Pyschological Development and Learning Positivity - 871 Words

C.B. is a 82 year old white female that lives alone in San Antonio, Tx. She was born and raised in San Antonio, Tx and she is the youngest of two sisters. C.B. was raised only by her mother, because her father died when she was only 18 months old. She loved going to school and was very involved in high school. C.B. was in the pep squad, school newspaper, and was the assistant editor her senior year of high school. After graduating from high school C.B. went to school to be a certified public accountant and then worked as one for twenty years, and happy at this job. As time moved on she wanted a little more out of her job and decided to go back to school to be a RN. She worked as an RN at Methodist Children’s Hospital for an additional†¦show more content†¦Although, as C.B. grows older she is afraid of not being as agile as she once was. She also is afraid of not being able to take care of herself, and is afraid of losing her own thoughts and her body. One of the ma in things C.B. wants to be to accept help when needed and have the ability to recognize that she needs help. C.B. states that she feels like she has a long time prior to having someone help take care of her, and she hopes it will continue to be that way. Eric Erikson’s last stage of development is ego integrity vs. despair. Erikson’s theory is â€Å"Integrity [that] is built on morality and ethics (Varcarolis, Carson Shoemaker, 2006).† C.B. looks at her life as it is still in progress, and that she isnt at the end of her lifetime. Throughout the interview she did talk about her past, but she also talked about what lies in the future still. When C.B. looks back at her childhood she is using ordinary remembering, for example, when she talks about how her mother raised three children on her own, and didnt allow any of them to work while in school. On the other hand, when C.B. talks about how many children and families she helped during her time as a RN and looks at it as a Life Review and how her career helped her feel accomplished and complete. The memories from her childhood are just that memories, C.B. remembers things that happened but doesnt feel any self worth from them. Although, when she thinks about her career as a Pediatric Nurse C.B. feels