boy by saying that he was going to kill his baby brother. A few weeks later, Eric broke into the apartment and assaulted the baby, beating him nearly to death. According to Eric Erikson, a student of Freud, his psychosocial theory states that you have to move through stages of development to have your needs met. One needs to be psychologically ready to move on to the next stage. This depends on the social environment they are in. Eric, being six years old is in the initiative vs. guilt stages of Erikson’s Stage Theories. In this stage, he is supposed to be ready to take initiative in his own activities and make plans and goals for the future. If his mother does not allow him to take initiative then he will feel guilt for his attempts at independence. He may also be in industry vs. inferiority stage. This means he should be aware of his responsibilities such as homework and chores. He should be able to create a sense of industry, if praised and rewarded by his mother. If not, then he will feel inferior. He would also be influenced by his peers and teachers. However, this is merely how it should be, but not how it is for Eric. Lack of initiative is not the problem. Without a parental figure present, Eric was forced to take too much initiative and make too many decisions on his own. He feels no guilt in being independent but according to Erikson, should feel inferior due to the lack of praise and reward from his mother. According to Jean Piag

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