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This 7 page paper considers how Piaget's theory and Erikson's theory might form the foundation for therapy. Piaget's stages of cognitive development and Erikson's stages of psychosocial development are explained. The writer explains how the Gestalt theory could integrate Piaget's cognitive theory and how Schema theory would work for Erikson's maladaptations. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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in the theory. Piaget believed these stages are sequential and invariant, which means one must follow the other and all children accomplish must accomplish each stage (Ginn 2009). The flexibility
in the theory has to do with the age ranges, in other words, children might progress through a certain stage a bit earlier or later than the average. Piagets four
stages of cognitive development are: 1. Sensorimotor stage (birth - 2 years old). Infants learn to differentiate themselves from the rest of the world, they interact with objects and people
(Child Development Institute 2008). 2. Preoperational stage (ages 2-7). Intense learning period, includes learning and using language. Child still needs concrete physical activities to learn (Child Development Institute 2008). 3.
Concrete operations (ages 7-11). The child begins to conceptualize and create logical structures. The child also begins to develop abstract problem solving skills while also gaining an understanding for conservation
and reversibility (Child Development Institute 2008). 4. Formal operations (beginning at ages 11-15). Child is now capable of abstract and conceptual reasoning (Child Development Institute 2008). Another very important part
of Piagets cognitive learning theory is his focus on assimilation, accommodation and equilibrium (Ginn 2009). Assimilation allows us to incorporate new experiences and new knowledge into the existing cognitive structure
(Ginn 2009). Accommodation is the act of changing the cognitive structure in order to accept new knowledge or new experiences and Equilibrium is about gaining a balance between the learner
and the environment and between the acts of accommodation and assimilation (Ginn 2009). Piaget said that any new experience or new information created disequilibrium in the mind and this is
a very uncomfortable state of being, thus, the brain will seek to find harmony or equilibrium (Ginn 2009). Most of the developmental theorists, including Erickson, commented on the dangers of
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