Emotional Development and Self-Esteem

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This paper outlines six of Erickson's eight stages of emotional development, including basic trust versus basic mistrust, autonomy verses shame and doubt, initiative versus guilt, industry versus inferiority, and identity versus role confusion. In addition to the stages of development, this paper also touches on the importance of self-esteem and includes suggestions on how educators can promote positive self-esteem in the classroom.

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"Understanding the emotional development in early childhood through adulthood, leads us to understanding the importance of self-esteem. Through our experiences with the world, we as human beings, form concepts of causal relationships. We formulate opinions of ourselves based upon the collected experiences of life. Some are fortunate enough to grow and develop in positive nurturing environments that foster optimal beliefs systems. Others have a more difficult time remaining positive about themselves and life in general. Just as people form concepts regarding the behavior of inanimate objects, animals, and other human beings, they also form a concept of themselves, of what they are like, of how they will react in various situations. The concept people form of themselves stated positively or negatively, is their self-esteem."

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