Erik Erikson Flashcards
postulated eight stages of psychosocial development through which people progress.
Erikson’s Post-Freudian Theory
According to Erikson, it is the center of personality and is responsible for a unified sense of self
ego
a fictional notion that they are superior to other cultures
pseudospecies
The ego develops according to this; that is, it grows according to a genetically established rate and in a fixed sequence.
Epigenetic Principle
a turning point, which may produce either adaptive or maladaptive adjustment.
identity crisis
> 1st year of life (oral)
psychosexual mode - oral-sensory
psycho-social crisis - basic trust versus basic mistrust
basic strength - hope
core pathology - withdrawal
Infancy
> 2nd to 3rd year of life (anal)
psychosexual mode - anal urethral-muscular
psycho-social crisis - autonomy versus shame and doubt
basic strength - will
core pathology - compulsion
Early Childhood
> 3rd to 5th year of life (phallic)
psychosexual mode - genital locomotor
psycho-social crisis - initiative versus guilt
basic strength - purpose
core pathology - inhibition
Play Age
> 6 to 12/13 year of life (latency)
psycho-social crisis -industry vs inferiority
basic strength - competence
core pathology - inertia
School Age
> Puberty (phallic)
psychosexual mode - puberty
psycho-social crisis - identity versus identity confusion
basic strength - fidelity
core pathology - role repudiation
Adolescence
> 18 to 30 years old (generativity)
psychosexual mode - genitality
psycho-social crisis - intimacy versus isolation
basic strength - love
core pathology - exclusivity
Young adulthood
> 31 to 60 years of age
psychosexual mode - procreativity
psycho-social crisis -generativity versus stagnation
basic strength - care
core pathology - rejectivity
Adulthood
> 60 until death
psychosexual mode - generalized sensuality
psycho-social crisis -integrity versus despair
basic strength - wisdom
core pathology - disdain
Old age
