Presented By: Tyler Andazola, Angela Price

Background

 Born June 15 1902- May 12 1994  Frankfurt Germany  Jewish  Moved to US 1933  Taught @ Harvard Medical School, UC Berkley, Yale, San Francisco Psychoanalytic Institute, Austen Riggs Center, Center for Advanced Studies

Background Cont.

 Changed name- Erik Homberger to Erik H. Erikson  Private Practice- Child Psychoanalysis

Erikson’s Basic Theory

 The world gets bigger as we go along  Failure is cumulative

8 Stages of Development from Birth to Death

 Infancy  Birth-18 months  Trust vs. Mistrust  Play age  3-5yrs  Initiative vs. Guilt  Early childhood:   18 month-3 yrs autonomy vs. Shame  School age   6-12 yrs Industry vs. Inferiority

8 Stages Cont.

 Adolescence:  12-18 yrs  Identity vs. Role confusion  Middle adulthood  35-55 or 65 yrs  Generativity vs. Self Absorption  Young adulthood:   18-5 yrs Intimacy & solidarity vs. isolation  Late adulthood:   65-death Integrity vs. Despair

Influences

 Erickson was an anthropologist  society and human development.

 Non-Freudians and Freudians.

 social factors role and expanding the stages of development beyond childhood  influential among professional clinical psychologists and counselors.

Influences Cont.

• • • • Erickson and Jean Piaget Erickson theory on importance of child’s development Piaget emphasis on cognitive development Erickson emphasis on child’s development is related to child’s success.

Critique

       Erickson and James Marcia(particularly regarding adolescence) Marcia’s work did show evidence and relates adolescence and childhood. If you resolve your childhood that will successfully resolve crisis of adolescence Marcia also questioned about Erickson theory. He also questioned that if the stages only occurred are within the age ranges Erickson suggests. However Erickson theory occurs throughout a lifetime. Age groups best describe when conflicts become most important.

Work Cited

 "Erik Erikson."

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 "Erik Erikson - Biography of Erik Erikson."

Psychology - Complete Guide to Psychology for Students, Educators & Enthusiasts

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