Human Growth and Development - Adolescence age 12-18
Details of observation and stages of subject Place: Age: 13 years Gender: Female Developmental stage- Adolescent Karen is moody, she strives to please her peers more than she desires to be with her mother and she is awakened to her sexuality.
Developmental stage description
The observed person (Karen) falls under the Fidelity stage based on Erikson’s Theory of Social Development. According to Erikson’s Theory, this is the identity versus role confusion stage that applies to adolescents aged 13 to 19 years (Grusec & Lytton, 2012). The existential question for this stage (adolescent stage) is mainly “Who Am I and What Can ...
