Part 1: Describe and reflect on the psychosocial crisis related to developmental tasks, Eriksons developmental stage of trust vs. Mistrust. The prime adaptive ego quality of hope; and the core pathology of withdrawal. Utilize examples in your response either from personal experiences or the material thus far in this week’s resources.
Part 2: During the infancy stage, how would you describe the infants emotional development, including emotional differentiation, emotional regulation, and the concept of temperament.
Part 3: To support your paper, research an infant or child development journal such as Child Development, Infant Behavior, and Development, or Infant Mental Health Journal. Review a focus area within the journals (attachment, communication, infant childcare, motor development, etc.). Summarize your findings from at least 2 peer-reviewed journal articles as it relates to the above core crises and central processes in Part 1.
