Rational Scientific Theories from Theism

Affective and Cognitive Development Stages

Each stage that we have described has within it further subdegrees, and these subdegrees give rise to both affective and cognitive aspects in minds. Thus, in parallel to Piaget's cognitive stages outlined and extended above, there is a sequence (of similar structure) of affective stages. These have been best characterised by Erikson[1963]. Here is a copy of the 9 degrees of the exterior mind, giving both pairs of names. Each stage also gives a descriptive name for the failure to develop at that level.
ADULT

Internal rational
Erikson-Swedenborg
(affective) 
 
 Gowan-Swedenborg 
(cognitive)
Compassion-love vs.
Withdrawal

2.11 9th ...

Wisdom vs.
Profanation
Regeneration vs.
Despair

2.12 8th 40+ yrs

Reformation vs.
Senile depression
Repentance vs.
Stagnation

2.13 7th 26-40 yrs?

Conscience vs.
Conventionalism
YOUTH

External rational
Erikson
(affective)
 
 

Piaget-Gowan
(cognitive)
Intimacy vs.
Isolation

2.21 6th 18-25 yrs?

Creativity vs.
Authoritarianism
Identity vs.
Role diffusion

2.22 5th 13-17 yrs

Formal operations
vs. Dementia Praecox
Industry vs.
Inferiority

2.23 4th 7-12 yrs

Concrete operations
vs. Nonconservation
INFANT

Pre-rational
Erikson
(affective)
 
 

Piaget
(cognitive)
Initiative vs. 
Guilt

2.31 3rd 4-6 yrs

Intuitive vs.
Immobilisation
Autonomy vs.
Shame and doubt

2.32 2nd 2-3 yrs

Preoperational vs.
Autism
Trust vs. 
Mistrust

2.33 1st 0-1 yrs

Sensorimotor vs.
Chaos

The ERIKSON-PIAGET-GOWAN-SWEDENBORG Periodic Developmental Stage Chart, adapted and improved from Gowan [1974].

www.TheisticScience.org Author: Ian J. Thompson, Email: IanT at TheisticScience.org