Life Cycle Development: Stages, Theories, and Needs Theory

Life Cycle
Development

Table of Content.
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Life cycle development approaches can assist in the make suitable choices and this is
divided in to several steps. This process is includes the planning, modification, analysis as well
as changes in the individual behaviour, emotional, physical as well as social factors. There are
several psychologist are provide several developmental stages of the life span. There are growth
and changes are refer as irreversible and unidirectional process which are appreciated by the
psychologist and these are taken three aspect as developmental domains (Makarchuk, Trofimov
and Demchenko, 2019). These aspects are includes psychological, cognitive as well as physical
development. The physical development is explained as the advancement as well as development
of the motor skills, abilities, brain as well as body development. The cognitive development is
refer to the development of the ability to think and reason. This essay is includes the several
different stages of the life cycle and also consider the related John Bowlby, Mary Ainsworth's
idea as well as Erik Erikson theory of the psychological development which are associated with
the life cycle development. It is also includes the needs of the theory of Sophie's in the different
stages of the life cycle development. The stages of the life cycle development is consider
learning and make a person more determinative for the various approaches for spend good
quality life (Zhou, 2019).
MAIN BODY
TASK 1
Mary Ainsworth attachment theory is suggests that young children form bonds with their
caregivers. This is also develop the understandings for the development as well as attachment of
the children. This attachment is theory is based on their observation and research and she is
concluded that there are three nail styles of the attachment. These are includes secure attachment
which is refer to secure attached child find comfort when frightened as well as prefer parents to
stranger. The second one is anxiously-avoidant attachment which is refer to children are wary of
strangers, exhibit great distress when parents leaves but are not comforted by a parent's
attachment. The last one anxious-resistant attachment which is explained as children are show a
few preference for parents over strangers and find a few comfort from their caregivers. These are
collectively assist in the identification of the of the attachment in between caregiver and children
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