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also his idea of having eight stages was the most realistic and close to me. In this research paper‚ I will cover the following: general information about Erikson and his theory Stages. The primary theorist of this theory Erik Homburger Erikson he earned a reputation as one of the most influential psychologists in the United States. Erikson was born in Frankfurt‚ Germany to Danish parents. He completed a classical high school education at Karlsruhe‚
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Have you ever wondered how your upbringing affect your current shelf? Well according to Erik Erikson their are eight stages of life but the stages that affect a person’s view on life starts early on. Erikson wrote about development of trust‚ doubt‚ guilt with the influence of society that affect one’s upbringing the most. Leading to how a person is raised being carried into their adulthood.The difference in the stages of life greatly varies in the areas of parenting‚ knowledge and societal views
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Erikson’s 8 Stages of Development Erik Erikson studied people and concluded that we all go through stages of development from birth to death. Erikson divided up the stages into the following categories: Oral-Sensory/Infancy‚ Early Childhood‚ Play Age‚ Latency/School Age‚ Adolescence‚ Young Adulthood‚ Middle Adulthood‚ and Late Adulthood. He believed that some characteristics are learned based on challenges and support that we receive throughout life. (Harder‚ 2002) The first stage is Oral-Sensory/Infancy
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Ego was believed to be the main trait in some ones personality according to Erik. H. Erickson (1994) Although there were a full 8 stages‚ with an increasing age range‚ the first‚ middle and the last stage seem to have an important like. The first stage helps plan the future‚ which links in with whether we are able to love and trust. If we lack these traits‚ we may feel unhappy with life which can lead to feeling despair. This would have affected the ego throughout life. The ego could not find a
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circular reaction (12 to 18 months)‚ is when an action gets a response from an outside person or object‚ which leads to not a repeat of the original action‚ but the child will do a similar action in hopes of attaining a similar response. Erik Erikson Erik Erikson was born in 1902 in Frankfurt‚ Germany. For much of the 1920’s he was an artist and a teacher until he met Anna Freud. With her encouragement and help‚ he gained an interest in psychoanalysis and went to Vienna to study child psychoanalysis
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Personality psychology is the focus of some of the best known psychology theories by a number of famous thinkers including Sigmund Freud and Erik Erikson. In this section of the personality study guide‚ learn more about some of the major theories of personality and the psychologists who developed them. Biological Theories Biological approaches suggest that genetics are responsible for personality. Research on heritability suggests that there is a link between genetics and personality traits. One
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life span perspective provides significant information in relation to how and why individuals develop‚ who individuals will develop into‚ and why they become what they become. Psychoanalytic theories‚ such as Sigmund Freud’s psychosexual theory and Erik Erikson’s psychosocial theory provide insight into life span development and the information given by these theories is necessary to learn and understand. Heredity and the environment both have an effect on development but to what extent each more
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life-course literature‚ identity refers to the various meanings an individual attaches to oneself and by others within social relationships” (Hitlin‚ Steven). Erik Erikson also believed that social influences are the most important factors in how the identity is shaped. He built his theories from Freud’s psychosexual stages of development theory. “For Erikson‚ the social aspects that influence human development are more significant in shaping the identity of the human personality” (Batra‚ Sunil). The adults
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Production and Care At this stage the industrious aspect is more prevalent. To Erikson observed middle-age is when the adult focuses with creative and meaningful work and with issues surrounding our family. The main objective is to propagate culture and instill values of within the family and beyond while working to achieve a stable environment. Strength
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