Eriksons Theory By Dan Anderson Clayton Lunney Ryan
Erikson’s Theory By Dan Anderson, Clayton Lunney, Ryan Gregory, and Courtney Moore
Psychosocial Theory �This theory is a basis for broad or complex discussion and analysis of personality and behavior. �There are eight stages in Erikson’s theory. �It essentially states that each person experiences eight psychosocial crises (linked to life's key stages) �All stages are experienced in the same order, but possibly in different times of life varying upon the person and circumstances.
Trust v Mistrust �Infancy (oral) �Issues: feeding and being comforted, teething, sleeping �Relationships: your mother �Basic virtue: hope and drive �Maladaptation: sensory distortion �Malignancy: withdrawal
Autonomy v Shame & Doubt �Toddler (anal) �Relationships: parents �Issues: bodily functions, toilet training, muscular control, walking �Basic virtue: willpower and self-control �Maladaptation: impulsivity �Malignancy: compulsion
Initiative v Guilt �Preschool (phallic) �Relationship: family �Issues: exploration and discovery, adventure and play �Basic Virtue: purpose and direction �Maladaptation: ruthlessness �Malignancy: inhibition
Industry v Inferiority �Schoolchild (latency) �Relationships: school, teachers, friends, neighborhood �Issues: achievement and accomplishment �Basic virtue: competence and method �Maladaptation: narrow virtuosity �Malignancy: inertia
Identity v Role Confusion �Adolescent (puberty and genitality) �Relationship: peers, groups, influences �Issues: resolving identity and direction, becoming a grown-up �Basic virtue: fidelity and devotion �Maladaptation: fanaticism �Malignancy: repudiation
Intimacy v Isolation �Young adult (genitality) �Relationship: lovers, friends, work connections �Issues: intimate relationships, work and social life �Basic virtue: love and affiliation �Maladaptation: promiscuity �Malignancy: exclusivity
Generativity v Stagnation �Mid-adult �Relationships: children, community �Issues: giving back, helping, contributing �Basic virtue: care and production �Maladaptation: overextension �Malignancy: rejectivity
Integrity v Despair �Late adult �Relationships: society, the world, life �Issues: meaning and purpose, life achievements �Basic virtue: wisdom and renunciation �Maladaptation: presumption �Malignancy: Disdain
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