Describe your personal experience and relate it to the theory of development you chose.

Theory Application PaperFor this paper, choose one theory of development (ex: Erikson’s psychosocial stages of development theory). Then choose a specific life stage to focus on (ex: the preschool years). Clearly explain how this theory of development makes sense of this stage of life. What are the key ideas, concepts, terms, etc. that are central to how this theory explains this specific age? You can include a few sentences explaining the theory as a whole (ex: Erikson’s theory includes eight stages that cover the entire lifespan and each involves a crisis…), but please don’t spend time going into detail about other stages that you are not focusing on (ex: how Erikson views late adulthood does not tie into your story about being in preschool, so don’t talk about it).The next step is to apply this theory to ONE personal experience. You might want to ask your parents to share some stories of your childhood if you’re focusing on an early stage of development, or you may wish to focus on an event you clearly remember. (Make sure it is a specific experience and not a general/vague “when I was a child” kind of story. More specific details makes this easier to write and relate the theory to!) This must be a story about YOUR development – not your child, sibling, etc. Describe your personal experience and relate it to the theory of development you chose. How is this experience an example of this theory in action? How would this theorist explain what happened in this event and how you behaved/responded/interpreted it? Tie in the vocab terms and key concepts of this theory into your personal story.