Erik Erikson Essay

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Erik Erikson’s Stages of Psychosocial Development Monica N. Onumah Forsyth Technical Community College PSY 241 Dr. Anderson Erik Erikson’s Stages of Psychosocial Development Introduction According to Erik Erikson (1950) “Children must eventually train their own children, and any impoverishment of their impulse life, for the sake of avoiding friction, must be considered a possible liability affecting more than one lifetime” (p. 311). Erikson was a very influential German born- American developmental psychologist. His theories on human development were unprecedented, and have been constructive in comprehending the way in which all humans develop. This paper will discuss the perspective Erikson held on human psychological and social development throughout all stages of their lives and how his theories are still utilized today (Weiland, 1993). Erik Erikson is known as the father of psychosocial development for his theories on human development. Although Erikson was greatly influenced by the work of Sigmund Freud, he disagreed with some of his theories, which led to the development of his own theories about human development in psychological and social areas. Erikson’s 8 stages of development not only focus on individual character development it also acknowledges the role parents, society and culture play on one’s development (McLeod, 2008). Background...d avoid an undesirable one. Obviously, good can come only from a continuing interplay between that which we, as students, are gradually learning and that which we believe in, as people....d avoid an undesirable one. Obviously, good can come only from a continuing interplay between that which we, as students, are gradually learning and that which we believe in, as people....d avoid

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