Erik Erikson & Sigmund Freud

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igmund Freud and Erik Erikson are psychologists. Freud is well known in every aspect of psychology, but if you're thinking in relation to Erik Erikson, you're probably thinking about their developmental psychology theories. Erik Erikson's theory had 8 stages. Age 0-1.5 :Trust vs Mistrust Age 1.5-3 :Autonomy vs Self Doubt Age 3-6: Initiative vs Guilt Age6-Puberty:Competence vs Inferiority Adolescence: Identity vs. Role Confusion Early Adulthood: Intimacy vs. Isolation Middle Adulthood: Generativity vs. Stagnation Late Adulthood: Ego-integrity vs. Despair According to him, a child will go through each of these stages. In each stage, a child will go through a conflict. For example, from age 0 to 1.5, a child will struggle to create trust in their environment. If they fail to create this trust, they develop mistrust. The result of developing mistrust is an Inadequate Resolution. An inadequate resolution indicates a developmental problem. An inadequate resolution in this case would indicate a child's insecurity and anxiety. An Adequate Resolution would mean that a child was able to overcome the conflict in each stage a develop properly. This applies similarly to the other 8 stages. The best way to remember Freud is to remember that anything relating to him will ultimately lead back to sex. His theory contains five developmental stages Age 1: Oral Stage -> A child is obsessed sexual stimulation by occupying the mouth (pacifiers, grabbing items around them and chewing on them, etc.) Age1-3: Anal Stage -> A child desires anal stimulation by bladder and bowel function (is challenged with toilet training and self control) Age3-6: Phallic Stage -> A child desires stimulation of the genitals (Freud claims that at this stage, a child is most likely overcome with lust for his mother or her father) Age6-Puberty: Latency -> Desires to repress sexual and
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