{"id":39,"date":"2015-02-18T21:48:58","date_gmt":"2015-02-18T21:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thecastsite.com\/blog\/?p=39"},"modified":"2015-02-18T21:48:58","modified_gmt":"2015-02-18T21:48:58","slug":"developmental-stages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thecastsite.com\/blog\/?p=39","title":{"rendered":"Developmental stages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jean Gebser&#8217;s structures of consciousness:<\/p>\n<p>1. Archaic<\/p>\n<p>2. Magic<\/p>\n<p>3. Mythic<\/p>\n<p>4. Mental<\/p>\n<p>5. Integral<\/p>\n<p>Fowler&#8217;s stages of faith development:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Stage 0<\/b> \u2013 <i>&#8220;Primal or Undifferentiated&#8221;<\/i> faith (birth to 2 years), is characterized by an early learning of the safety of their environment (i.e. warm, safe and secure vs. hurt, neglect and abuse). If consistent nurture is experienced, one will develop a sense of trust and safety about the universe and the divine. Conversely, negative experiences will cause one to develop distrust with the universe and the divine. Transition to the next stage begins with integration of thought and languages which facilitates the use of symbols in speech and play.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Stage 1<\/b> \u2013 <i>&#8220;Intuitive-Projective&#8221;<\/i> faith (ages of three to seven), is characterized by the psyche&#8217;s unprotected exposure to the <a title=\"Unconscious mind\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Unconscious_mind\">Unconscious<\/a>, and marked by a relative fluidity of thought patterns. <sup id=\"cite_ref-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fowler%27s_stages_of_faith_development#cite_note-1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup> Religion is learned mainly through experiences, stories, images, and the people that one comes in contact with.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Stage 2<\/b> \u2013 <i>&#8220;Mythic-Literal&#8221;<\/i> faith (mostly in school children), stage two persons have a strong belief in the <a title=\"Justice\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Justice\">justice<\/a> and reciprocity of the universe, and their <a title=\"Deity\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Deity\">deities<\/a> are almost always <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Anthropomorphic\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anthropomorphic\">anthropomorphic<\/a>. During this time metaphors and symbolic language are often misunderstood and are taken literally.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Stage 3<\/b> \u2013 <i>&#8220;Synthetic-Conventional&#8221;<\/i> faith (arising in adolescence; aged 12 to adulthood) characterized by <a title=\"Conformity\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Conformity\">conformity<\/a> to religious authority and the development of a personal identity. Any conflicts with one&#8217;s beliefs are ignored at this stage due to the fear of threat from inconsistencies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Stage 4<\/b> \u2013 <i>&#8220;Individuative-Reflective&#8221;<\/i> faith (usually mid-twenties to late thirties) a stage of <a title=\"Angst\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Angst\">angst<\/a> and struggle. The individual takes personal responsibility for his or her <a title=\"Belief\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Belief\">beliefs<\/a> and <a title=\"Feeling\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Feeling\">feelings<\/a>. As one is able to reflect on one&#8217;s own beliefs, there is an openness to a new complexity of faith, but this also increases the awareness of conflicts in one&#8217;s belief.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Stage 5<\/b> \u2013 <i>&#8220;Conjunctive&#8221;<\/i> faith (mid-life crisis) acknowledges paradox and <a title=\"Transcendence (philosophy)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Transcendence_%28philosophy%29\">transcendence<\/a> relating reality behind the symbols of inherited systems. The individual resolves conflicts from previous stages by a complex understanding of a multidimensional, interdependent &#8220;truth&#8221; that cannot be explained by any particular statement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Stage 6<\/b> \u2013 <i>&#8220;Universalizing&#8221;<\/i> faith, or what some might call &#8220;<a title=\"Enlightenment (spiritual)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Enlightenment_%28spiritual%29\">enlightenment<\/a>.&#8221; The individual would treat any person with compassion as he or she views people as from a universal community, and should be treated with universal principles of love and justice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Piaget&#8217;s theory of cognitive development is primarily known as a <a title=\"Developmental stage theories\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Developmental_stage_theories\">developmental stage theory<\/a>, but, in fact, it deals with the <a title=\"Epistemology\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Epistemology\">nature of knowledge<\/a> itself and how humans come gradually to acquire, construct, and use it.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Kieran Egan (educationist)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kieran_Egan_%28educationist%29\">Kieran Egan<\/a> has proposed five <a title=\"The Educated Mind\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Educated_Mind\">stages of understanding<\/a>: \u201csomatic\u201d, \u201cmythic\u201d, \u201cromantic\u201d, \u201cphilosophic\u201d, and \u201cironic\u201d, which is developed through cognitive tools such as \u201cstories\u201d, \u201cbinary oppositions\u201d, \u201cfantasy\u201d and \u201crhyme, rhythm, and meter\u201d to enhance memorization to develop a long-lasting learning capacity.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Lawrence Kohlberg\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lawrence_Kohlberg\">Lawrence Kohlberg<\/a> developed three <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Kohlberg's stages of moral development\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kohlberg%27s_stages_of_moral_development\">stages of moral development<\/a>: &#8220;<a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Preconventional morality\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Preconventional_morality\">Preconventional<\/a>\u201d, \u201cConventional\u201d and \u201cPostconventional\u201d. Each level is composed of two orientation stages, with a total of six orientation stages: (1) &#8220;Punishment-Obedience\u201d, (2) \u201cInstrumental Relativist\u201d, (3) \u201cGood Boy-Nice Girl\u201d, (4) \u201cLaw and Order\u201d, (5) \u201cSocial Contact\u201d, and (6) \u201c<a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Universal ethics\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Universal_ethics\">Universal Ethical Principle<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Loevinger's stages of ego development\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Loevinger%27s_stages_of_ego_development\">Jane Loevinger&#8217;s stages of ego development<\/a> occur through \u201can evolution of stages\u201d. \u201cFirst is the Presocial Stage followed by the Symbiotic Stage, Impulsive Stage, Self-Protective Stage, Conformist Stage, Self-Aware Level: Transition from Conformist to Conscientious Stage, Individualistic Level: Transition from Conscientious to the Autonomous Stage, Conformist Stage, and Integrated Stage\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jean Gebser&#8217;s structures of consciousness: 1. Archaic 2. Magic 3. Mythic 4. Mental 5. Integral Fowler&#8217;s stages of faith development: Stage 0 \u2013 &#8220;Primal or Undifferentiated&#8221; faith (birth to 2 years), is characterized by an early learning of the safety of their environment (i.e. warm, safe and secure vs. hurt, neglect and abuse). 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