Erik Erikson
Erik Erickson
1902-1994
Psychology has had many contributors to its advances by famous psychologist, one of them being Erik Erikson. Erikson was born on June 15, 1905 in Frankfurt, Germany and died May 12, 1994 of old age.He was an only child raised by a Jewish mother and his stepfather. He married Joan Erikson and had three kids named Kai T. Erikson, who now is a noted American sociologist, Jon Erikson, an American long distance swimmer, and Sue Erikson , who is a psychotherapist in private practice. His wife, Joan Erikson, was also a psychologist
Before he was even born, Erikson’s mother separated from his biological father. She then remarried a physician, Dr. Theodor Homberger. This fact was kept a secret from Erikson for many years and when he learned the truth about Homberger not being his biological father it made him ponder on who he really was. This rose his speculation on identity and how it was formed. Being a “Nordic”, tall, blonde, and blue-eyed, he was often teased and came to be rejected from grammar school due to his Jewish background. All these factors and experiences in his life led him to the field of psychoanalytic. Erikson spent time observing the cultural life of the Sioux of the south Dakota and the Yurok of northern California , from this he learned about the cultural environment , this contributed to his psychoanalytic theory. His findings contributed to our understanding of personality and the way it is developed of life. His theory also pertains to children and the way they act, “You see a child play, and it is so close to seeing an artist paint, for in play a child says things without uttering a word. You can see how he solves his problems. You can also see what's wrong. Young children, especially, have enormous creativity, and whatevers in them rises to the surface in free play” he was quoted in The New York Times obituary. He was also turning more
1902-1994
Psychology has had many contributors to its advances by famous psychologist, one of them being Erik Erikson. Erikson was born on June 15, 1905 in Frankfurt, Germany and died May 12, 1994 of old age.He was an only child raised by a Jewish mother and his stepfather. He married Joan Erikson and had three kids named Kai T. Erikson, who now is a noted American sociologist, Jon Erikson, an American long distance swimmer, and Sue Erikson , who is a psychotherapist in private practice. His wife, Joan Erikson, was also a psychologist
Before he was even born, Erikson’s mother separated from his biological father. She then remarried a physician, Dr. Theodor Homberger. This fact was kept a secret from Erikson for many years and when he learned the truth about Homberger not being his biological father it made him ponder on who he really was. This rose his speculation on identity and how it was formed. Being a “Nordic”, tall, blonde, and blue-eyed, he was often teased and came to be rejected from grammar school due to his Jewish background. All these factors and experiences in his life led him to the field of psychoanalytic. Erikson spent time observing the cultural life of the Sioux of the south Dakota and the Yurok of northern California , from this he learned about the cultural environment , this contributed to his psychoanalytic theory. His findings contributed to our understanding of personality and the way it is developed of life. His theory also pertains to children and the way they act, “You see a child play, and it is so close to seeing an artist paint, for in play a child says things without uttering a word. You can see how he solves his problems. You can also see what's wrong. Young children, especially, have enormous creativity, and whatevers in them rises to the surface in free play” he was quoted in The New York Times obituary. He was also turning more