The Five Major Themes in Development Help Shape Our Questions

question 67

Essay

The five major themes in development help shape our questions and understanding about child development.Various theories provide different answers to these questions.Considering the five themes-nature & nurture,sociocultural influence,continuity/discontinuity,interaction among domains,and risk/resilience-which theories do you feel best address each?

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Definitions:

Freudian Theory

Freudian Theory proposes that human behavior is influenced by unconscious desires, memories, and conflicts.

Electra Complex

A psychoanalytic theory that describes a girl's sense of competition with her mother for the affection of her father.

Freudian Concept

Ideas and theories developed by Sigmund Freud that emphasize the influence of the unconscious mind on behavior.

Squeezes

Application of pressure or force to compress something.