The more you know yourself, the more patience you have for what you see in others. - Erik Erikson
Erik Homburger Erikson (1902-1994) is one of the most influential psychoanalytic theorists. Erikson focused more on issues of ego rather than the id. Erikson's major focus was on development of the identity.
He described a series of stages based on issues that arise during the process of psychosocial development. At each age he believed that there is a central conflict to be resolved and the way in which we resolve the conflict lays the groundwork for the next stages of our development.
Psychosocial stages: Erikson's stages that are based on a central conflict to be resolved involving the social world and the development of identity
Epigenetic principle: the idea that each stage of development builds on the outcome of the stages that preceded it
An important aspect of Erikson's theory is that he believed that development does not stop in adolescence. Erikson's ideas have remained influential because they are a good reflection of how we think about development today. A number of his ideas have influenced contemporary child care practices and our understanding of how development occurs as a series of interrelated experiences.
Erik Homburger Erikson (1902-1994) is one of the most influential psychoanalytic theorists. Erikson focused more on issues of ego rather than the id. Erikson's major focus was on development of the identity.
He described a series of stages based on issues that arise during the process of psychosocial development. At each age he believed that there is a central conflict to be resolved and the way in which we resolve the conflict lays the groundwork for the next stages of our development.
Psychosocial stages: Erikson's stages that are based on a central conflict to be resolved involving the social world and the development of identity
Epigenetic principle: the idea that each stage of development builds on the outcome of the stages that preceded it
An important aspect of Erikson's theory is that he believed that development does not stop in adolescence. Erikson's ideas have remained influential because they are a good reflection of how we think about development today. A number of his ideas have influenced contemporary child care practices and our understanding of how development occurs as a series of interrelated experiences.