Erik Erikson Flashcards
What is Erikson’s 4th stage?
Key question and age range?
Latency - Industry v. Inferiority
Can I master the skills to survive and adapt? - 6 to 12 years old
What is Erikson’s 5th stage?
Key question and age range?
Puberty & Adolescence - Identity v. Identity Confusion 12-18 years old
Who am I? What are my beliefs, feelings, and attitudes?
What is Erikson’s 6th stage?
Key question and age range?
Young Adulthood - Intimacy v. Isolation - 18+
Can I fully give myself to another?
Marcia developed 4 _____
Statuses.
What is the diffusion stage?
One is not exploring or committed: apathetic, uninterested, not close to peers, at risk of school failure, depression, and substance abuse.
What is the foreclosure stage?
One is not exploring, but committed to something: close-minded, rigid, authoritarian, tendency to resist change
What is the moratorium stage?
One is in the midst of exploring, and actively committed to something at the same time: open-minded, thoughtful, but anxious and uncertain
What is the identity achievement stage?
One’s exploring is complete and they are fully committed: balanced thinking, stronger relationships with friends and family, better academic performance, generative personality, effective decision-making skills
What is the MAMA cycle?
The cycle between moratorium and achievement; even when you think you have identity, that can change and then you’re back in the moratorium stage!
Name 3 factors that support adolescent identity formation
Parental support
Self-reflective and adaptive stance towards the future
A sense of industry/involvement in meaningful pursuits
What is ethnocultural identity?
Self-understanding in terms of culture and ethnicity… an internalization of the meaning and implications of one’s group membership
