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ERIKSON'S PSYCHOSOCIAL THEORY Erik Erikson was an ego psychologist who developed one of the most popular and influential theories of development. While his theory was impacted by psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud's work, Erikson's theory centered on psychosocial development rather than psychosexual development. Erikson was interested in how social interaction and relationships played a role in the development and growth of human beings.according to him it is a social and reflects a desire to affiliate with other people and developmental change occurs throughout the life span. Erikson's theory was based on what is known as the epigenetic principle.In Erikson theory, eight stages of development unfold as we go through life. At each stage, a unique developmental task confronts individuals with a crisis that must be resolved. According to Erikson, this crisis is not a catastrophe but a turning point marked by both increased vulnerability and enhanced potential. The mo...

  Language development Language development during infancy every child is born with certain inherent capabilities to acquire language. ⚫ During the first-year verbal communication develops by virtue of sensitivity to language. cognitive and social skills and environmental support ⚫ The first skill to develop is phonological. It enables recognition and utilization of sound units and combining them into words clauses and phrases. Most of the infants are not able to generate a complete sentences till the age of two and the ability continue to develop through childhood years and adolescents and further refinement takes place till adulthood. Prelinguistic phase ⚫ A process of prelinguistic development gradually takes place before the child even acquire the first steps of verbal communication. Babies actively produce different sounds right from the birth onwards to attract attention from their caregivers Babies sounds and gestures go through the following sequences during the...