Lois Lane was born on January 19, 1982 in Massachusetts at the Winchester hospital. She is now nineteen years of age. Her ancestors are from Ireland and Canada. She was raised in her grandmother’s house in Woburn, Massachusetts.
She lived with her mother, father, and her older sister. Her sister was 10 years old when she was born. Lois’ parents divorced when she was two years old. Her father, who was hardly ever around, moved out of the house. Lois’ mother raised her by herself until she remarried. Lois was six when she finally had a responsible father to take care of her.
She has lived in the same house her whole life. In elementary school Lois was never shy. In the first and second grade she had no trouble making friends. She was an extremely hyper child. In the third and fourth grade Lois used to lie to her teachers and tell them that she was adopted. At home she got plenty of attention but at school she was not in the spotlight.
Perhaps she lied to get attention. As a child, Lois was insecure about her appearance because she was overweight. Her biological father and her sister both have temper problems. They have trouble controlling their anger. Perhaps this condition is hereditary because in third and fourth grade Lois turned into a bully. If someone was mean to her she would hit him or her.
In junior high she found it hard to make friends, mainly because of her weight. It wasn’t until high school when she lost a lot a weight and gained more confidence that she began to make friends. In the first stage, Trust versus Mistrust, Lois was able to depend on her mother for support. Unlike her father, her mother was always there along with her older sister. She developed a trust for them.
The Term Paper on Evening Sun Lois Nancy Mother
It is a well known fact that one's environment plays a strong role in the development of one's psyche. Repetitive reinforcement, whether positive or negative, of concepts, ideas, values, morals, etc. on one's developing mind can create life-long impressions (positive or negative) on one's personality. The female protagonists in "That Evening Sun", and "Thanks for the Ride", are classic examples of ...
In the second stage, Autonomy versus Shame and Doubt, Lois was able to eat by herself and get dressed with her mother’s help. Initiative versus Guilt, is the third stage in Erikson’s theory. The question addressed in this stage is, “Am I good or am I bad?” This was probably a difficult stage for Lois because she was getting into trouble at school. The fourth stage is Industry versus Inferiority, which usually occurs during age six through puberty. Lois most likely had trouble getting through this stage because of her weight.
She felt worthless rather than competent. The fact that her peers made fun of her didn’t help her self esteem. Lois recently completed the adolescence stage where she questioned her identity. This is the fifth stage of Erikson’s theory: Identity versus Confusion. She had to ask herself, “Who am I and where am I going?” She knows who she is as an individual and where she wants to go in life. Lois Lane is currently enrolled at Umass Lowell.
Her major is nursing, as she plans to become a nurse practitioner. She considers herself a confident person who knows where she wants to go and what she wants to be. Lois Lane has successfully completed five stages of Erikson’s developmental theory and she is currently in the sixth stage: Intimacy versus Isolation. Most people going through this stage are young adults between the ages of eighteen and thirty.
In the adult stages the ages aren’t as distinct as the child stages. Intimacy is the ability to be close to other people. You can have an intimate relationship with someone such as a lover as well as a friend or a participant in society. Her objective is to obtain intimacy rather isolation at some point in her life. Being in her early adulthood she wants to find a partner to share the rest of her life with.
Bonds between others are strengthening and she is making and continuing friendships that will probably last the rest of her life. “A teenage relationship is often a matter of trying to establish identity through “couple-hood.” Who am I? I’m her boy-friend. The young adult relationship should be a matter of two independent egos wanting to create something larger than themselves.” (Dr. C. George Boeree, 1997).
The Term Paper on Illegal Immigration and enforcement of laws
America, as we know it today, is a melting pot of many nationalities, cultures, races, ethnic backgrounds, and religious pursuits. This is the result of the early massive immigration to American shores from countries across the globe seeking a new life inside the borders of the United States. This dream has not waned despite the march of time, with individuals coming from all walks of life, ...
Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Development consists of six stages broken down into three levels.
“Kohlberg’s model is the most influential of the number of competing theories that attempt to explain how youngsters develop a sense of right and wrong.” (Weiten, W. (2000).
The first level is the Pre conventional level. This is where the child learns right and wrong by being rewarded or punished. The second level is the Conventional level where the child learns right and wrong by what others approve or disapprove and society laws.
In the fourth stage the person follows society’s laws rigidly. In the final level, the Post conventional level, “right and wrong is determined by society rules, which are viewed as fallible rather than absolute and by abstract ethical principals that emphasize equity and justice. Lois Lane is in Kohlberg’s fifth stage of moral development. This is the Social contract orientation stage found in the post conventional level. Lois’ morals are determined by society’s laws but aren’t viewed as one-hundred percent accurate. Unlike the fourth stage, Authority Orientation, Social contract orientation is where the person obeys the law to a point.
For example, when the speed limit sign says thirty-five, Lois won’t be terribly concerned about going over that limit a little bit. There are some ridiculous rules and laws that aren’t enforced and therefore aren’t obeyed. These are the types of laws that if broken wouldn’t incriminate a person or cause harm to anyone. Lois had frightening dreams during her childhood about dolls. She had seen a horror movie with dolls in it.
This was the reason she was having trouble getting to sleep. Sleep and dreams are a huge part of psychology. Dreaming is an issue psychologist can’t fully understand. Why exactly do we dream and how do we benefit from dreaming? Some people say we dream to solve problems in our everyday life. Others say we dream to fulfill fantasies that we have. We know that every time we sleep we have to dream.
The Essay on Freuds psuchosexual stages of development
Freud really did make some major contributions to the field of psychology. He was the first one to suggest that psychological problems might have their roots in how children were treated. Freud believed that most of our personality is formed by early childhood, much of it so early that we don?t even have conscious memories. For example, people who were toilet-trained strictly and at an early age ...
We go through stages in sleep and REM. We need a certain amount of REM sleep to function properly during the day. Without a doubt development stages are inevitable. One must crawl before one can walk. Personality is such a difficult topic to define.
There is no personality science, just personality theories. So there is no “one” answer or theory that is right. “A little like the unfolding of a rose bud, each petal opens up at a certain time, in a certain order, which nature, through its genetics, has determined. If we interfere in the natural order of development by pulling a petal forward prematurely or out of order, we ruin the development of the entire flower.” (Dr. C. George Boeree, 1997).
As far as labeling a person with a certain personality, this is difficult to do in just a few words. Lois is a young adult looking to fall in love with someone she can spend the rest of her life with. She knows the difference between society’s laws and her own morals. At some point in her life she would like to participate in nature’s miracle and have children of her own. References Weiten, W. (2000).
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