Theorist has come up with different levels of developmental growths‚ some similarities and some differences. Two in particular are Sigmund Feud and Erik Erikson. According to Sigmund Feud‚ he focused on psycho-sexual theory in five stages: oral stage (0-1yr.)‚ anal stage (1-3yr.)‚ phallic (3-5/6yr.)‚ latency (5-6yr.)‚ and genital (puberty-adult). Erik Erikson focused on the psychosocial theory in eight stages: trust vs. mistrust (birth-1yr.)‚ autonomy vs. shame/ doubt (2-3yr.)‚ initiative vs. guilt (3-5yr
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Freud versus Erikson In this paper I will compare and contrast two of the most influential psychologists who helped shape the way we understand the development of the human mind; Sigmund Freud and Erik Erikson. I will focus on the similarities and differences between Freud’s Psycho-sexual theory‚ and Erikson’s psychosocial theory. Also‚ how Freud was one of the very first influential psychologists who changed the way we study humans today. Influenced by him‚ Erikson recognized Freud’s contributions
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mistrust‚ these two stages are very important for the mental development of a child. This stage lasts from birth to two years old. During this stage an infant learns the stages of trusting their caregiver to take care of their needs. According to Erik Erikson‚ this stage in an infant’s development is a direct correlation to the levels of trust they will have as adults (Newman & Newman‚ 2102). For example‚ as an infant cries for their caregiver to meet basic needs such as feeding‚ diaper changes
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Have you ever wondered how your upbringing affect your current shelf? Well according to Erik Erikson their are eight stages of life but the stages that affect a person’s view on life starts early on. Erikson wrote about development of trust‚ doubt‚ guilt with the influence of society that affect one’s upbringing the most. Leading to how a person is raised being carried into their adulthood.The difference in the stages of life greatly varies in the areas of parenting‚ knowledge and societal views
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Julie Weinstein Reflective Paper During class we learned about Erik Erikson. Erikson‚ from 1902 to 1994‚ expanded Sigmund Freud’s perspective on psychosocial development. Erikson had developed eight stages of psychosocial development. One of the stages that sparked my interest was identity vs. role confusion. This stage happens around teen years into the 20s. Identity vs. role confusion really caught my attention because of how Erikson described what happens around this stage‚ I really could relate
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Erik Erikson was a psychologist who contributed to psychology by proposing a theory that humans develop within stages. In his case‚ he proposed that humans develop in 8 stages throughout their entire life time. He believed that these stages were run by nature‚ and that everyone must go through of these stages and their affects in order to go through another stage. These stages are from the beginning of life to the ending stages of life. The first stage is‚ trust vs. mistrust which is between birth
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Identity‚ according to Santrock (2012)‚ is “Who a person is‚ representing a synthesis and integration of self-understanding” (p. 140). One of the theorists in this area was Erik Erikson. Erikson believed the two parts to identity is “personality and role expermentation” (Santrock‚ 2012‚ p. 141). Santrock (2012) believed identity had several parts‚ including the following: work path‚ political views‚ marital status‚ motivation‚ personality‚ body image‚ and religious beliefs (p. 141). Basically
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children and teenagers which continues into adulthood. The presentation is based on the Eight Stages of Development developed by psychiatrist‚ Erik Erikson in 1956. According to Erickson‚ humans move through eight stages of psychosocial development during our lives. Each stage centers around a specific crisis or conflict between competing tendencies. Erikson ’s theory consists of eight stages of development. Each stage is characterized by a different conflict that must be resolved by the individual
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that I can remember but there were two that really made an impact to how my personality is today. I never thought that these events would have any effect in shaping my personality now because they happened so long ago‚ but I can see that it has. Eriksons 4th stage of psychosocial theory is industry vs. inferiority. It says that children who are encouraged by their parents develop of feeling of competence and belief in their skills. My favorite sport growing up was playing basketball. I love watching
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Nikki Davis June 4‚ 2010 HS 5002‚ Section 02 Dr. Angeline O’Malley Erik Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development describes the impact of social experience across the whole lifespan. He believed that personality develops in a series of stages. In his theory he explains eight stages through which a healthy developing human should pass from infancy to late adulthood. According to Erikson (1950)‚ “Each stage builds on the successful completion of earlier stages. The challenges
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