Erikson Flashcards
1
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How did Erikson’s ego psychology theory drift from Freud’s psychoanalysis?
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- rather than being id-ego-superego, it was interaction btw id-ego-superego and external social world
- emphasised psychosocial rather than psychosexual
- shifted from abnormal defensively motivated behaviours to HEALTHY fning of ego
2
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What is the difference btw Eriskon and Freud’s ego?
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- Erikson’s ego is the centre of personality, Freud’s is a reified part of his tripartite theory
3
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What is the role of Erikson’s ego?
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- main role was to establish and maintain our sense of identity
4
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What was Erikson’s focus of the mother’s role in the formation of the ego?
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- social interaction btw the infant and its interpersonal world
5
Q
What was Erikson’s epigenetic principle?
A
- that there are 8 various stages of life –> need to overcome these crises in order to get to the next stage
- each one is built on a previous stage
6
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What are the 8 stages of Erikson’s personality development?
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- hope
- will
- purpose
- competence
- fidelity
- love (young adulthood)
- care
- wisdom
7
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Which parts of each stage must someone overcome to reach the next stage?
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- syntonic vs. dystonic: both are just as important as each other
8
Q
What is the basic strength that emerges in young adulthood?
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- LOVE
9
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What did Erikson about identity crisis?
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- that some adolescents experience identity crisis –> a temporary period of confusion and distress as they experiment with alternatives before settling on a set of values and goals.
10
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What did Baumeister say against Freud’s ‘identity crisis’?
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- although adolescents question their self-values, they experience identity exploration, not confusion
11
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What is some refutability against Erikson’s theory?
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- James Marcia identified 4 different modes of identity formation’
- Rosenthal developed the Erikson Psychosocial Stage Inventory
- over 300 studies alone on ego-integrity
12
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What are Marcia’s ‘modes of identity formation’?
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- identity achievement: definite commitments
- moratorium: exploring possible commitments
- identity foreclosure: adopted others’ commitments (inflexible, susceptible to cult-following)
- identity diffusion: no characteristics, can lead to alcoholism etc.
