Erik Larson

Anthony M. Daniels is a doctor and a writer who was born in London in 1949. He was raised by his German mother and Russian father. Throughout his life, he traveled around the world to learn more about the nature of the world he lives in. At times, the writing he published went against the views of the government of the country he was in. Additionally, he also used his patients as an example in his texts. So, in order to protect himself and his patients’ privacy, Daniels used pseudonym throughout…

Erik Erikson was a very talented theorist in the 1900’s. Erikson believed in the human development through the social aspects of their lives. There were nine stages to Erikson’s psychosocial development theory; “trust vs. mistrust,” “autonomy vs. shame and doubt,” “initiative vs. guilt,” “industry v. inferiority,” “identity vs. identity confusion,” “generativity vs. stagnation,” “integrity vs. despair,” and lastly “hope and faith vs. despair” (Crandell, Crandell, and Zanden). Trust vs. mistrust…

Introduction In this reflection paper, I will be particularly focusing on the following concepts of Alfred Adler’s Individual psychology and a brief theoretical background of Adler and how his childhood experiences have influenced his theory. The birth order, feeling inferiority, and compensation will then be defined and discussed as to how these concepts can be applied to my life. An individual’s attempt to compensate for the feelings of inferiority and to strive towards overcoming them,…

of infant and child development 1. Solid attachment bonds produce positive developmental outcomes 2. Insecure or disorganized attachments can produce detrimental developmental outcomes as well as infant behavioral issues III. Attachment Theories A. Erik Erikson 1. Developmental Stage theory 2. Must resolve key conflicts within each developmental stage 3. Postnatal stage of psychosocial developmental is basic trust versus mistrust 4. Goal for a healthy psychosocial development is for the baby to…

In the human stages of growth there is a time where one or more of theses stages play major rule on the type of character that person will have. Adolescence is a controversial stage. It is the period of transition from childhood to adulthood. Researchers now note that adolescence changes in body and brain may started around 8 and continue until age 24 (Mc Neely & Blanchard, 2009). Theorist and scientist - such Erickson’s psychosocial stage theory, Freud’s psychosexual stage theory, Kohlberg's…

and acts of the ego, causing feelings of guilt and anxiety, when the ego gratifies or tends to gratify primitive impulses (Osborne, 1993). One of Freud’s major contributions was to stimulate the work of other theorists and researchers (Roazen, 1976). Erik Erikson was one of the most talented and imaginative of these theorists (Roazen, 1976). A neo-Freudian psychoanalyst from Denmark, Erikson (1902–1994) came to the United States in 1933 (Roazen, 1976). While acknowledging Freud’s genius and…

Dora B. is an 86 year old Caucasian woman from the Antelope Valley. She is a retired Microbiology professor, business owner and author. I interviewed Dora who first and foremost is one of the most remarkable women I have ever known. Dora grew up with a hard working father a self –made man as she puts it and a mother who was a housewife and two brothers, one older than she and one younger. When most women during that era were destined to the kitchen and raising children, she was progressive…

The developmental stage that was chosen was young adulthood. During young adulthood, one is transitioning from a teenager into an adult. In contrast to childhood or adolescence, an individual starts developing himself or herself as a young adult when he, or she, starts to take responsibilities for their own needs and expenses. In young adulthood, there are developmental tasks and processes that take place. This stage can be associated with Erikson 's psychosocial theory of “Intimacy vs.…

According to Invitation to the Lifespan, Beth, the first women I interviewed, is in the Emerging Adulthood stage of life. Emerging adulthood is the period of life between 18 and 25 and is considered the transitioning phase from adolescence to adulthood. (Berger, 2016) Beth is an 18-year-old female and the older of two children. She is currently in her freshman year at a University in California. She is unmarried, which is typical of people in the emerging adulthood stage. (Berger, 2016) Emerging…

Erik Erikson, a psychoanalyst, developed his theory of social development in 1950 (revised in 1963) (MacCoby, 2002). Erikson’s model includes eight distinct stages of psychosocial progression through a life span (Hutchinson, 2015). For instance, each phase contains an age specific tasks which allow them to develop emotionally and socially (MacCoby, 2002). Specifically, when a person meets the challenges of a stage they progress, but if they are unsuccessful, they may difficulty in the following…