Erik Erikson's Psychosocial Theory: The Eight Stages Of Life
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Erik Erikson’s Psychosocial Theory: The Eight Stages of Life
Erik Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development is called the Eight Stages of Life. Erikson, like Freud, based his theory on nurture; however, Erikson, unlike Freud, was able to expand and apply a great deal more field and clinical study into his work. Erikson states that there are eight fundamental stages and within those stages, people will experience crisis that will serve as a turning point in development. Each stage is about becoming competent in an area of life; with either negative or positive results. During these times of conflict, the potential for positive personal growth is high; but so is the risk of failure. According to Erikson’s theory, healthy personal development is achieved by gaining balance between the positive and the negative at each stage.
Stage One: Trust vs. Mistrust...