutually satisfying relationships‚ primarily through marriage
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My Psychosocial Stage of Development S. Pulliam April‚ 2011 First I would like to define psychosocial development; this is the development of the personality or the acquisition of social attitude and skill from infancy through maturity. Based on the charting from Erickson’s Psychosocial Stages of Development‚ I fall into two separate categories based on my age. From the beliefs of Erickson‚ he believed that the achievements and failures of earlier stages influence later stages‚ whereas later
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The fifth stage of Erikson’s Psychosocial theory is the “identity vs. identity confusion” stage. This stage typically occurs in adolescence; individuals strive to answer the question “who am I?”. I didn’t achieve this stage until the end of my high school career. In middle school‚ I was not very popular‚ I was intimidated by those who were. I was a very shy and weird person‚ I tried fitting in and changing myself to be liked and have friends. I succeeded in gaining popularity when I began high school
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lack of growth. Newman and Newman (2014) define generativity as encompassing procreativity‚ productivity‚ and creativity‚ and thus the generation of new beings‚ as well as o new products and new ideas‚ including a kind of self-generation concerned with further identity development. They go on to explain that it is formed as a result of experiences of maintaining the world‚ nurturing and being concerned‚ and caring. Newman and Newman (2014) also explain stagnation. It defines as a lack of psychological
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someone to stop committing crimes. Biosocial theory‚ is a theory that shows that there is potentially a genetic link that shows that someone is more likely to commit a crime. Not only that but biosocial theories seem to show that criminal activities can be seen throughout the family history‚ meaning that if you are prone to making decisions to do crime‚ then there could potentially be a history for crime in your family. The psychosocial theory is a theory that says that everything in your environment
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SELF DEVELOPMENT. 1.0 Introduction. Peter Drucker (1955) postulates that “Development is always self-development. Nothing could be more absurd than for the enterprise to assume responsibility for the development of a man. The responsibility rests with the individual‚ his abilities‚ his efforts”. In essence‚ in the eyes of a manager‚ the quote from Drucker boils down simply to “What self- development do I need?” What necessary knowledge and skills do I need‚ and what standards do I need to
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Erikson’s Psychosocial Development Erik Erikson describes psychosocial development as occurring in stages. He describes the different stages according to personality traits shown at the various stages. I have interviewed and made my observations of persons at the different stages as follows: Infancy (birth to 18 months) Trust vs. Mistrust A one year old baby was observed during a session of breastfeeding. The baby is hungry and it is time for the mother to breastfeed him. She picks up
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Erikson’s Theory"Erik Erikson believed that we develop in psychosocial stages versus psychosexual stages that Freud developed" (Santrock‚ 2008‚ p.23). "The word ’psychosocial’ was Erikson’s term that he derived from the words psychological meaning mind and social meaning relationship" (Chapman‚ 2007). Erikson was concerned with how personality and behavior is influenced after birth. Erikson stood strong on his belief concerning nurture and experience. The key element within Erikson’s theory was ego
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