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Chapter five has been my favorite chapter so far. I have always enjoyed learning about stage theories of development and how relatable they are to our own development. I now have a deeper understanding that stages are qualitative and can be met through proper development, but stages are to be met in a certain order and cannot be skipped or repeated (Lerner, 2018). Nature vs. nurture, or as I like to refer to it, the "great debate", has also been an interest of mine, so when I learned about T.C. Schneirla and Anne Anastasi I was surprised that I had not heard of them until now. Get your assignment done Now!
Another point about nature and nurture is that there are levels of the environment that may explain how the relationship works and how in some cases the environment can also have an effect on physical characteristics (Lerner, 2018). I found an interesting section on the human genome website, it said our genome is affected by the way we live (NIH, 2019), I feel this is another great example of how the theory of nature vs. nurture works and further credits information in our book.
This week's video; Developmental Psychology Theories 3: Ethological/Attachment and Humanistic Development Theories featured two theorists, Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow and their theory of humanism which came at the end of psychoanalysis and behaviorism, which were more about the experiences one had as a child that would shape their future. The humanistic approach was about self-actualization, Maslow and Rogers' theory is still being used today in developmental psychology, but also as a way of teaching (DeRobertis and Bland, 2020). In my developmental psychology course, I teach nursing students but have a few students in the ECD program, we go over Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and I stress to them they will see it multiple times in their careers with their patients and students. Two positive aspects about the humanistic approach are it is patient-centered, and the data can be measured.