Erik Erikson was a theorist who discussed the concept of psychosocial developmental stages in human life. Significantly influenced by Freud, Erikson continued Freud theories concerning typography in personalities and structure. However unlike Freud Erikson does not discuss psychosexual stages. Erikson focused on ego psychology underlining the effects of society and culture, and conflicts within the ego itself.
By resolving noticeably social crises the ego develops. Continuing Freudian theories Erikson extended adaptive and creative characteristics of the ego to the entirety of the lifespan.
Erikson’s model contains eight stages. Five stages of Erikson’s lifespan are contained within the first 18 years, with the further three following on further …show more content…
Erikson considers that each stage in a person’s life built on from a previous stage, the epigenic principal.
The life skills and abilities working together within an autonomous individual are the outcome of a maturation schedule. While Freud focused on sexual development, Erikson was interested in how a sense of self was created due to a child’s socialisation.
There are eight stages in Erikson’s model pf psychosocial development. Each stage has a crisis that occurs within it. Psycho relating to the needs of an individual and social relating to the needs of the society are the key themes that Erikson explores in these stages making them psychosocial in nature.
Erikson believed that basic virtues and strengths would be acquired through completion of each stage. Completion of each stage would result in a healthy personality and characteristic developments which the ego could utilise in resolving subsequent crises in later stages.
Unhealthy personalities and sense of self can be consequences of the failure to complete a stage; it can also result in failure to complete consequent stages. Erikson did propose the plausibility to resolve stages at a later …show more content…
If a child is critised, or does not receive the space to become more independent they may grow up to lack self-esteem, or be dependent on others due to a lack of faith in their ability to survive.
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The third stage in Erikson’s theory is initiative vs guilt. From around stage three children begin to assert themselves more regularly. Children at this age primarily play and can develop their inter-personal skills in activities the different activities that they initiate.
Children develop initiative by being able to lead and make decisions through the games they play, initiate and create.
If a parent prevents a child from taking initiative often because of protectiveness. Punishing a child for acting out or trying to achieve the task they tried to achieve can restrict a child from using initiative again.
At this stage a child’s craving for knowledge grows. If a parent reacts negatively treating the questions a child acts as trivial or a nuisance then the child may develop feelings of guilt for being a nuisance.
Some guilt is needed to create a sense of self-control and a conscience but otherwise it is extremely important for a parent to create a healthy balance between guilt and initiative. Success at this stage will create a sense of purpose in a child’s
By resolving noticeably social crises the ego develops. Continuing Freudian theories Erikson extended adaptive and creative characteristics of the ego to the entirety of the lifespan.
Erikson’s model contains eight stages. Five stages of Erikson’s lifespan are contained within the first 18 years, with the further three following on further …show more content…
Erikson considers that each stage in a person’s life built on from a previous stage, the epigenic principal.
The life skills and abilities working together within an autonomous individual are the outcome of a maturation schedule. While Freud focused on sexual development, Erikson was interested in how a sense of self was created due to a child’s socialisation.
There are eight stages in Erikson’s model pf psychosocial development. Each stage has a crisis that occurs within it. Psycho relating to the needs of an individual and social relating to the needs of the society are the key themes that Erikson explores in these stages making them psychosocial in nature.
Erikson believed that basic virtues and strengths would be acquired through completion of each stage. Completion of each stage would result in a healthy personality and characteristic developments which the ego could utilise in resolving subsequent crises in later stages.
Unhealthy personalities and sense of self can be consequences of the failure to complete a stage; it can also result in failure to complete consequent stages. Erikson did propose the plausibility to resolve stages at a later …show more content…
If a child is critised, or does not receive the space to become more independent they may grow up to lack self-esteem, or be dependent on others due to a lack of faith in their ability to survive.
bee
The third stage in Erikson’s theory is initiative vs guilt. From around stage three children begin to assert themselves more regularly. Children at this age primarily play and can develop their inter-personal skills in activities the different activities that they initiate.
Children develop initiative by being able to lead and make decisions through the games they play, initiate and create.
If a parent prevents a child from taking initiative often because of protectiveness. Punishing a child for acting out or trying to achieve the task they tried to achieve can restrict a child from using initiative again.
At this stage a child’s craving for knowledge grows. If a parent reacts negatively treating the questions a child acts as trivial or a nuisance then the child may develop feelings of guilt for being a nuisance.
Some guilt is needed to create a sense of self-control and a conscience but otherwise it is extremely important for a parent to create a healthy balance between guilt and initiative. Success at this stage will create a sense of purpose in a child’s