resolved that children ages three to five are unclear about the word "dead" yet still are interested in it in spite of their conception is limited of inaccurate. In the second stages, ages six to eight, all the children in her study had an awareness of what death inhered. Corresponding to Nagy's final stage the children rationalized death and were able to put in the biological perspective. Along with what the child is actually perceiving, they also have needs which must be met: physical, emotional, psychological, and social. These are all important to the child even though at some point in the child's development one of these conditions may seem more important than another, but at some degree must be attained. For these needs to be rationalized, another aspect of developmental psychology must be examined. Erik Erikson's stages of psychological development presents issues which reflect developmentally-appropriate needs. In the first year of the child's life, the infant learns their first lessons about the world, which are that its basic needs will ultimately be met. The key is to form a primary trust or mistrust, which is especially the case of the mother, which will later reflect the child's view of the world. During the end of the first year the child will have ideally formed a strong bond with t...
