Due 6/5  12pm EST

Erikson’s theory suggests that developmental changes occur throughout our lives in eight distinct stages. The stages emerge in a fixed pattern and are similar for all people. Erikson argued that each stage presents a crisis or conflict that the individual must resolve. During the psychosocial crisis, the individual must address the crisis during the stage sufficiently to move to the next stage of development.

In this Module: Week, you are required to make an informal observation (church, mall, library, etc.) of two children who appear to be in the middle childhood stage of Erikson’s eight stages of psychosocial development. For each developing individual, compare and contrast the characteristics observed for both children.

For initial posts, students must support their assertions with at least 2 scholarly citations in
current APA format. Additionally, students are required to integrate at least 1 biblical principle
in their initial post and must add the Bible, using APA format, to their list of references. Thus,
for an initial post, there must be at least 3 sources listed (i.e., a minimum of 2 scholarly
references and the Bible). Scholarly sources must have been published within the last five years.
Acceptable sources include peer reviewed journal articles. Students may use their preferred
version of the Bible.