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Erik Erikson's Post-Freudian Theory Flashcards

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Three interrelated aspects of ego

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the body ego, the ego ideal, and ego identity

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Refers to experiences with our body; a way of seeing our physical self as different from other people

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the body ego

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Represents the image we have of ourselves in comparison with an establish ideal

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the ego ideal

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It is responsible for our being satisfied or dissatisfied not only with our physical self but with our entire personal identity

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the ego ideal

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The image we have of ourselves in the variety of social roles we play

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the ego identity

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What did Erikson see our ego as?

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the center of our personality

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For Erikson, what does our ego create?

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Our ego is a positive force that creates a self-identity. A sense of “I”

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Those that influence, shape, and develops our ego

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society’s influence and epigenetic principle

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An illusion perpetrated and perpetuated by a particular society that is somehow chosen to be the human species

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pseudospecies

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True or False

The ego emerges from and is largely shaped by society

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True

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True or False

Erikson’s emphasis on biological and historical factors was in line with Freud’s viewpoint

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False. Erikson’s emphasis on social and historical factors was in contrast with Freud’s mostly biological viewpoint

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What did Erikson believe about the ego according to the epigenetic principle

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Erikson believed that the ego develops throughout the various stages of life according to an epigenetic principle

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How did Erikson see the ego in terms of the epigenetic principle

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For Erikson, he believed that the ego is much like the epigenetic principle wherein it goes through a sequence of stages, following a path of epigenetic development, with each stage developing at its proper time

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How did society influence our ego

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To Erikson, the ego exists as potential at birth, but it must emerge from within a cultural environment. Different societies, with their variations in child-rearing practices, tend to shape personalities that fit the needs and values of their culture.

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The understanding of Erikson’s psychosocial development in 7 basic points

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  1. growth takes place according to the epigenetic principle.
  2. in every stage of life there is an interaction of opposites; a conflict between a syntonic element and a dystonic element.
  3. at each stage, the conflict between the dystonic and syntonic elements produces an ego quality or ego strength; which is called basic strength.
  4. too little basic strength at any one stage results in a core pathology for that stage.
  5. he never lost sight of the biological aspect of human development
  6. events in earlier stages do not cause later personality development.
  7. personality development is characterized by an identity crisis
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The first psychosocial stage

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Infancy

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What is infancy according to Erikson

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infancy is a time of incorporation, with infants “taking in” not only through their mouth but through their
various sense organs as well.

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Infancy is marked by which psychosexual mode

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oral-sensory psychosexual mode

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The psychosocial crisis of infancy

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basic trust versus basic mistrust

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basic strength of infancy

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hope

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oral-sensory

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a phrase that includes infants’ principal psychosexual mode of adapting

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T or F. Infants must develop both trust and basic mistrust attitudes.

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True. Too much trust makes them gullible and
vulnerable to the vagaries of the world, whereas too little trust leads to frustration, anger, hostility, cynicism, or depression

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If infants do not develop sufficient hope during infancy, what happens?

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They will demonstrate the antithesis or the opposite of hope—withdrawal, the core pathology of infancy.

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Early Childhood

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The second psychosocial stage

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Some differences exist between Freud and Erikson. Freud regarded the anus as the primary erogenous zone during this period and that during the early sadistic-anal phase, children receive pleasure in
destroying or losing objects, while later they take satisfaction in defecating

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To Erikson, young children receive pleasure not only from mastering the sphincter muscle but also from mastering other body functions such as urinating, walking, throwing, holding, and so on.

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Psychosexual mode of Early Childhood

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Anal-Urethral-Muscular Mode

At this time, children learn to control their body,
especially in relation to cleanliness and mobility.

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Early childhood is a time of contradiction. This obstinate insistence on conflicting impulses triggers what major psychosocial crisis of childhood

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autonomy versus shame and doubt

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Children who develop too little autonomy will have?

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difficulties in subsequent stages, lacking the basic strengths of later stages

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autonomy grows out of basic trust

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if basic trust has been established in infancy, then children learn to have faith in themselves, and their world remains intact while they experience a mild psychosocial crisis.

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Shame

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a feeling of self-consciousness, of being looked at and exposed

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Doubt

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the feeling of not being certain, the feeling that something remains hidden and cannot
be seen

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The basic strength of early childhood

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Will

This evolves from the resolution of the crisis of
autonomy versus shame and doubt.

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Inadequate will is expressed as compulsion

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Compulsion is the core pathology of early childhood.

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Erikson’s third stage of development

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Play Age

Whereas Freud placed the Oedipus complex at the core of the phallic stage, Erikson believed that the Oedipus complex is but one of several important developments during the play age.

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At play age stage, in addition to identifying with their parents…

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preschool-age children are developing locomotion, language skills, curiosity, imagination, and the ability to set goals.

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Primary psychosexual mode of Play Age

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Genital-locomotor mode

Erikson (1982) saw the Oedipal situation as a prototype “of the lifelong power of human playfulness”

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T or F. The Oedipus and castration complexes should always to be taken literally

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False. A little girl may envy boys, not because boys possess a penis, but rather because society grants more prerogatives to children with a penis.

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Psychosocial crisis of play age

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initiative versus guilt

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Basic strength of play age

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Purpose

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Inhibition

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The antipathy of purpose

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Play age

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is also the stage in which children are developing a conscience and beginning to attach labels such as right and wrong to their behavior. This youthful conscience
becomes the “cornerstone of morality”

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Erikson’s fourth stage of development

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School Age

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School Age

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At this age, the social world of children is expanding beyond family to include peers, teachers, and other adult models.

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The psychosexual mode of School Age

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Latency

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Erikson saw school age as a time of sexual latency. Sexual latency is important because…

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it allows children to divert their energies to learning the technology of their culture and the strategies of their social interactions

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The psychosocial crisis of School Age

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industry versus inferiority

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Industry

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a syntonic quality, means industriousness, a willingness to remain busy with something and to finish a job

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Inferiority

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They acquire this if their work is insufficient to accomplish their goals

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The basic strength of School Age

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Competence

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competence

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the confidence to use one’s physical and cognitive
abilities to solve the problems that accompany school age

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inertia

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the antithesis of competence and the core pathology of the school age

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Erikson’s fifth stage of development

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Adolescence

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Adolescence

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the period from puberty to young adulthood, is one of the most crucial developmental stages because, by the end of this period, a person must gain a firm sense of ego identity.

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T or F. Ego identity begins during adolescence

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False. Although ego identity neither begins nor ends during adolescence, the crisis between identity and identity confusion reaches its ascendance during this stage.

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Erikson saw adolescence as a time of social latency

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They are permitted to experiment in a variety of ways and to try out new roles and beliefs while seeking to establish a sense of ego identity

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Puberty

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defined as genital maturation. This plays a relatively minor role in Erikson’s concept of adolescence

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Psychosocial crisis of adolescence

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Identity versus Identity confusion

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A crisis is…

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“a turning point, a crucial period of increased vulnerability and heightened potential”

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Identity emerges from two sources:

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(1) adolescents’ affirmation or repudiation of childhood identifications
(2) their historical and social contexts, which encourage conformity to certain standards

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Identity confusion

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a syndrome of problems that includes a divided self-image, an inability to establish intimacy, a sense of time urgency, a lack of concentration on required tasks, and a rejection of family or community standards.

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The basic strength of Adolescence

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Fidelity

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Fidelity

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Faith in one’s ideology

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The trust learned in infancy is basic for fidelity in adolescence.

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Young people must learn to trust others before they can have faith in their own view of the future.

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role repudiation

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the core pathology of adolescence that blocks one’s ability to synthesize various self-images and values
into a workable identity

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Forms of role repudiation

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Role repudiation can take the form of either diffidence or defiance

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Diffidence

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is an extreme lack of self-trust or self-confidence and is expressed as shyness or hesitancy to express oneself

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Defiance

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is the act of rebelling against authority

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Erikson’s sixth stage of development

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Young Adulthood

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Young Adulthood

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After achieving a sense of identity during adolescence, people must acquire the ability to fuse that identity with the identity of another person while maintaining
their sense of individuality.

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Young Adulthood

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is circumscribed not so much by time as by the acquisition of intimacy at the beginning of the stage and the development of generativity at the end.

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Psychosexual mode of young adulthood

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Genitality

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Genitality

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True genitality can develop only during young adulthood when it is distinguished by mutual trust and a stable sharing of sexual satisfactions with a loved person. Exists only in intimate relationships

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The psychosocial crisis of young adulthood

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Intimacy versus Isolation

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Intimacy

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the ability to fuse one’s identity with that of another person without fear of losing it

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Isolation

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defined as “the incapacity to take chances with one’s identity by sharing true intimacy”

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The basic strength of young adulthood

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Love

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Love

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Erikson (1968, 1982) defined love as mature devotion that overcomes basic differences between men and women.

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Exclusivity

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The antipathy of love

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Erikson’s seventh stage of development

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Adulthood

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Adulthood

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That time when people begin to take their place in society and assume responsibility for whatever society produces.

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The psychosexual mode of Adulthood

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Procreativity

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Procreativity

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refers to more than genital contact with an intimate partner. It includes assuming responsibility for the care of offspring that result from that sexual contact.

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Psychosocial crisis of Adulthood

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Generativity Versus Stagnation

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generativity

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“the generation of new beings as well as new products and new ideas”

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Self-absorption and stagnation

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the antithesis of generativity

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The basic strength of adulthood

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Care

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care

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“a widening commitment to take care of the persons, the products, and the ideas one has learned to care for”

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The antipathy of care; the core pathology of adulthood

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rejectivity

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rejectivity

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unwillingness to take care of certain persons or groups

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pseudospeciation

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the belief that other groups of people are inferior to one’s own

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Erikson’s eight and final stage of development

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Old Age

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Old age

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Can be a time of joy, playfulness, and wonder;
but it is also a time of senility, depression, and despair.

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The psychosexual mode of Old Age

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Generalized Sensuality

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Generalized Sensuality

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it means to take pleasure in a variety of different physical sensations—sights, sounds, tastes, odors,
embraces, and perhaps genital stimulation.

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The psychosocial crisis of Old Age

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integrity versus despair

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Integrity

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means a feeling of wholeness and coherence, an ability to hold together one’s sense of “I-ness” despite diminishing physical and intellectual powers

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Despair

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literally means to be without hope

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The basic strength of old age

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Wisdom

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wisdom

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“informed and detached concern with life itself in the face of death itself”

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The antithesis of wisdom and the core pathology of old age

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disdain

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Disdain

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“a reaction to feeling (and seeing others) in an increasing state of being finished, confused, helpless.”

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Critique of Erikson

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Erikson built his theory largely on ethical principles and not necessarily on scientific data

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Critique of Erikson

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we rate Erikson’s theory only average on the
criterion of falsifiability

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Critique of Erikson

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In its ability to organize knowledge, Erikson’s theory is limited mostly to developmental stages.

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Critique of Erikson

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As a guide to action, Erikson’s theory provides many general guidelines, but offers little specific advice.

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Critique of Erikson

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his concepts of intimacy versus isolation and
generativity versus stagnation have much to offer to marriage counselors and others concerned with intimate relationships among young adults.

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Critique of Erikson

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We rate Erikson’s theory high on internal consistency, mostly because the terms used to label the different psychosocial crises, basic strengths, and core
pathologies are very carefully chosen.

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Critique of Erikson

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On the criterion of simplicity, or parsimony, we give the theory a moderate rating. The precision of its terms is a strength, but the descriptions of psychosexual stages and psychosocial crises, especially in the later stages, are not always clearly differentiated

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Concept of Humanity

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On the dimension of pessimism versus optimism, Erikson tended to be somewhat optimistic.

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Concept of Humanity

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Erikson did not specifically address the issue of causality versus teleology, but his view of humanity suggests that people are influenced more by
biological and social forces than by their view of the future.

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Concept of Humanity

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conscious versus unconscious determinants, Erikson’s position is mixed. Prior to adolescence, personality is largely shaped by unconscious motivation. Psychosexual and psychosocial conflicts during the first
four developmental stages occur before children have firmly established their identity.

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Concept of Humanity

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Erikson’s theory, of course, is more social than biological, although it does not overlook anatomy and other physiological factors in personality development.

112
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Concept of Humanity

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The sixth dimension for a concept of humanity is uniqueness versus similarities. Erikson tended to place more emphasis on individual differences than on universal characteristics.

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