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Erik Erikson's Identity Crisis

Erik Erikson’s Identity Crisis

Eriskon’s research on crisis has become a gospel for the psychologists dealing with human development. Erikson believed that as opposed to the popular belief human development continued beyond the adolescence and there is a series of “crisis” that the individuals have to face to move on to the next stage. Crisis 1 – Trust Versus [...]

Erik Erikson Stages Of Development

Erik Erikson Stages Of Development

Erik Erikson (1902-1994) has done a great deal of research in the field of human personality and traits. He came up with a theory of Eight Stages of Psychosocial Development. Erik was influenced by his observations of the Oglala Sioux and views Freud. He said psychosocial development involves some challenges that the individual has to [...]