Erik Erikson Flashcards

1
Q

Erikson’s theory believed in ________ development

A

psychosocial

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2
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He believed that at each development state, there was an _______ crisis (good thing)

A

identity

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3
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What are important concepts related to Erikson? (4)

A

o Psychosocial development of personality
o Identity Crisis
o Favorable Ratio
o Personality development over life span

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4
Q

What is epigenesis?

A

Features of an organism develop through interaction with its environment

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5
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List Erikson’s Stages of Psychosocial Develepmont

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  1. Oral-sensory/infancy (birth-1)
  2. Muscular-anal (1-3)
  3. Locomotor-genital (3-5)
  4. Latency (6-11)
  5. Adolescence (12-18)
  6. Young adulthood (18-35)
  7. Mature adulthood (35-55)
  8. Old age (55+)
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6
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What is the psychosocial crisis at each stage?

  1. Oral-sensory/infancy
  2. Muscular-anal
  3. Locomotor-genital
  4. Latency
  5. Adolescence
  6. Young adulthood
  7. Mature adulthood
  8. Old age
A
  1. Trust v. mistrust
  2. Autonomous v. doubt-shame
  3. Initiative vs. guilt
  4. Industriousness v. guilt
  5. identity cohesion v. role confusion
  6. Intimacy v. isolation
  7. Generativity v. stagnation
  8. Ego integrity v. despair
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7
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What is the basic strength at each stage?

  1. Oral-sensory/infancy
  2. Muscular-anal
  3. Locomotor-genital
  4. Latency
  5. Adolescence
  6. Young adulthood
  7. Mature adulthood
  8. Old age
A
  1. Hope
  2. Will
  3. Purpose
  4. Competency
  5. Fidelity
  6. Love
  7. Care
  8. Wisdom
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8
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How is basic trust v. mistrust manifested in the oral-sensory/infancy stage?

A

Feeding/weaning

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9
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How is autonomy v. shame/doubt manifested in the the early childhood stage?

A

Toilet training

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10
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How is initiative v. guilt manifested in the locomotor-genital stage?

A

Independent play

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11
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How is industry v. inferiority manifested in the latency stage?

A

Adjustment to structure of elementary school

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12
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How is identity v. identity confusion manifested in the adolescence?

A

Occupation choice

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13
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How is intimacy v. isolation manifested in the young adulthood stage?

A

Giving back to the younger generation

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14
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How is integrity v. despair manifested in the old age stage?

A

Generalized sensuality

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15
Q

What is favorable ratio?

A

Refers to the psychosocial crisis within the stages and how successful resolution did not have to reside completely on one side of the pole

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16
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Define crisis

A

A purely positive event full of opportunity and personal growth

17
Q

Define Strength

A

resolution of psychosocial crisis on the side of the positive pole

18
Q

Define core pathology

A

resolution favoring the negative pole

19
Q

Define institutional safeguard

A

a cultural unit that protects and promotes products of crisis resolution

20
Q

In what psychosocial stage does the ego identity develop?

A

Adolescence

21
Q

Which stage is the most important?

A

Adulthood

22
Q

Marcia came up with the theory of _________ development

A

Adolescent

23
Q

What are the 4 possibilities of Marcia’s Adolescent development?

A

Identity diffusion
Foreclosure
Moratorium
Identity achievement

24
Q

What were Erikson’s methods of investigation?

A

Anthropological studies
Psychohistory
Projective techniques

25
Q

Anthropological studies - Which groups did Erikson observe?

A

Sioux Indians in South Dakota
Yurok Indians on the Pacific Coast

26
Q

What is an example of a projective technique?

A

Erica Projective Test

27
Q

Which outcome of adolescent development is this?

o No commitment
o No crisis
o (non-desirable)

A

Identity diffusion

28
Q

Which outcome of adolescent development is this?

o Commitment
o No crisis
o (non-desirable)

A

Foreclosure

29
Q

Which outcome of adolescent development is this?

o Currently undergoing crisis
o No commitment

A

Moratorium

30
Q

Which outcome of adolescent development is this?

o Commitment
o Crisis successfully resolution of identity crisis

A

Identity Achievement