By Marcus Miguel Cuaton (2nd year BS Computer Science student; Aspirant of the De La Salle Brothers of the Philippines)
Psychosocial Development is the process of one’s personality and social skills actively developed from infancy through adulthood. Erik Erikson, a household name in the study of Psychology, would develop the theory of the stages of Psychosocial Development. He believed that experiencing a psychosocial crisis or conflict from each stage would pave the way for an individual to experience development for better or worse. Dr. Jaymee Pantaleon, the guest speaker of the learning session, introduced this topic to us and gave her input about this theory, especially in the context of the Aspirancy Program.
The theory describes Eight Stages of Psychosocial Development where each stage would cover the supposed psychosocial crisis, important events of one’s life, and what an individual can learn from each conflict they face. The introduction of concepts such as Trust vs. Mistrust, Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt, Initiative vs. Guilt and Identity vs. Confusion can help form an aspect of one’s Psychosocial Development. Unfortunately, we ended our learning session at the fourth stage and will be continuing the discussion at a later date.
In the case of being an aspirant, learning Psychosocial Development is quite crucial, as all of us are taking our own journey in order to follow the path of being a Brother or to pursue something else down the line. This journey that we take requires important decisions to be made—decisions that involve one’s mental process. Through learning about Erik Erikson’s Stages of Psychosocial Development, we can be able to discern as we make these decisions.
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