Erik Larson

Identity is a common technical term used in contemporary sociological social psychology. The term “personal identity” was virtually unknown in sociology before the 1940s. (ERIKSON 5). Identity was a very big concern in the life of Erik Erikson throughout his childhood and even into his adulthood. Erikson was born in Frankfurt, Germany to a Danish mother, Karla Abrahamsen and Dr. Theodore Homburger, whom Erikson was lead to believe was his biological father. As it turned out, Dr. Homburger was a…

Erikson’s Theory of Identity versus Role Confusion and how he looked at it then and how it is interpreted in modern days by a student who has just gone through the identity and role confusion crisis. Sokol, J. T. (2009, March 1). Identity Development Throughout the Lifetime: An Examination of Eriksonian Theory. Graduate Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1(2), 142-143. Retrieved September 29, 2016, from http://epublications.marquette.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1030&context=gjcp Erikson…

Breaking my life down piece by piece, and analyzing it in another perspective makes me compare my life to the theories and concepts we have recently discussed. Everyone lives different experiences depending on a variety of factors. For me, mine seemed to be similar to the ones in the book, but yet, not identical. The older I got the more I learned about the so-called “puberty”. It was discussed in school, at home, and among peers. By middle school, many of my friends had already had their…

A child is dependent on their caretakers to guide them to fully achieve their potential in a healthy development. child abuse and neglect leads to crisis of development. The parents or guardians are responsible of their child since infancy up to adulthood. Although, Erick Erickson indicates from infancy to the age of 6 is the major component and turning point for the child to develop effectively. In this era of childhood will determine the child’s current behavior and future behavior into…

Divorce can increase the risk of emotional, behavioral, and social problems in children (Stallman & Ohan, 2016), which can be caused by changes in emotional, social, residential, and financial life (Stallman & Ohan, 2016). These divorced parents can experience symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress (Stallman & Ohan, 2016), and these can interfere with proper parenting practices. Families with non-divorced parents and a non-distressed household had the lowest risk of distress symptoms (14%),…

Field Experience This year I started working with the youth at First Presbyterian Church in downtown Athens. I spend three hours with them every week; each week entails something different. A typical Sunday night looks like your average youth group or Sunday school setting. However, the youth takes many outside field trips and retreats throughout the year. The kids are middle and high school students, boys and girls between the ages of eleven and eighteen. Due to the fact that this learning…

The first socialization process begins with the family unit where the newborn develops with the help of a primary caregiver. It is in the family unit where the child starts to interact and develop social skills with the members of the family. The next major experience a child receives in his or her socialization journey is the influence they receive from their peers. Peers in this context refers to anyone outside the family unit that a child comes in contact with but that has same age status or…

cognition, emotion, language, relationships, reasoning, and personality. Each one of these processes can have a big impact on the development of a person. This theory has several different typical age related stages including prenatal to late adulthood. Erik Erikson, a student of Freud’s, came up with the Eight Stages of Man. The stages are depicted by age and what we as humans learn throughout life. Stage one is called: basic trust vs. mistrust. (Birth- 1 year old)…

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…

Teenagers lie in a gaping abyss between the innocence of childhood and the responsibilities of adulthood. What defines a certain teenager is often how they cope with this intermediate phase. What choices do they make? Are they responsible? How do they respond to adversity? The life of Holden–the impulsive protagonist of J.D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye–offers a clear example of how uncertain, and frightening, this period can be. Holden ricochets between childhood and adulthood, a result of his…