Erikson

focus on both these theories, their implications in the world of adult education, particularly from the perspective of experience within two South Kerry Adult Education Centres and finally the areas where these theories may concur and contrast. Erik Erikson was a

theory discusses how individuals in the age group of 20 to 40 are attempting to establish meaningful relationships with other people (Erikson handout, 2017). Success at this stage includes strong relationships, being able to maintain friendships, and physical and emotional intimacy, while failure to resolve the conflict resulted in loneliness and isolation (Erikson handout, 2017). The conflict at this stage is representative of socially constructed expectations of gender roles and cultural expectations

never heard of Erik Erikson. I was first introduced to his theory about the formation of identit in Child Development 135 and it immediately captured my attention because I could reflect on my own experience about my identity (ies) in various environments. I have always wondered if we are what we are given or if we are what we choose to become. Finding one’s self is a life process and it seems impossible to explore every phase of our own identity. In my opinion, Erik Erikson offers a reflexion on

Renowned psychologist Erik Erikson is best known for his theory of psychosocial stages of personality development. Unlike Freud, Erikson’s theory spans a person’s entire lifespan, from childhood to old age. One of the main elements of Erikson’s psychosocial stage theory is the development of ego identity (Cherry, 2013). Ego Identity is the conscious sense of self that we develop through social interaction (Cherry, 2013). Erikson believed that our ego identity is constantly changing due to new

Fullerton College Psychoanalytical Perspective: Freud and Erikson A Comparison of Two Theorists’ Contributions to Child Development Rebekah Rosengreen Yvonne Bailey CDES: 140 F 29 November 2016 Think back to your childhood and try to remember a time where you felt lost or confused about your own sense of self, or maybe you saw others and wondered why you didn’t like the same things that they did. These moments and feelings directly relate to the psychoanalytical perspectives

Freud and Erikson have similar but at the same time different ways of covering the Theories of Development. They may be from different backgrounds, different schools, worked at different jobs, but they both viewed development as something of importance. They both thought that they had the correct theory, and they both thought that they new best at what was suppose to happen between the different stages. Sigmund Freud had only five stages of development whereas Erik Erikson had eight. Erikson went through

confidence, and security. These key elements are developed through the love and care of a parent or primary care giver. If these elements are not nurtured then a child is more likely to develop mistrust, insecurities, and the feeling of worthlessness (Erikson 1968). During this stage of my own life, I can say that I received a great deal of love and nurturing from both of my parents. Of course I do not remember this stage in my life, but I have often heard stories about my early years. I was told that

Erikson and the Wild Strawberries In the Life Cycle Completed by Erik H. Erikson, Erikson talks about the stages in life those stages range from infancy to elderly age. The stages are basic trust vs. basic mistrust, autonomy vs. shame and doubt, initiative vs. guilt, industry vs. inferiority, identity vs. identity confusion, intimacy vs. isolation, generatively vs. stagnation, and finally integrity vs. despair. In Wild Strawberries the character Isak Borg goes through all the stages that Erikson

I am fascinated that these two disciplines lead to the same conclusion, that if there is no trust or faith in your caregiver, serious issues with mistrust occur, which will not lead to hope. Erikson says that there needs to be a healthy balance of trust and mistrust in order for hope to develop (Engler, 2014) and in order for the person to be healthy and have the next stage build on foundation of the first one. This is true of Christianity,

that Erikson makes for all those using his theory is that each one of his stages in human development is not a set-in stone theory, but to be used as a general guide. Erikson’s explains that when one is working through the stages there will be many conflicts and opportunities. Whether, the development is through internal work and gain, external work and gain, or plain losses, environmental forces affect and complicate an otherwise simple pattern of progressive growth (Nugent, p.67). Erikson believes