Erik Piaget

 Erick Piaget

Erik Piaget was a psychologist who was able to develop a theory describing the development of individuals from childhood to adulthood. Erik Piaget described that individuals mature and seek to practice genuine empathy and kindness. We learn that positive psychology describes the importance of learning and improving each day and also the need to be kind to others. We learn that Piaget described different stages of development that allow individuals to keep improving and maturing. 

Individuals choose to improve by having meaning and purpose and being industrious. This is seen in the industry vs. inferiority stage and identity achievement vs. identity diffusion stage. Individuals prefer to develop a sense of self instead of going through life thinking that life is meaningless and without purpose. Individuals prefer to find meaning and purpose rather than be nihilistic. Individuals also prefer to be industrious.

Erik Piaget described four stages that individuals go through during their adult life. While the stages may not be in chronological order, they describe that individuals are meant to mature and be kind to others. The stages in adulthood describe the importance of generativity over stagnation and ego integrity (self integrity and not narcissism) over despair. It is described that individuals are meant to practice empathy and help others instead of being narcissistic and envying others. Individuals also choose to give instruction, knowledge, wisdom, and correction instead of being egotistic and selfish.

The only stage that is questionable and can be criticized constructively is the intimacy vs. isolation stage in young adulthood (although being single is not equal to being isolated). This specific stage describes that individuals choose to be in a relationship with the intention to get married and have a family rather than stay single. There is the manner to have meaning and purpose in the worship of GOD Almighty without needing to be in a relationship or married. It is not necessary to be married in order to be happy. There are individuals that did not get married and instead used their time for the worship of GOD Almighty and had amazing lives. Due to the times that we are living (not the best of times), it is understandable that people do not want to start relationships nor get married. The other stages do describe the manner that people mature with age and want to improve themselves and others. Individuals choose to practice genuine empathy instead of envying others. 

The Importance of Generativity

Generativity means being able to impart wisdom and knowledge to others. This is described being a form of empathy that describes that individuals tend to want to help others improve. We learn that when individuals mature and develop positive qualities, they tend to help others learn about being disciplined and industrious. Positive individuals tend to acknowledge the importance of generativity in their lives as they age instead of being envious and selfish. Generativity applies to wise and righteous older individuals that prefer to help others improve with knowledge and wisdom rather than be selfish and envious. 

This can be described in righteous individuals that have decided to instruct and offer correction and reproof to younger individuals seen in preachers, priests, Christian believers, and grandparents instead of seeing younger individuals as a burden, competition, or unimportant. We learn that righteous individuals prefer to see the importance of all human individuals and enjoy to share their wealth of knowledge and wisdom to others so that they do not go into the road of destruction and envy. Generativity prevents stagnation because individuals are helping others practicing genuine empathy instead of hating others based on being younger. This describes that older righteous individuals still have meaning and purpose by being able to instruct correction and reproof despite having an older age seen in Viktor E. Frankl who was still instructing logotherapy in his older age. 

Identity Achievement vs. Identity Diffusion

One of the stages of Erik Piaget's theory of development describes that individuals are meant to have meaning and purpose in their lives. This is consistent with Viktor E. Frankl's logotherapy that describes that individuals are meant to have meaning and purpose in their lives. This is because having meaning and purpose allows us to persevere even when there is tribulation, persecution, or envy. Piaget described that when choosing to have meaning and purpose or be nihilistic, it is better to persevere with meaning and purpose. We learn that we can have meaning and purpose in the worship and preaching of GOD Almighty and in obeying the commandments of Moses.

Viktor E. Frankl described that one of the biggest dangers of his times was the false philosophy of nihilism. Nihilism has the intention to lead individuals far from the worship of GOD Almighty by telling temporary lies that there is no meaning and no purpose in life. This leads to jadedness and cynicism that then leads to the practice of sin and idol worship. By having meaning and purpose in the worship of GOD Almighty, we do not allow the snake to deceive into the practice of sin and idol worship based on negative emotions. Positivity is also hated by post-modernism because it allows individuals to be happy and practice gratitude. We are created to be happy and grateful instead of bitter and envious. These different stages also describe how individuals have autonomy to decide if they want to improve and develop qualities or not.

The Value of Industriousness

Erik Piaget described that when individuals are given the choice to be industrious versus being slothful, individuals choose to be industrious. This is part of adult development and describes that individuals choose to improve themselves rather than be stagnated and indisciplined. Piaget described this stage as the industriousness versus inferiority stage. We learn that taking our work with responsibility and dedication allows us to develop additional qualities and virtues. Being irresponsible and lazy causes a decrease in qualities and may lead to vices. Piaget described that industriousness is preferred over laziness. 

Individuals that are industrious are more likely to be positive, have a clear sense of self, be individualistic, responsible, and also choose generativity over being envious of others. Generativity allows individuals to keep having meaning and purpose instead of being nihilistic and selfish. Being industrious allows individuals to realize the value of generativity and having a sense of self. Understanding the value of hard work and dedication allows us to keep developing ourselves and prevents us from believing the lies of nihilism and atheism that want to lead to immaturity, irresponsibility, laziness, and selfishness. Discipline and dedication are valuable traits that prevent laziness and intemperance.