Lifecycle Development Report 2022

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Introduction
This report is meant to analyze the concept of Lifestyle Cycle Development in our
modern society, the effect, as well as the implication to contemporary society using the Moore
family as a reference factor. The report will also further discuss the different stages of the
lifecycle; that way, individuals will understand the various stages of the life cycle with the
support of relevant theories used to explain lifecycle development. The concept and nurture of
Jacob and his siblings’ development, as highlighted in the Moore Family case study.
Starting from the definition of lifecycle development, this report will Identify and discuss
each stage of lifecycle development using Jacob’s lifecycle including his social, emotional,
cognitive, and physical development within each of his life stages of development. This report
understands the theories of needs as started by great works of Maslow, Bowlby, Piaget, and other
great minds in the field. This report spotted some flaws as seen in the chosen theory as it related
to Jacob’s development.
Discussion
Task 1
Definition of Lifecycle Development
According to da Luz(2018), lifestyle development as a learning process that is very
important to the cultural development of any human for the proper functioning of the
psychological sector. Most of the time we tend to relate the definition of Lifecycle Development
to Maslow’s theory of needs as started by Capello and Nijkamp (2019). According to the theory,
every normal human being must go through some psychological stages before he/she can achieve

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self-actualization. This theory has a very close similarity to an individual’s lifestyle
development.
Different stage of Jacob’s lifecycle
This has similarity with Freud’s psychosexual theory; it proposes that we, as humans, are
usually propelled by the need to achieve excellence in some areas of our lives. Erik’s
psychosocial theory expatriated that by making it clear through well-drafted stages of
Psychosocial Development. An average individual’s life cycle usually happens within the family
circle, as seen in Moore’s Family case study(Beckett and Taylor 2019).
Each Stage of Jacob’s Lifecycle Within each of his life Stages of Development
Jacob, from the case study, failed in all the stages of his life cycle development. Since the
case of the Moore family started from when Jacob was six years old, there is likely possibility
that he will fail in the Initiative vs Guilt which in turn will make him less creative. And should he
continue like this there is a reasonable possibility he will fail other stages of his lifecycle.
Some of the stages of lifecycle development are listed thus:
Stage 1: Trust vs Mistrust
This is unlike the case of Jacob, should the parents be responsible enough to provide him
with his basic needs being that he has a medical condition, he and the siblings wouldn’t have
been taken by the authorities(Vondracek, Lerner and Schulenberg 2019).
The first stage stated that from age - 12 months, the child must be taught that adults can
be trusted. This happens when the caregiver (the adult) meets their basic needs. The point is,
children are highly dependent especially on their caregivers, so those parents (or caregivers) who

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are responsible enough to provide their kids with these needs ends up gaining the trust of their
infants.
Stage 2: Autonomy vs Shame
At this stage, Jacob completely lacks what it takes to go through this experimental stage
of his life. If he continues like this, there possibilities that he will end up not knowing what he
can do and what he cannot as a person.
At ages 1–3 years, they are expected to explore their world. At that moment, they start
learning how to the world as they get it, they start experimenting; showing some level of
performance for some elements in the environment, e.g. toys, clothing, food, etc. This sense of
autonomy can be described through a two-year-old toddler who will always insist on choosing
her clothes or wanting to dress her self. Even though at that point, her choice of cloth might not
be the best but her will to make that choice is what is essential at that point.
Stage 3: Initiative vs Guilt
Since Jacob is 6, his sense of creativity is expected to falling in place, but since he is still
struggling with the previous stages, it will be difficult for him to meet up with his peers.
Secondly, the fact that he is having challenges makes it even worse because it will require extra
care for him to blend in.
This stage starts when the child reaches the age of 3-6 years old, which is probably the
preschool stage. This is when they start exhibiting some kind of creative and having some sort of
control over their environment through play and interaction. At this stage, every child is expected