Erik Erikson Flashcards
Real last name was
Homberger. He was tall blonde blue eyes, but mother was Jewish, and he had a lot of identity crisis issues because his father leaving and he was never really informed of the exact situation
Was psychoanalyzed by
Anna Freud.
Married to Joan serson
Had a child who was a sociologist
When did he write childhood and society? The book that basically outlined his theory
1950
Died in…
1994
Psychoanalysis
His main theory
Erikson was a Freudian..
Ego psychologist
Development throughout lifespan
Ericsson viewed adult development as important…possibly from his own experiences. It affects the development of children.
Viewed friends latency period
As a period of growth not stagnation.
Ericsson entails 8 stages of development.
In order to move onto to the next stage we must pass a crisis at each stage
Epigenesis
Ericksion used this theory. Growth in the stage is predicated on the previous stage. Like organs during fetal growth.
Epigenesis assumption 1
That the human personality in principle develops according to steps pdetermined in. The growing persons readiness to be driven forward to be aware of…
Epigenesis assumption 2
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Stage 1
Basic trust or mistrust.
Initially, the infant must develop trust to leave his or her mother, a provider of food and comfort, out of sight without experiencing anxiety or rage.
Such trust involves not only confidence in the predictability of the mothers behaviour but also trust in oneself.
Stage 2
Autonomy vs shame and doubt
Around 2
ItThe child must develop a sense of autonomy, which is originally accomplished With respect to bladder and bowel control, parallels frauds anal stage.
If child fails to meet expectations, shame and doubt may result
The experience of obtaining adequate self control with respect to toilet training results in feeling of economy later in life.