Growth and Development

Question 1

Trust vs. Mistrust

Answer 1

• is the first of eight stages of Erikson’s Stages of Psychosocial Development
• during this stage, the child’s psychosocial development is facilitated when the caregiver provides a secure environment with regular access to affection and food

Question 2

Psychosexual Development

Answer 2

• developed by Freud and characterized by focusing on and deriving pleasure from different body parts

Question 3

Cognitive Development

Answer 3

• Piaget’s theory suggests that intelligence changes as children grow
• Cognitive development occurs through the interaction of innate capacities and environmental events, and children pass through a series of stages.