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.

Wednesday, December 21, 2005

Factors Contributing to Juvenile Delinquency

Factors Contributing to Juvenile Delinquency

  • Parental influences/dysfunctions

  • Parenting style

  • Responsibility-Freedom balance

  • Broken family

  • Peer/friend influence or problems – social

  • Biological – hormone imbalance

  • Biological – psychological disorder

  • Traumatic event (molestation, abuse, etc.)

  • Socioeconomic pressures (being poor ( “need” to steal, etc.)

  • Havighurst: preparing for career

  • Havighurst: assurance of economic independence

  • How well complete Havighurst’s tasks

  • Identity confusion

  • Cognitive: frustration caused by difficulty with concrete operations

  • Cognitive: late formal operations ( frustration in school, social difficulties, morality would be black & white

  • Psychoanalysis: Id stronger than ego

  • Moral development: egocentric(perspective reversal

  • Social: Need for attention

posted by Jeffrey @ Wednesday, December 21, 2005

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