Erik Larson

The eighth and final stage of Erikson’s psychosocial development model is integrity versus despair. This stage occurs during the end of the individual’s life, from around the age of sixty-five until death. It attempts to answer the question, “What have I done with my life?”, including regrets, satisfaction, and choices made. Erikson (1967) views this stage as “the ego’s accrued assurance of its proclivity for order and meaning [...] the acceptance of one’s one and only life cycle and of the…

Marcia Marcia disagreed with Erickson’s views on his identity phase of development and enhanced them by centralizing his theory on adolescent development. Marcia proposed four different phases of identity development. Before the child can develop their identity they must first break away from their childhood belief and explore alternative identities, choose one and commit to it. He identified life defining areas for identity development as: politics, career, religion (Marcia 1966) Marcia’s…

Emotional Development Birth to Three Erickson refers to this stage as the “trust versus mistrust” in this stage it is essential for the infant to find consistency, predictability, reliability in their parents (Crain, 2011). Children that have developed this trust are able to allow their parents to leave with being upset for a long period of time, however infants are sometimes upset but when the parent is gone the caregiver is able to sooth the child quickly. This time frame is also when some…

Erik Erikson was a German ego psychologist who expanded psychoanalytic theory by exploring human development in stages of childhood, adolescence and adulthood. Erikson was the child of an extramarital affair and was raised by his Jewish mother, Karla Abrahamsen, for some time before she married physician, Theodor Homberger. The fact that Dr. Homberger was not Erikson’s biological father was hidden from him for some time. When he came to learn the truth, Erikson was left feeling confused about…

during adulthood, developments have important aspects of life, to itself. The intense of this research is to understand the extend stage of later adulthood development. We need to retain a certain degree of caution and understanding. According to Erik Erikson (1902 – 1994) described the physical, emotional and psychological stages of development, and related the specific issues, or developmental, to each stage. ("America’s Angel.", 2011). For examples, as adult ageism, some became more cranky…

intrapersonal conflict from which they gained psychological qualities and personal skills that theoretically serve as constructs or frameworks of reference from which future social interactions can be interpreted (Erikson, 1968). Erikson used the term psychosocial stages to explain his theory regarding how people go through distinct, predictable, linear phases of conflict that shape their perceptions of the actions of others and consequently respond to these perceptions (Erickson, 1968). These…

On September 7th, Dr. Christian’s psychology class observed the child of Kurt and Kayt, Peter. Peter is a 4-month-old baby boy. In class we have been learning about infant physical, cognitive, and social-emotional development. During the observation, I was able to notice a lot about both the parents and Peter. With the knowledge I have gained from psychology and the observation of the child, I am now able to explain why children act the way they do. From the moment the parents walked in, I…

Observation is a significant method for acquiring knowledge of the common behaviors and developmental goals portrayed or achieved throughout a child’s transition into adulthood. Erikson developed psychosocial development stages that encompass a healthy, developing individual’s life. These stages allow researchers to examine the achievement or failure typically developmental goals during specific age group. The observation that was conducted included Erikson’s psychosocial development stage,…

the two theories that fit this observation are; Jean Piaget theory of cognitive development in which, “Children adapt to the environment via assimilation to existing mental structures by accommodating to these structures.” The second theory would be Erik Erikson, his theory is about psychosocial development, “Which emphasizes…

including both real and imaginary situations. Also, they grow more of a grasp of the world, as well as cause and effect. Psychosocial Development talks about the socialization of children and how it affects their sense of self. This theory was made by Erik Erikson. This type of development has eight different stages which include: Trust vs. Mistrust, Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt, Initiative vs. Guilt, Industry vs. Inferiority, Identity vs. Role Confusion, Intimacy vs. Isolation, Generatively…