03-13-2011, 04:20 PM
I am a bitch. But I am not JUST a bitch. Instead of gleaning personal idealism from one source, namely the media, I gravitated to less-time sensitive sources, like the sciences.
Most people can be explained very easily, ranked even, using accepted theories of human development. Erikson's Psychosocial Stages and Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs can be used to compare people of similar ages and figure out which stage of development fucked them up completely:
Erikson
1. Infancy (birth to 18 months) Trust vs. Mistrust (Feeding) Children develop a sense of trust when caregivers provide reliabilty, care, and affection. A lack of this will lead to mistrust.
2. Early Childhood (2 to 3 years) Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt (Toilet Training) Children need to develop a sense of personal control over physical skills and a sense of independence. Success leads to feelings of autonomy, failure results in feelings of shame and doubt.
3. Preschool (3 to 5 years) Initiative vs. Guilt (Exploration) Children need to begin asserting control and power over the environment. Success in this stage leads to a sense of purpose. Children who try to exert too much power experience disapproval, resulting in a sense of guilt.
4. School Age (6 to 11 years) Industry vs. Inferiority (School) Children need to cope with new social and academic demands. Success leads to a sense of competence, while failure results in feelings of inferiority.
5. Adolescence (12 to 18 years) Identity vs. Role Confusion (Social Relationships) Teens need to develop a sense of self and personal identity. Success leads to an ability to stay true to yourself, while failure leads to role confusion and a weak sense of self.
6. Young Adulthood (19 to 40 years) Intimacy vs. Isolation (Relationships) Young adults need to form intimate, loving relationships with other people. Success leads to strong relationships, while failure results in loneliness and isolation.
7. Middle Adulthood (40 to 65 years) Generativity vs. Stagnation (Work and Parenthood) Adults need to create or nurture things that will outlast them, often by having children or creating a positive change that benefits other people. Success leads to feelings of usefulness and accomplishment, while failure results in shallow involvement in the world.
8. Maturity(65 to death) Ego Integrity vs. Despair (Reflection on Life) Older adults need to look back on life and feel a sense of fulfillment. Success at this stage leads to feelings of wisdom, while failure results in regret, bitterness, and despair.
Maslow
1.Physiological Needs These include the most basic needs that are vital to survival, such as the need for water, air, food and sleep. Maslow believed that these needs are the most basic and instinctive needs in the hierarchy because all needs become secondary until these physiological needs are met.
2.Security Needs These include needs for safety and security. Security needs are important for survival, but they are not as demanding as the physiological needs. Examples of security needs include a desire for steady employment, health insurance, safe neighborhoods and shelter from the environment.
3.Social Needs These include needs for belonging, love and affection. Maslow considered these needs to be less basic than physiological and security needs. Relationships such as friendships, romantic attachments and families help fulfill this need for companionship and acceptance, as does involvement in social, community or religious groups.
4.Esteem Needs After the first three needs have been satisfied, esteem needs becomes increasingly important. These include the need for things that reflect on self-esteem, personal worth, social recognition and accomplishment.
5.Self-actualizing Needs This is the highest level of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. Self-actualizing people are self-aware, concerned with personal growth, less concerned with the opinions of others and interested fulfilling their potential.
Most people can be explained very easily, ranked even, using accepted theories of human development. Erikson's Psychosocial Stages and Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs can be used to compare people of similar ages and figure out which stage of development fucked them up completely:
Erikson
1. Infancy (birth to 18 months) Trust vs. Mistrust (Feeding) Children develop a sense of trust when caregivers provide reliabilty, care, and affection. A lack of this will lead to mistrust.
2. Early Childhood (2 to 3 years) Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt (Toilet Training) Children need to develop a sense of personal control over physical skills and a sense of independence. Success leads to feelings of autonomy, failure results in feelings of shame and doubt.
3. Preschool (3 to 5 years) Initiative vs. Guilt (Exploration) Children need to begin asserting control and power over the environment. Success in this stage leads to a sense of purpose. Children who try to exert too much power experience disapproval, resulting in a sense of guilt.
4. School Age (6 to 11 years) Industry vs. Inferiority (School) Children need to cope with new social and academic demands. Success leads to a sense of competence, while failure results in feelings of inferiority.
5. Adolescence (12 to 18 years) Identity vs. Role Confusion (Social Relationships) Teens need to develop a sense of self and personal identity. Success leads to an ability to stay true to yourself, while failure leads to role confusion and a weak sense of self.
6. Young Adulthood (19 to 40 years) Intimacy vs. Isolation (Relationships) Young adults need to form intimate, loving relationships with other people. Success leads to strong relationships, while failure results in loneliness and isolation.
7. Middle Adulthood (40 to 65 years) Generativity vs. Stagnation (Work and Parenthood) Adults need to create or nurture things that will outlast them, often by having children or creating a positive change that benefits other people. Success leads to feelings of usefulness and accomplishment, while failure results in shallow involvement in the world.
8. Maturity(65 to death) Ego Integrity vs. Despair (Reflection on Life) Older adults need to look back on life and feel a sense of fulfillment. Success at this stage leads to feelings of wisdom, while failure results in regret, bitterness, and despair.
Maslow
1.Physiological Needs These include the most basic needs that are vital to survival, such as the need for water, air, food and sleep. Maslow believed that these needs are the most basic and instinctive needs in the hierarchy because all needs become secondary until these physiological needs are met.
2.Security Needs These include needs for safety and security. Security needs are important for survival, but they are not as demanding as the physiological needs. Examples of security needs include a desire for steady employment, health insurance, safe neighborhoods and shelter from the environment.
3.Social Needs These include needs for belonging, love and affection. Maslow considered these needs to be less basic than physiological and security needs. Relationships such as friendships, romantic attachments and families help fulfill this need for companionship and acceptance, as does involvement in social, community or religious groups.
4.Esteem Needs After the first three needs have been satisfied, esteem needs becomes increasingly important. These include the need for things that reflect on self-esteem, personal worth, social recognition and accomplishment.
5.Self-actualizing Needs This is the highest level of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. Self-actualizing people are self-aware, concerned with personal growth, less concerned with the opinions of others and interested fulfilling their potential.
