Erik Erikson was born June 15m1902 and died May 12 1994. Erikson was a Danish-German-American developmental psychologist and psychoanalyst, known for his theory on social development of human beings. He may be most famous for coining the phrase identity crisis. His son, Kai T. Erikson, is a noted American sociologist. Erik Erikson's lifetime interest in psychology of identity may be traced to his childhood. He was born as a result of his mother's extramarital affair and the situation of his birth was hidden from him in his childhood. Although Erikson lacked even a bachelor's degree, he served as a professor of prominent institutions such as Harvard and Yale
At temple school, the kids teased him for being Nordic; at grammar school, they teased him for being Jewish. As a youth, Erikson was a student and teacher of art. While teaching at a private school in Vienna, he became acquainted with Anna Freud, the daughter of Sigmund Freud. Erikson underwent psychoanalysis, and the experience made him decide to become an analyst himself. He was trained in psychoanalysis at the Vienna Psychoanalytic Institute and also studied the Montessori Method of education, which focused on child development.
Erik believed that every human being goes through a certain number of stages to reach his or her full development. According to his theory, there are 8 stages, which a human being goes through from birth to death.
There are eight different life stages Erik Erikson identity which growth and developing. Such as:
• Trust vs mistrust (infant Birth to 12-18 month). • Autonomy vs Sham and Doubt (Toddler18 to 3 years) • Initiative vs. Guilt (Preschool 3 to 6years). • Industry vs Inferiority (childhood 6 to 12years) • Identity vs Role Confusion (Adolescence 12 to 18years). • Intimacy vs Isolation (Young adult 19 to 40years) • Generality vs stagnation (middle adulthood 40 to 65