PSYCHOSOCIAL THEORY: ERIK ERIKSON'S Flashcards
Predetermined unfolding/ Like unfolding of a “ROSE BUD”
Epigenetic Principle
2 opposing emotional forces
Syntonic
Dystonic
Positive emotional forces
Syntonic
Negative emotional forces
Dystonic
Too little of the positive, too kuch of the negative
Malignancy
Too little of the negative, too kuch of the positive
Maldaptation
8 Stages of Psychosocial Theory
Trust Vs. Mistrust
Autonomy Vs. Shame or Doubt
Initiative Vs. Guilt
Industry Vs. Inferiority
Identity Vs. Role Confusion
Intimacy Vs. Isolation
Generativity Vs. Stagnation
Integrity Vs. Despair
Infancy (birth- 1½ years)
Virtue: Hope
Maladaptation: Sensory Maladjustment
Malignancy: Withdrawal
Trust Vs. Mistrust
Toddlers (18 months - 2 to 3years old)
Virtue: willpower or determination
Maladaptation: impulsiveness
Malignancy: compulsiveness
Autonomy Vs. Shame or Doubt
Pre-school Years (3-5yrs old)
Virtue: courage
Maladaptation: ruthlessness
Malignancy: inhibition
Initiative Vs. Guilt
Elementary School Years (6-12yrs)
Virtue: competency
Maladaptation: narrow virtuosity
Malignancy: inertia
Industry Vs. Inferiority
Early Adulthood
Virtue: love
Maladaptation: Promiscuity
Malignancy: Exclusion
Intimacy Vs. Isolation
Adolescence (12-18yrs)
Virtue: Fidelity
Maladaptation: Fanaticism
Malignancy: Repudation
Identity Vs. Role Confusion
Middle Age/Middle Adulthood
Virtue: caring
Maladaptation: Overextension
Malignancy: Rejectivity
Generativity Vs. Stagnation
Old Age
Virtue: Wisdom
Maladaptation: Presumption
Malignancy: Disdain
Integrity Vs. Despair