Choose one of Erikson’s Psychosocial Stages. Think about the approximate ages of patients at each stage and the complete physical assessment for your chosen stage. How will you conduct the assessment?...

Choose one of Erikson’s Psychosocial Stages. Think about the approximate ages of patients at each stage and the complete physical assessment for your chosen stage. How will you conduct the assessment? What psychosocial developments do you need to keep in mind? What additional testing and screenings will you need to perform? Discuss two abnormalities found in the age group. Finally, discuss how you have been successful assessing patients in this psychosocial stage.
Erik Erikson’s eight stages of psychosocial developments is the theoretical culmination of his research on identity and the ways in which psychoanalysis and socio-cultural factors combine in order to affect the developmental processes in individuals. The developmental stage that we would discuss here is the stage 2 of psychosocial development, which is concerned with toddlers, aged approximately 18 months- 36 months or 1-3 year old (Scheck, 2005).
In stage 2, the individual starts developing a desire to assert their independence and exercise their autonomy. This is very central for the development of their sense of ‘self’. The development of toddlers in this stage can be observed by studying whether they are developing skills for socialization and the ways in which they try to...