Instructions
For this assignment, you will be required to record yourself delivering a video presentation on one of Erikson’s eight stages of psychosocial development. You should present the stage that your instructor approved in your Module 5 outline assignment.
In your presentation, you will be expected to utilize 4-6 scholarly articles on your topic, articles from assigned readings, and textbook readings.
The following outlines the areas that should be addressed in your presentation. Remember, you are the “expert.”
Describe the stage of development and expectations for this stage, i.e., the developmental tasks (biological, psychological, emotional, physical, and spiritual).
What is the psychosocial crisis in this stage, according to Erickson?
What are the central themes during this stage of development?
What are the basic strengths or virtues, or possible positive outcomes, that may arise due to the constructive resolution of this developmental stage?
What are some major challenges individuals may face at this stage? What environmental risks must we be more cognizant of at this stage? How about family risks?
What is the syntonic resolution and dystonic crisis?
What aspects of previous stages do we see playing out in this stage?
How can the individual overcome issues that may have arisen due to a poorly resolved psychosocial crisis?
How is this stage related to later stages?
What aspects of this stage might we see playing out in later stages?
What may be expected if the psychosocial crisis is unresolved during this stage?
What are some of the impacts of chronosystem life experiences at this stage?
Utilize a real (yourself, a friend, a family member, or a client) or imagined case study of an individual at this stage of development and address the following:
Please describe the central themes of life course theory and how they apply to the individual and their circumstances.
How can life course theory be used to understand this stage of development?
Are there any other theories that would be useful to us in understanding this individual at this life stage? Please give examples and explain why you have chosen this theory and why you believe it would be useful in your work with the client.
Discuss the possible outcomes for the individual based on his or her circumstances. What intervention would help the individual resolve a psychosocial crisis during this life stage?
