Motivation is not a main point in this theory but it is believed that future goals are the motivator for our current behavior. The original person to bring this up was Adler he called it a teleological position. This is seen as a motivator in so many areas in the lives of people. If a 20 year old wants to become a professor at the age of thirty this will motivate so many choices that they may not have choose without that goal. The person will enroll in college to become a higher education teacher. While moving through their bachelor they may start tutoring to practice teaching people. They will enroll in masters, and find what they like and dislike in their professors or hold …show more content…
Just like Erikson talked about the stages of life called the theory of ego development. Erikson describes this as the unconscious ego the Freud originally spoke about Erikson just added to it. This theory is adding to it by claiming that a personality is always developing by the surroundings and environment changes in your life. This deals with the relation between nature and nurture. In adolescence people experience a crisis where they are leaving the house either going to school for a job or getting a job. Erikson states there are two phases in this stage. First all people experience Moratorium, currently in a state of crisis and actively seeking an attempt to arrive at a decision. The people who have completed this phase are in the phase of identity achievement. This is where they have undergone a period of crisis and have developed firm commitments. Erickson has eight stages from birth to …show more content…
Which is a mature person who knows themselves. They are blessed with insight of a sense of humor in their abilities and limitations, and the ability to see the absurdity in life and not be overwhelmed by it. They can be amused by their own mistakes and not deceived by their own pretentiousness. This person clearly is comfortable with who they are and have found their personality and do not have to go searching for other people to affirm who they are. This is a person living in their truest self. Like in football a person who is always talking about how they just made this catch and talking about how good they are doing and get so frustrated at the smallest of mistakes is clearly not comfortable in their spot and searching for affirmation and approval of fellow teammates. On the other side someone in the NFL who is clearly comfortable with what kind player they are they know their strengths and weaknesses and they can find it humorous when they shank a kick or over throw a receiver by twenty yards in