A maternity nurse is providing instruction to a new mother regarding the psychosocial development of the newborn infant. Using Erikson’s psychosocial development theory. the nurse would instruct the mother to
According to Erikson. the caregiver should not try to anticipate the newborn infants needs at all times but must allow the newborn infant to signal needs. If a newborn is not allowed to signal a need. the newborn will not learn how to control the environment. Erikson believed that a delayed or prolonged response to a newborns signal would inhibit the development of trust and lead to mistrust of others.
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