What Are the Basic Ideas Behind Disengagement Theory and Activity

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Essay

What are the basic ideas behind disengagement theory and activity theory?

Understand Erikson's stages of psychosocial development and the crises involved at each stage.

Comprehend Piaget's stages of cognitive development and the cognitive abilities characteristic of each stage.

Distinguish between assimilation, accommodation, and adaptation within Piaget's theory.

Recognize the importance of initiative, guilt, industry, and inferiority, and how they relate to child development according to Erikson.

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