Erik Erikson Flashcards
Erikson’s theory believed in ________ development
psychosocial
He believed that at each development state, there was an _______ crisis (good thing)
identity
What are important concepts related to Erikson? (4)
o Psychosocial development of personality
o Identity Crisis
o Favorable Ratio
o Personality development over life span
What is epigenesis?
Features of an organism develop through interaction with its environment
List Erikson’s Stages of Psychosocial Develepmont
- Oral-sensory/infancy (birth-1)
- Muscular-anal (1-3)
- Locomotor-genital (3-5)
- Latency (6-11)
- Adolescence (12-18)
- Young adulthood (18-35)
- Mature adulthood (35-55)
- Old age (55+)
What is the psychosocial crisis at each stage?
- Oral-sensory/infancy
- Muscular-anal
- Locomotor-genital
- Latency
- Adolescence
- Young adulthood
- Mature adulthood
- Old age
- Trust v. mistrust
- Autonomous v. doubt-shame
- Initiative vs. guilt
- Industriousness v. guilt
- identity cohesion v. role confusion
- Intimacy v. isolation
- Generativity v. stagnation
- Ego integrity v. despair
What is the basic strength at each stage?
- Oral-sensory/infancy
- Muscular-anal
- Locomotor-genital
- Latency
- Adolescence
- Young adulthood
- Mature adulthood
- Old age
- Hope
- Will
- Purpose
- Competency
- Fidelity
- Love
- Care
- Wisdom
How is basic trust v. mistrust manifested in the oral-sensory/infancy stage?
Feeding/weaning
How is autonomy v. shame/doubt manifested in the the early childhood stage?
Toilet training
How is initiative v. guilt manifested in the locomotor-genital stage?
Independent play
How is industry v. inferiority manifested in the latency stage?
Adjustment to structure of elementary school
How is identity v. identity confusion manifested in the adolescence?
Occupation choice
How is intimacy v. isolation manifested in the young adulthood stage?
Giving back to the younger generation
How is integrity v. despair manifested in the old age stage?
Generalized sensuality
What is favorable ratio?
Refers to the psychosocial crisis within the stages and how successful resolution did not have to reside completely on one side of the pole
Define crisis
A purely positive event full of opportunity and personal growth
Define Strength
resolution of psychosocial crisis on the side of the positive pole
Define core pathology
resolution favoring the negative pole
Define institutional safeguard
a cultural unit that protects and promotes products of crisis resolution
In what psychosocial stage does the ego identity develop?
Adolescence
Which stage is the most important?
Adulthood
Marcia came up with the theory of _________ development
Adolescent
What are the 4 possibilities of Marcia’s Adolescent development?
Identity diffusion
Foreclosure
Moratorium
Identity achievement
What were Erikson’s methods of investigation?
Anthropological studies
Psychohistory
Projective techniques
Anthropological studies - Which groups did Erikson observe?
Sioux Indians in South Dakota
Yurok Indians on the Pacific Coast
What is an example of a projective technique?
Erica Projective Test
Which outcome of adolescent development is this?
o No commitment
o No crisis
o (non-desirable)
Identity diffusion
Which outcome of adolescent development is this?
o Commitment
o No crisis
o (non-desirable)
Foreclosure
Which outcome of adolescent development is this?
o Currently undergoing crisis
o No commitment
Moratorium
Which outcome of adolescent development is this?
o Commitment
o Crisis successfully resolution of identity crisis
Identity Achievement
