Erikson is often categorized as a neo-Freudian or a functionalist, in the sense that he is interested in the type of function people play in their respective societies ("Erik Homburg Erikson," 2008). Erikson acknowledged that culture and society shape our personality just as much as our families and our inner conflicts are the product of social as well as personal forces (Cramer, et al
Erikson is often categorized as a neo-Freudian or a functionalist, in the sense that he is interested in the type of function people play in their respective societies ("Erik Homburg Erikson," 2008). Erikson acknowledged that culture and society shape our personality just as much as our families and our inner conflicts are the product of social as well as personal forces (Cramer, et al
One of the main elements of Erikson's psychosocial stage theory is the development of ego identity. Ego identity is the conscious sense of self that we develop through social interaction (Erikson, 1950)
One of the main elements of Erikson's psychosocial stage theory is the development of ego identity. Ego identity is the conscious sense of self that we develop through social interaction (Erikson, 1950)
According to Freud, personality developed through a series of childhood stages during which the pleasure-seeking energies of the id become focused on certain erogenous areas. This psychosexual energy, or libido, was described as the driving force behind behavior (Wagner, 2007)
guilt produces the strength of purpose. Children now play with a purpose, competing at games in order to win or be on top" (Feist & Feist 2008 p 244)
From a traditional Freudian perspective, not knowing his father would have been sufficient to suggest developmental challenges. In fact, "While this may seem like merely an interesting anecdote about his heritage, the mystery over Erikson's biological parentage served as one of the key forces behind his later interest in identity formation" (Cherry, 2014)
Erikson's "developmental progression -- from trust to autonomy, initiative, industry, identity, intimacy, generativity, and integrity -- was conceived as the sequential reorganization of ego and character structures. Each phase was the potential root of later health and pathology" (Erikson Institute, 2014)
Erikson's "developmental progression -- from trust to autonomy, initiative, industry, identity, intimacy, generativity, and integrity -- was conceived as the sequential reorganization of ego and character structures. Each phase was the potential root of later health and pathology" (Erikson Institute, 2014)
He also appears to maintain some of the values of that generation such as you work hard, develop a trade, raise a family, retire, and that is the meaning of life, whereas Frank moved around the country what a bit, never worked at a particular job more than a few years, reported having children from several different women, and never really settled down into a stable family life. These differences are reflective of some of the cultural differences between the two (Black & Rubinstein, 2009), but also may reflect their relative upbringing in the relations with their parents and then Ericksonian sense
Erik Erikson has emerged as one of the most highly regarded contemporary psychoanalytic theorists and his psychosocial stages of development have attracted attention from many personality researchers who seek to explain personality development across the entire span of a person's life (Crain, 2011)
role confusion stage may be experienced differently in majority and minority groups in a society and some researchers suggest that Erikson's notion of the identity conflict is not relevant to minority groups such as African-Americans (Crain, 2011; Seaton, Yip, Morgan-Lopez, & Sellers, 2012). Individuals who develop a sense of identity through formal socialization processes are often considered to be normative, whereas those who do not develop a sense of identity through the formal socialization process are considered by those in the majority classes to be outcasts, nonconformists, or at the fringe of normative behavior (McAdams, 2012)