Tag Archives: developmental needs

Psychoeducational

Developmental Paths

Posted by Ken Fields on November 17, 2009 at 9:39 pm.

It would make sense that if there are developmental tasks that must be, at least partially,  mastered to meet the developmental needs at any given stage, then there would be means to accomplish this. There would be, so to speak,  developmental paths….
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Stage
Age
Developmental Needs
Developmental Tasks
Developmental Paths

7
76-90+
Beauty
Integrity
Synthesis

6
41-75
Knowledge
Generativity
Giving

5
21-40
Belonging
Intimacy
Engagement

4
13-20
Esteem
Identity
Achievement

3
8-12
Control
Competence
Exploration

2
3-7
Safety
Autonomy
Opposition

1
0-2
Receiving
Trust
Receiving

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Psychoeducational

Developmental Tasks

Posted by Ken Fields on November 17, 2009 at 9:24 pm.

Each developmental stage has an over-arching task which can take the form of a crisis, or significant challenge. Nobody says life is easy, and one reason it can be hard is because of our developmental tasks. These developmental tasks, like our developmental needs, are both heirarchical and interwoven. What had been a dominant need or [...]