Erik Erikson (1902-1994)

Psychosocial Stages of DevelopmentJeff Ball

Ashley Wolfe

Kyle Douglas

Background

• Danish born

• Studied in Germany under Freud– Psychoanalysis

• 1933 Erikson immigrated to America– Boston

• EGO

8 Stages of Psychosocial Development

1. Oral-Sensory (0-1)– Trust vs. Mistrust

2. Muscular-Anal (1-3)– Autonomy vs. Shame

3. Locomotor-Genital (3-5)– Initiative vs. Guilt

4. Latency (6-11)– Industry vs. Inferiority

Stages of Development Continued…

5. Adolescence (11-18)– Identity vs. Role Confusion

6. Young Adulthood (18-35)– Intimacy and Solidarity vs. Isolation

7. Middle Adulthood (35-55/65)– Generativity vs. Self absorption or

Stagnation

8. Late Adulthood/Maturity (55/65-death)– Integrity vs. Despair

What do the critics say?

• His theory is too focused on infancy and childhood and doesn’t talk much about adulthood.

• He doesn’t account for the adults that “rediscover” themselves

• His theory is more applied to boys than girls.

Value to Practitioners

• Many use his theory as a framework for understanding how personality and behavior can be developed from instances in the past that have not yet been resolved.

References (Links)

• http://www.learningplaceonline.com/stages/organize/Erikson.htm

• http://childstudy.net/erikson.php• http://ambafrance-do.org/psychology-help/

17186.php• http://web.cortland.edu/andersmd/ERIK/

crit.HTML• www.utdallas.edu/~kprager/erik_erikson

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