Eight Stages Of Development Paper
Erik Erikson 's Eight Stages of Development
Tikerrah Young
CCBC Owings Mills
Monday, April 7, 2014 Erik Erikson 's Eight Stages of Development
Erik Erikson was a “German-born American developmental psychologist and psychoanalyst known for his theory on psychosocial development of human beings”("Erik Erikson.”). Many of his ideas were influenced by Sigmund Freud; “an Austrian neurologist who became known as the founding father of psychoanalysis”("Sigmund Freud.”). Now, Freud believed that our actions were psychosexual “of or involving the psychological aspects of the sexual impulse.” ("Psychosexual - Google Search.”) and Erikson thought our actions were based off of the culture and society we live in, this is considered psychosocial development. They both believed that our developmental stages begin during birth, but Freud was confident that the developmental stages only last for five years, and Erikson believed the stages last until our late adulthood.
Trust v. Mistrust
The first stage of his theory is the trust versus mistrust stage, this is where the infant; 0-1/2 years of age, learns wether they …show more content…
Stagnation, knowing that we have helped the next generation grow and Ego Integrity vs. Despair, feeling that I accomplished everything in life that I 've wanted to. I will try to be a better person in my later years for myself and others, so that we can continue to prosper. The biggest thing i took form this assignment is learning to balance every stage we go through, you never want to be too harsh or too sweet with yourself or your kids, this is very instrumental in developing ourselves and our children to be better people. References
Cherry, Kendra. "Intimacy Versus Isolation." About.com Psychology. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Apr. 2014. .
"Erik Erikson." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 04 June 2014. Web. 07 Apr.
Tikerrah Young
CCBC Owings Mills
Monday, April 7, 2014 Erik Erikson 's Eight Stages of Development
Erik Erikson was a “German-born American developmental psychologist and psychoanalyst known for his theory on psychosocial development of human beings”("Erik Erikson.”). Many of his ideas were influenced by Sigmund Freud; “an Austrian neurologist who became known as the founding father of psychoanalysis”("Sigmund Freud.”). Now, Freud believed that our actions were psychosexual “of or involving the psychological aspects of the sexual impulse.” ("Psychosexual - Google Search.”) and Erikson thought our actions were based off of the culture and society we live in, this is considered psychosocial development. They both believed that our developmental stages begin during birth, but Freud was confident that the developmental stages only last for five years, and Erikson believed the stages last until our late adulthood.
Trust v. Mistrust
The first stage of his theory is the trust versus mistrust stage, this is where the infant; 0-1/2 years of age, learns wether they …show more content…
Stagnation, knowing that we have helped the next generation grow and Ego Integrity vs. Despair, feeling that I accomplished everything in life that I 've wanted to. I will try to be a better person in my later years for myself and others, so that we can continue to prosper. The biggest thing i took form this assignment is learning to balance every stage we go through, you never want to be too harsh or too sweet with yourself or your kids, this is very instrumental in developing ourselves and our children to be better people. References
Cherry, Kendra. "Intimacy Versus Isolation." About.com Psychology. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Apr. 2014. .
"Erik Erikson." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 04 June 2014. Web. 07 Apr.