ERIK ERIKSON: POST-FREUDIAN THEORY Flashcards
Erikson placed more emphasis on both ______ and ______
Social and Historical influences
positive force that creates a self-identity, a sense of I
Ego
center of our personality
Ego
helps us adapt to the various conflicts and crises of life and keeps us from losing our individuality to the leveling forces of society
Ego
it unifies personality
Ego
synthesizes our present experiences with past self-identities and also with anticipated images of self
Ego
3 interrelated aspects of ego
The Body Ego
The Ego Ideal
Ego Identity
a way of seeing our physical self as different for other people
Body Ego
image we have of ourselves in comparison with an established ideal
Ego Ideal
image we have of ourselves in the variety of social roles we play
Ego Identity
it is an illusion perpetrated and perpetuated by a particular society that it is somehow chosen to be the human species
Pseudospecies
each stage developing at its proper time
Epigenetic Development
each confrontation with our environment
Crisis
infant
Trust vs. Mistrust
toddler
Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
preschool
Initiative vs. Guilt
early school age
Industry (being good at things due to learning) vs. Inferiority
adolescent
Identity vs. Role Confusion
young adult
Intimacy vs. Isolation
middle-aged adult
Generativity vs. Stagnation
old adult
Integrity vs. Despair
in every stage of life there is an ________ - a conflict between _______ and a ________ element
interaction of opposites
syntonic (harmonious)
dystonic (disruptive)
turning point, crucial period of increased vulnerability and heightened potential
Identity Crisis
at every stage of development the ego will consist primarily of the _______ but will be balanced by some portion of the ________ attitude
positive
negative
aka virtues
Basic Strengths
emerge once the crisis has been resolved satisfactorily
Basic Strengths
the basic strengths are interdependent, true or false?
True. One strength cannot develop until the strength associated with the previous stage has been confirmed.
Trust vs. Mistrust
Hope
Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
Will
Initiative vs. Guilt
Purpose
Industry vs. Inferiority
Competence
Identity vs. Role Confusion
Fidelity
Intimacy vs. Isolation
Love
Generativity vs. Stagnation
Care
Integrity vs. Despair
Wisdom
although the ego should primarily consist of the adaptive attitude, it will also contain a share of the negative attitude
Basic Weaknesses
the ego consists solely of one attitude
Maldevelopment
when only the positive, adaptive tendency is present in the ego, it is called
Maladaptive
when only the negative tendency is present in the ego,
Malignant
maladaptation can lead to
Neurosis
malignancies can lead to
Psychosis
Assessment in Erikson’s Theory
Play Therapy
Anthropological Studies
Psychohistory
he provided a variety of toys and observed how children interacted with them. the form and intensity of play revealed aspects of personality that might not be manifested verbally because of a child’s limited powers of verbal expression
Play Therapy
combines psychoanalytic concepts with historical methods
Psychohistory
