Psychosocial Development Flashcards
Series of stages
Much like Freud, Erikson believed personality developed in a series of stages.
Psychosocial development
describes how a person’s personality develops, and how social skills are learned from infancy through adulthood.
Theory published by & in
In the 1950s, psychologist Erik Erikson published his theory about the eight stages of psychosocial development.
Erikson’s theory described
the impact of social experience across the whole lifespan.
Erikson was interested in how <> played a role in the <> of human beings.
- social interaction and relationships
- development and growth of human beings.
Each stage builds
on the preceding stages and paves the way for following periods of development.
Psychosocial crisis-critical issues
Erikson believed
* people experiencing these crises serve as a turning point in development.
* personality is shaped how they respond to each of these crises.
Conflicts (psychosocial crisis)
In Erikson’s view,
* conflicts are centered on either developing psychological quality or failing to develop that quality.
* These times, the potential for personal growth is high and so is the potential for failure.
If crisis dealt successfully,
- a new virtue (moral behavior) is gained.
- they emerge from the stage with psychological strengths
- that will serve them well for the rest of their lives.
If they fail to deal with these crises effectively,
they may not develop the essential skills needed for a keen sense of self.
Erikson also believed that a sense of competence
motivates behaviors and actions.
Each stage in Erikson’s theory is concerned with
becoming competent in an area of life.
a sense of mastery
- If the stage is handled well,
- the person will feel a sense of mastery,
- which is sometimes referred to as ego strength or ego quality.
a sense of inadequacy
- If the stage is managed poorly,
- the person will emerge with a sense of inadequacy in that aspect of development.
