Developmental Psychology

After taking a general look at psychology and some of its major theories, we will trace psychological thought about the human life by focusing on human development. We will look at models of human development put forward by Saint Thomas Aquinas and other Catholic philosophers, Jean Piaget, Sigmund Freud, Erik Erikson, and Lawrence Kohlberg, as well as a few others. Students will not only learn about psychology, they will also learn a lot about themselves.

Monday, September 19, 2005

Piaget & Kohlberg

Piaget Stages of Development

Cognitive development occurs in stages that define the kind of thinking we are able to do.
Maturation more than learning.
Age may vary, order does not.
Trouble at one stage halts development until passed.

Lawrence Kohlberg

Moral Development

Theory

First to study morality as a science.
Cognitive psychology.
Focused on motives for action (why we make the moral choices we make).
Ego = center of self (not as Freud & Erikson use it).
Children begin very egocentric (self-centered).
As we mature, our ego reaches out to consider more people.
Perspective reversal = the ability to put ourselves in the place of others.

About Me

Name: Jeffrey

Location: Arpin, Wisconsin, United States

I hold a Master of Theological Studies from the University of Dallas' Institute for Religious and Pastoral Studies. God has called me to be a father and to teach, so I now serve through From the Abbey, my catechetical apostolate. Brother Thomas is the persona I created for the moral theology textbook Dear Brother Thomas.