Erik Erikson (1950) rectified this by introducing his psychosocial theory of development in his book entitled ‘Childhood and Society’. The funny thing is that Erikson noticed that most of his patients were not hung up on sexual problems, as the patients of Sigmund Freud reported, but instead talked about problems with understanding themselves and getting along with others.
Erikson converted Freud’s emphasis on sexuality to a focus on social relationships and then extended Freud’s five psychosexual stages to eight psychosocial stages. These stages became known as the Eight Ages of Man. (As you know, at that time in history, the word man was used to apply to all human beings. No sexist discrimination was intended.) Each of Erikson’s eight stages
Erikson converted Freud’s emphasis on sexuality to a focus on social relationships and then extended Freud’s five psychosexual stages to eight psychosocial stages. These stages became known as the Eight Ages of Man. (As you know, at that time in history, the word man was used to apply to all human beings. No sexist discrimination was intended.) Each of Erikson’s eight stages