Erikson Flashcards
What are Erikson’s eight stages of life?
0-2, 2-4, 4-5, 5-12, 13-19, 20-24, 25-64, 65-death
Who is Erik Erikson?
Theorist who studied the Eight stages of life
What is the existential question for stage 1 of Erikson’s stages of lofe?
Can I trust the world?
What is the existential question for stage 2 of Erikson’s stages of life?
Is it okay to be me?
What is the existential question for stage 3 of Erikson’s stages of life?
Is it okay for me to do, move and act?
What is the existential question for stage 4 or Erikson’s stages of life?
Can I make it in the world of people and things?
What is the existential question for stage 5 of Erisikson’s stages of life?
Who am I? What can I be?
What is the existential question for stage 6 of Eriskon’s stages of life?
Can I love?
What is the existential question for stage 7 of Eriskon’s stages of life?
Can I make my life count?
What is the existential question for stage 8 of Erikson’s stages of life?
Is it okay for me to have been me?
What must every individual complete during each stage in Erikson’s theory?
Every individual must answer the existential question at each stage
What is every individual presented with at each stage?
A dilemma that challenges the individual
What creates the dilemmas?
The biological and social clocks
What is Eriskon’s theory?
Psycho-social theory stating that life can be divided into 8 stages based on age and social expectations. Identity development is constantly being evaluated during each stage
What is the sociological clock?
There are still windows for certain things, but depends on the society’s time