Sammy is in third grade. When he won the spelling bee, he felt proud of his accomplishment. But when he could not complete his arithmetic assignment on time, he felt incompetent. Which of Erikson's psychosocial development stages is exemplified in this scenario?

The correct answer for: Sammy is in third grade. When he won the spelling bee, he felt proud of his accomplishment. But when he could not complete his arithmetic assignment on time, he felt incompetent. Which of Erikson's psychosocial development stages is exemplified in this scenario? Is: Initiative vs. Guilt.

Explanation:

To understand this question I have to explain it, so here I go to Initiative Vs. Guilt is a developmental stage inside Erik Erikson's theory of development. It comprehends a stage in the life of human beings as they are children between eight to twelve years usually. In this stage, children start to develop in school environments that demand that they have to perform different tasks like Sammy's ones. The objective o this stage is that kids develop social acknowledgment for their skills and modesty or humility by failing at the development of some of them. Both are necessary so that the children can grow and pass this stage into the next one.

"industry vs. inferiority" stage

Explanation:

Erik Erikson proposed a theory about social and emotional development along people's lifespan. According to him, people go through different stages in life that are manifested as "crisis" where two different options present to the people and they create anxiety. Eventually, the person is inclined towards one of the two options available and solves the crisis and moves on to the next stage.

Erikson's fourth psychosocial crisis, is called "industry vs. inferiority" occurs between the ages of five and twelve.

During this stage, the child feels the need to win approval by demonstrating specific competencies that are valued by society and begin to develop a sense of pride in their accomplishments. When they are reinforced for their initiative they will feel industrious (competent) and confident in their ability to achieve goals. If they are not reinforced, they might feel inferior, doubting their own abilities and not reaching their full potential and can develop a feeling of inferiority.

Sammy is in third grade, so he must be around 9 years old, he won the spelling bee and felt proud about it since he demonstrated a specific competency in his school (thus he felt competent), however, when he couldn't complete his arithmetic assignment he felt incompetent (this could case him feelings of inferiority or doubt of his own abilities).

We can see how Sammy is in the "industry vs. inferiority" stage where he's looking to be competent and developing a sense of pride in his accomplishments.