ERIK ERIKSON’S 8 STAGES OF PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Presented by Chelsea Watkins and Michelle Stewart

Explore with us!

Exploration

Central tenet for development theory

Experiences

Hands-on interaction

Activity Time!!

Split into groups

Brainstorm at least 5 milestones for the age group in your bag

Combine efforts to make a time line

Erik Erikson 1902-1994

•Full Name: Erik Homberger Erikson

•Birthday: June 15th, 1902

•Birthplace: Frankfurt, Germany

•Became an American citizen in 1933

Erikson’s Inspiration

Jewish in German society

Father was really his step-father

Food for thought…..

How do you think Erikson’s own self identity crisis influenced his 8 stages of development?

Psychosocial?

Describing the relation of the individual’s emotional needs to the social environment.

Stage 1

• Birth to 12-18 months

• Infant must form a loving, trusting relationship with caregiver

• Important Event-Feeding

Basic Trust vs. Basic Mistrust

Stage 2

•18 months to 3 years

•Child’s energies directed toward development of physical skills

•Important Event-Toilet Training

Autonomy vs. Shame/Doubt

Stage 3

•3 to 6 years

•Child continues to become more assertive and take initiative

•Important Event-Independence

Initiative vs. Guilt

Stage 4

•6 to 12 years

•Child must deal with demands to learn new skills

•Important Event-School

Industry vs. Inferiority

Stage 5

•Adolescence

•Teenager must achieve identity in occupation, gender roles, politics and religion

•Important Event- Peer Relationships

Identity vs. Role Confusion

Stage 6Intimacy vs. Isolation

•Young Adulthood

•Must develop intimate relationships

•Important Event-Love Relationships

Stage 7

Generativity vs. Stagnation

•Middle Adulthood

•Adult must find some way to satisfy and support the next generation

•Important Event-Parenting/Mentoring

Stage 8

Ego Integrity vs. Despair

•Late Adulthood

•Sense of acceptance and fulfillment in oneself

•Important Event-Reflection and Acceptance of life

Activity time!!

Split into groups

Open envelope

Brainstorm at least 4 important events that occur in the stage in your envelope

Another fun way to remember the stages……

Erikson Hoe Down!!!

Works cited

http://faculty.frostburg.edu/mbradley/psyography/bioscopes_erikerikson.html

www.images.google.com

http://www.sonoma.edu/users/d/daniels/eriksonsummary.html

http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/programs/humandev/