Erikson’s Timeline PSY/203 February 20, 2011 Erikson’s Timeline Brief explanation of Erikson’s eight stages of life. The first stage of Erikson’s eight stages of life is trust verses mistrust. During this stage the infant develops a bond which links him or her to their care providers and establishes a sense of security in the world. Stage two known as autonomy versus shame and doubt, is when a toddler begins to form a sense of an autonomous self. Next, is stage three initiative versus guilt parallels Freud’s phallic stage, describes young children as struggling with dynamics of power and sexuality.
Attaining insight into the influence of my early childhood focusing on Erik Erikson's stages of Trust vs. Mistrust, Identity vs. role confusion and Intimacy vs. Isolation will shed light on the how and why of the characteristics and behaviours of my current relationship. Erik Erikson (June 1902-May 1994) was an American developmental psychologist born in Germany. Erikson had the belief that during the life of all human beings, they will undergo eight major psychosocial stages. Even if the conflict of a certain stage is or is not effectively resolved, the person is influenced by both genetic motivation and the strains of society in subsequent stages.
Outline and evaluate four approaches in Psychology A psychology laboratory was first set up in Germany in 1879, by a medicine and philosophy professional known as Wilhelm Wundt (1832-1920). Wundt was especially recognised for his research in the use of introspection and is referred to as the founding father of psychology. There are different views from psychologists these days, as to what makes each of us function. Numerous different types of approaches and perspectives exist within psychology to study this; the four main approaches looked at here are Psychodynamic, Behavioural, Humanistic and Cognitive. Sigmund Freud, creator of the Psychodynamic approach, brought about this theory in the 1890s.
At age 25, Erikson gathered a certificate in education from the Vienna Psychoanalytic Society. This is where he studied underneath Anna Freud, Sigmund Freud’s daughter. Sigmund Freud emphasized about the psychosexual development of a child, instead of Erikson’s psychosocial development (Sharkey, W., 1997). Erikson may be considered a Freudian ego-psychologist, which means that he accepts the principles of Freud as correct, however, Erikson is much more society and culture-orientated. Erikson also uses the epigenetic principle, which is defined as a development through a predetermined unfolding of personalities through eight stages.
Psychology- as explored through the eyes of Carl Jung and Abraham Maslow When Carl Jung says, “Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves”, he very aptly describes the role that Psychology plays in exploring and examining the processes of the human brain and how that impacts our behaviors and personality. Comparing the theories of Jung and Maslow could take hours since each one had enough to say about what their beliefs were about the human condition. But while Carl Jung focused on how the unconscious affected our personality (Introversion and Extraversion), Abraham Maslow focused on the integration of self (Self-Actualization Theory). Jung believed that there were active centers in the unconscious
Part 1 Describe the similarities and differences in the way identity is conceptualised by the psychosocial theory of identity and social identity theory This essay will look into some similarities and differences within two main identity theories. The psychosocial theory introduced by German psychoanalyst Erik Erikson (1902- 1994) and developed by an American psychologist James Marciaand, also Social Identity Theory introduced by European Jew Henri Tajfel (1919- 1982). Dorothy Miell, Ann Phoenix and Kerry Thomas, (2007) explain that the way we see and describe ourselves together with how we think others see us is a definition of identity. Identity is a very complex topic within psychology and has been studied in deep for many years. Psychosocial theory recognises personal and social element of identity however Erikson seen them as interlinked and treated them separately.
Psychosocial Theory 1 Running Head: PSYCHOSOCIAL THEORY Erick Erickson’s Psychosocial Theory Psy 100 11/12/2006 Psychosocial Theory 2 Erik Erikson has become one of the most influential psychoanalysts of our time. His psychosocial theory changed the way that psychologists today think about social reasoning. Unlike other theories that were made, Erikson’s theory spans throughout an entire lifespan. It begins from the early (infancy) stages of life and continues on until the elderly years of a human’s life. This paper will discuss the 8 psychosocial theories that Erikson made and will analyze the validity of each of the stages.
Mid Sweden University Department of Humanities English Studies The Evil in Dorian Gray: A Psychoanalytic Study of the Protagonist in The Picture of Dorian Gray. Rosanna Eklund English C / Special Project Tutor: Joakim Wrethed 2007-02-14 Table of Contents Introduction Previous Research The Victorian Era and Aestheticism About the Author The Psychoanalytic Theory Dorian Gray and the Conscience Dorian Gray and Consciousness Dorian Gray and the Unconscious Dorian Gray’s Path to Degradation The First Cruel Act The Cruelty Continues The Evil in Dorian Gray Redeeming Qualities Conclusion Works Cited 1 2 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 11 13 15 16 18 20 1 Introduction “The telling of beautiful untrue things, is the proper aim of Art” (Oscar Wilde). Oscar Wilde is as famous for his wit and legendary quotes as he is for his texts. In his only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Wilde explores the practical reality of a hedonistic, pleasure-seeking lifestyle without boundaries. During the 1890s, Oscar Wilde was one of the leaders of the so called aesthetic movement in England.
I will also use at least three Freudian defense mechanism with real-life examples. Psychoanalytic and Trait Theories Sigmund Freud, was an Austrian physician, he was responsible for the development of the psychoanalytic theory in the early 1900s. “According to Freud’s theory, conscious experience is only a small part of our psychological makeup and experience. He argued that much of our behavior is motivated by the unconscious, a part of the personality that contains the memories, knowledge, beliefs, feelings, urges, drives, and instincts of which the individual is not aware.” (Feldman, 2011). His theory is compared to the unseen floating Mass of a floating iceberg; where the unconscious contents far surpass in quantity the information that is in our conscious awareness.
Psychosocial Development Theory Rhiannon Walker Capella University Introduction Psychosocial Development Theory was developed by Erik Erikson who was a psychoanalyst and was born in Karlsruhe Germany on June 15th 1902. One of his famous works “Childhood and Society” helped in putting forth the theory of the life cycle. It is based on a belief that the failure and achievements of the past have a strong influence on later stages of life, as later stages are just a modification and transformation of the earlier stages. This case study analyses the theory of psychosocial development, that are very likely to occur during adulthood in reference to the counseling of mental health (Newton, 1998). This theory was introduced by Erik Erikson and was based on the difference between integrity and despair.