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Differences between Piaget and Erikson

The theory proposed by Piaget focuses on the various stages of a child where transition from one stage to the other follows a sequence. He developed the stages with key ideas as his building blocks. It is necessary to look into the concepts that form the bases of his theory.

Piaget’s theory of cognitive development looks into thought processes of a person. His emphasis is mainly in the earlier stages below the age of twelve. Development of cognitive skills occurs from infancy to the operational phase where abstract thoughts make sense.

Freud's Oral Stage and Erikson's Trust vs. Mistrust

Similarities between Piaget and Erikson

Comparing the Two

Freud's Oral Stage

Both of these theories examine the issue of developmental psychology using phases to explain the process. Each of the theories posits that each stage has different challenges in the development process. Thus, successive stages build upon each other to the extent that failure in the preceding stage also precipitates failure in the next stage.

  • Age range is from birth to when the child is about one.

The two theories of development both focus on the importance of early experiences, but there are notable differences between Freud's and Erikson's ideas. Freud centered on the importance of feeding, while Erikson was more concerned with how responsive caretakers are to a child's needs.

  • At this point in development, a child's primary source of pleasure is through the mouth via sucking, eating, and tasting.

Erikson's Trust vs. Mistrust

This is when children learn to either trust or mistrust their caregivers.

The care that adults provide determines whether children develop this sense of trust in the world around them.Children who do not receive dependable care may develop a sense of mistrust of others and the world.

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