Erik Erikson ’s Eight Stages of Development Tikerrah Young CCBC Owings Mills Monday‚ April 7‚ 2014 Erik Erikson ’s Eight Stages of Development Erik Erikson was a “German-born American developmental psychologist and psychoanalyst known for his theory on psychosocial development of human beings”("Erik Erikson.”). Many of his ideas were influenced by Sigmund Freud; “an Austrian neurologist who became known as the founding father of psychoanalysis”("Sigmund Freud.”). Now‚ Freud believed that
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grew up‚ my life experiences and career choice which lead to my identity formation. It will also examine Marcia’s identity statuses and Erikson’s fifth stage of psycho-social development plays a role in identity formation (Louw‚2009). I grew up in a loving‚ caring home‚ with both my parents in the household and 2 siblings. Erikson’s first stage refers to trust versa mistrust‚ occurs during the 1st year of life. As a new born baby‚ they come into the world not knowing who they are or where they are
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Erikson’s theory consists of nine stages of psychosocial development: trust vs mistrust‚ autonomy vs shame and doubt‚ initiative vs guilt‚ industry vs inferiority‚ identity vs identity confusion‚ intimacy vs isolation‚ generativity vs stagnation‚ integrity vs despair‚ and last but not least‚ hope and faith vs despair. The developmental periods range from birth to very old age. The first stage of Erikson’s theory is trust versus mistrust. The purpose of this stage is to build a sense of hope in infants
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instrumental purpose and exchange; mutual interpersonal expectations‚ relationships‚ and interpersonal conformity; social system and conscience; social contract or utility; and individual rights and universal ethical principals. In addition to the stages of moral development‚ this paper analyzes how these theories have affected your development from birth to adulthood. This learner would talk about and compare both moral development theories connecting Kohlberg and Eriksson development model. These
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Erikson’s 8 Stages- 1 Erikson’s 8 Stages of life PSY 240 February 10‚ 2012 Erikson’s 8 Stages- 2 "It is human to have a long childhood; it is civilized to have an even longer childhood. Long childhood makes a technical and mental virtuoso out of man‚ but it also leaves a life-long residue of emotional immaturity in him". This was a quote stated by Erik Homburger Erikson the creator of the 8 stages of life. Erikson believed life is organized into eight different stages that start from
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ERIKSON’S STAGE 3 At some point in a child’s life they have the need to want to do what everyone else is doing‚ and they learn that they want to participate in the action as well. Stage 3 of Erik Erikson’s psychological development is labelled initiative vs. guilt and this is where children start to gain a sense of power and will to do things on their own in their environment. If their initiative actions were to fail than the child starts to feel a sense of guilt. An example would be of a child
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helped by tying my shoes and washing my hands when needed. I really can’t remember much from birth to eighteen months. My mom did a great job of recording it for me. We have many video tapes and my baby book is filled with milestone moments. This stage of my life I believe my parents provided me with the ability to trust. Hope was given. My parents were there to comfort me and give me what I needed at that particular time. They were consistent with me. They showed me love and spent one on one time
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Solidarity vs. Isolation Basic Strengths: Affiliation and Love In the initial stage of being an adult we seek one or more companions and love. As we try to find mutually satisfying relationships‚ primarily through marriage and friends‚ we generally also begin to start a family‚ though this age has been pushed back for many couples who today don’t start their families until their late thirties. If negotiating this stage is successful‚ we can experience intimacy on a deep level. If we’re not successful
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Erik Erikson’s Stages of Psychosocial Development Erikson’s Theory states that‚ throughout life‚ we go through various stages during which we meet ever changing psychosocial challenges. The completion of the work of each stage— which Erikson calls a crisis—prepares us to move on to the following stage. According to this theory‚ if we do not resolve the crisis during any of the stages we will continue to create events throughout life which will recreate that crisis until we have done the psychosocial
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John is a 57-year-old man which puts him into middle-aged adulthood (35-65 years). This also puts him in stage 7 of Erikson’s Stages of Development Generativity vs. Self-absorption or Stagnation which is the stage where career and work are the most important things‚ along with their family. (David L) John is incredibly invested in his work and hobbies and although it doesn’t mention anything about his family he spends a lot of time with friends each evening. Many changes usually happen during this
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