Erikson Biography
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PSYCH 304 – Dr. Kenneth Moore
PSYCH 304 – Dr. Kenneth Moore
My life through Erikson’s eyes
Riham El Khorazaty
ID: 900092686
My life through Erikson’s eyes
Riham El Khorazaty
ID: 900092686
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“The most glamorous of all wars, is the war between oneself and himself.” How much sense does this quote make? What if it comes from an old warrior who has taken chief leadership roles in four major military battles? This is a quote of my grandfather, General Ahmed El Kouny, a major capstone in my life development. Although a military man with an “armed mentality” as he always labeled himself, he could through basic commonsense come to Erikson’s psychosocial analysis of personal development; a human being is in constant war against oneself. The first battle I faced was the day I was born, a battle of which the borders of my circle of trust was settled. Throughout my years, biological, social and psychological turning points in my life redefined …show more content…
This challenge I took so serious, and could manage quiet well, since then, and upon all stages of my development, to be on the same social, mental, and even physical level with my male cousins. I grew up as a synchronized swimmer, which brought me since my freshmen year in AUC to the swimming team. I even wrestled, boxed, and played other masculine games with my cousins, which explains a lot about my physical appearance and fitness. Up until this date, the majority of my friends are men. For so long, I never asked why, but it was just the case. Erikson’s theory made me understand that it is a matter of a stage I encountered in my life where industry for me meant being accompanied by my surrounding males, and otherwise meant
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Fall
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PSYCH 304 – Dr. Kenneth Moore
PSYCH 304 – Dr. Kenneth Moore
My life through Erikson’s eyes
Riham El Khorazaty
ID: 900092686
My life through Erikson’s eyes
Riham El Khorazaty
ID: 900092686
08
Fall
08
Fall
“The most glamorous of all wars, is the war between oneself and himself.” How much sense does this quote make? What if it comes from an old warrior who has taken chief leadership roles in four major military battles? This is a quote of my grandfather, General Ahmed El Kouny, a major capstone in my life development. Although a military man with an “armed mentality” as he always labeled himself, he could through basic commonsense come to Erikson’s psychosocial analysis of personal development; a human being is in constant war against oneself. The first battle I faced was the day I was born, a battle of which the borders of my circle of trust was settled. Throughout my years, biological, social and psychological turning points in my life redefined …show more content…
This challenge I took so serious, and could manage quiet well, since then, and upon all stages of my development, to be on the same social, mental, and even physical level with my male cousins. I grew up as a synchronized swimmer, which brought me since my freshmen year in AUC to the swimming team. I even wrestled, boxed, and played other masculine games with my cousins, which explains a lot about my physical appearance and fitness. Up until this date, the majority of my friends are men. For so long, I never asked why, but it was just the case. Erikson’s theory made me understand that it is a matter of a stage I encountered in my life where industry for me meant being accompanied by my surrounding males, and otherwise meant